Originally posted by lazs2
the other myth is that there is this huge pool of people out there that would be addicts if we... we what? didn't make it take em an hour or so to find any drug they wanted? All drugs were legal here for a very long time and there was no higher percentage of drug addicts than now. Making it illegal does not prevent people from becoming addicts.
Now, I know that those are two very good myths.. that more guns in a society makes for more homicide and suicide (forget japan) and the other myth that making drugs illegal prevents people from getting drugs so.. less addicts.
do some thinking instead and do some research. for biggles... you might want to read Joyce Malcoms book on guns and gun laws in england. Also study the crime rates and homicide rates in America where concealed carry (handguns) is allowed.
For trax.. there probly is no hope since he thinks everyone needs protecting from themselves. Truth is.. there are only a small percentage of people who have a deffect that causes them to become addicts and it remains constant no matter what the laws are.
I would just as soon they don't perpetuate a huge crime drain on society to get their fix.
lazs
Lasz you claim that there are the same percent of drug users today as there was 100 years ago, ok then show some proof of this. You say for us to do some research on this, so ok show me where you did your research on this, show me where it says this. You wanna know what....I really don't think you can because your just saying things that in your own head believe without any proof, it's what you've been spewing out that is the myth.
Why do think that just making drugs all legal that this would solve every drug problem? Don't you think if this was true that they would have done it.
And yes, there are people out there that need help, whats so wrong with needing help to get off hardcore drugs? See you've never been seriously addicted to a hardcore drug, most of that do end up addicted to them do need some kinda help to get off them. I wasn't able to get myself off heroin, so when the state locked me up I realized that I had hit rock bottom, and you know what, sometimes thats what it takes to realized you need some help.
Thank god that what you've been suggesting will never happen.