The Big Picture: Drugs
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If drugs are illegal right now and things like that occur, obviously the reality of their legality isn't preventing things such as what occurred in picture 5.
What happened to the violence attributed to the trade when alcohol was first declared illegal and re declared legal in the US?
Why should we expect the results to be any different with drugs?
Many of the people who have experienced the violence of the drug trade (cops, dea, etc) themselves even say they think legalizing drugs would decrease violence.
So why legalize them? Moreover, I think you assume I'm strictly talking about pic number 5. I'm not, which is why I made my comment that pic 5 = :dead:, used the enter on my keyboard to start a new line, and asked if those who endorsed the legalization of drugs had any comments on the pics.
Yes violence happened, and then violence died down. However, we now have an increase in drunken drivers, drunk driving related accidents and crimes that have a correlation attributed to alcohol use.
Why should we expect the results to be any different with drugs?
And many people who have experienced the violence of the drug trade (cops, dea, etc) themselves even say they think legalizing drugs would not decrease violence. With that being said, what is your purpose for telling me that? So I can know some people have an opinion that drugs should be legalized? I already know people have opinions that drugs should be legalized because I specifically asked, "For those who think drugs should be legalized do you have any comments about the pics?"
Yes violence happened, and then violence died down. However, we now have an increase in drunken drivers, drunk driving related accidents and crimes that have a correlation attributed to alcohol use.
Why should we expect the results to be any different with drugs?
And many people who have experienced the violence of the drug trade (cops, dea, etc) themselves even say they think legalizing drugs would not decrease violence. With that being said, what is your purpose for telling me that? So I can know some people have an opinion that drugs should be legalized? I already know people have opinions that drugs should be legalized because I specifically asked, "For those who think drugs should be legalized do you have any comments about the pics?"
Mantises are awesome, of course I'll let them live.
I'm going there for the experience I guess you can say. A very unique opportunity presented itself where I could travel there for virtually free and visit temples, etc. so I took it. I'm basically going to play photographer and just try to soak up as much as the culture as I can while I'm there.
I'm going there for the experience I guess you can say. A very unique opportunity presented itself where I could travel there for virtually free and visit temples, etc. so I took it. I'm basically going to play photographer and just try to soak up as much as the culture as I can while I'm there.
As 2-0-Sixx said, I think the majority of the violent pictures wouldn't exist if they were legal.
And I'm in the same boat as I Pukokeki Ioulo Momu. Weed should definitely be legal, but I'm not real sure about the hard drugs.
I think there's got to be a better strategy than criminalizing drugs and drug use. I do know that when I was under-age in Cali, it was 100 times easier for me to get weed than it was to get beer. It would have been just as easy to get meth if that's what I wanted to pursue.
By bringing drugs out from the criminal underground it would be an easier task to regulate age restrictions, taxes, and remove money from the pockets of thugs and murderers.
I'm not sure the stats prove that legalization increases usage. I'm wondering if alcohol consumption increased all that much after legalization. You say drunk driving has increased, but there are a number of factors to contribute to that. The number of cars has also increased. With suburban expansion, I'd assume the distance from drinking establishments to home has also increased. Also stronger prosecution of drunk drivers would increase stats, instead of having someone sleep it off in a jail cell and give them a warning, now they prosecute. I think those things would have more impact on drunk driving stats than the legality of alcohol consumption.
And I'm in the same boat as I Pukokeki Ioulo Momu. Weed should definitely be legal, but I'm not real sure about the hard drugs.
I think there's got to be a better strategy than criminalizing drugs and drug use. I do know that when I was under-age in Cali, it was 100 times easier for me to get weed than it was to get beer. It would have been just as easy to get meth if that's what I wanted to pursue.
By bringing drugs out from the criminal underground it would be an easier task to regulate age restrictions, taxes, and remove money from the pockets of thugs and murderers.
I'm not sure the stats prove that legalization increases usage. I'm wondering if alcohol consumption increased all that much after legalization. You say drunk driving has increased, but there are a number of factors to contribute to that. The number of cars has also increased. With suburban expansion, I'd assume the distance from drinking establishments to home has also increased. Also stronger prosecution of drunk drivers would increase stats, instead of having someone sleep it off in a jail cell and give them a warning, now they prosecute. I think those things would have more impact on drunk driving stats than the legality of alcohol consumption.