Some thoughts on the war on drugs....
The "War On Drugs" has been the root cause of our governments erosion of The Bill Of Rights. It is pointless, wasted effort, and a failed attempt to legislate morality. Simply put, it doesn't work. Go to your local high school, and ask the students there which is easier to obtain, tobacco, or crank. They will undoubtedly give the answer that crank is by far, the easier of the two for them to score. The reason for this is that tobacco is legal, and therefore strictly regulated. Shopowners make consistent efforts not sell to minors, because big daddy government imposes strict penalties for sale to minors. Same case with alcohol.
Back when I was in high school, everybody had pot and crank for the weekend parties, but beer and hard liquor was darn hard to come by. We couldn't buy it on street corners, we had to find somebody sympathetic to our cause.
The war on drugs, as well as the war on guns, have racism as their root cause. White men were afraid their women would be lured to opium dens, where they would sleep with Chinese men. Tales of Negro men driven into a fury by cocaine were the sensational media stories of the day.
Having said that, if you're growing weed, knowing it's illegal, it's just plain stupid to be running a chop shop on the premises.
Law Dog, how many times have you caught drug users or people with warrants due to expired reg, or busted taillights, etc? If your state is remotely similar to CA, I'd bet on the answer being often.
If you're doing something you know is illegal, fair or not, infringement on liberty or not, it is up to you to avoid being caught. This requires that you not do stupid stuff.
If I were to decide not to get my CCW, and carry despite that, because it is my right, I certainly wouldn't be driving around with expired reg, nor would I be causing public disturbances, or any of a hundred other things I have seen tweakers do which caused them to be arrested.
My own family has been torn by drug abuse. My sister (now 37) has lived with my parents since she was 26. The last time she held a job was when she was 26. Her husband and 3 children live with them as well. My sister and her husband choose to use crank, rather than be productive members of society. My mother and father enable this behavior through their finacial support. After 10 years of watching my parents being pulled into a hole, I chose to diassociate myself from my family. My daughter will never see her grandmother, grandfather, or aunt again. She will never have the feelings of embarrassment I have had my entire life when looking at my family.
In contrast to this, is my former Gothi (equivalent to a priest) . He is a recreational pot user. He smokes every morning and every night, as well as some occasions between. He is a pillar of the community, and holds down a full time job outside of the church. To speak with him, you would never know he uses.
Myself, I don't see the attraction, and I have no sympathy for those like my sister. I feel users should bear full responsibility for their actions, just as alcoholics do if they mow someone down while driving.
Back when I was in high school, everybody had pot and crank for the weekend parties, but beer and hard liquor was darn hard to come by. We couldn't buy it on street corners, we had to find somebody sympathetic to our cause.
The war on drugs, as well as the war on guns, have racism as their root cause. White men were afraid their women would be lured to opium dens, where they would sleep with Chinese men. Tales of Negro men driven into a fury by cocaine were the sensational media stories of the day.
Having said that, if you're growing weed, knowing it's illegal, it's just plain stupid to be running a chop shop on the premises.
Law Dog, how many times have you caught drug users or people with warrants due to expired reg, or busted taillights, etc? If your state is remotely similar to CA, I'd bet on the answer being often.
If you're doing something you know is illegal, fair or not, infringement on liberty or not, it is up to you to avoid being caught. This requires that you not do stupid stuff.
If I were to decide not to get my CCW, and carry despite that, because it is my right, I certainly wouldn't be driving around with expired reg, nor would I be causing public disturbances, or any of a hundred other things I have seen tweakers do which caused them to be arrested.
My own family has been torn by drug abuse. My sister (now 37) has lived with my parents since she was 26. The last time she held a job was when she was 26. Her husband and 3 children live with them as well. My sister and her husband choose to use crank, rather than be productive members of society. My mother and father enable this behavior through their finacial support. After 10 years of watching my parents being pulled into a hole, I chose to diassociate myself from my family. My daughter will never see her grandmother, grandfather, or aunt again. She will never have the feelings of embarrassment I have had my entire life when looking at my family.
In contrast to this, is my former Gothi (equivalent to a priest) . He is a recreational pot user. He smokes every morning and every night, as well as some occasions between. He is a pillar of the community, and holds down a full time job outside of the church. To speak with him, you would never know he uses.
Myself, I don't see the attraction, and I have no sympathy for those like my sister. I feel users should bear full responsibility for their actions, just as alcoholics do if they mow someone down while driving.
posted by Asphyxiated Emancipation at 11:50 PM
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