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Politics : Libertarian Discussion Forum
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To: Mike P. who wrote (35)6/29/1998 10:48:00 AM
From: Mama Bear  Read Replies (1) of 13062
 
"if we increase the supply of drugs, crime will decrease. is that a fair inference on my part? and if so do you believe this? "

The end does not justify the means. If someone violates another's rights, they should be punished for it, whether the impetus for violating those rights was drugs or some other motivation. Believe it or not, most drug users only violate the law against possession, and adding in the percentage that violate the laws against distribution, you find that the great majority of drug users are law abiding people.

Can you explain why alcohol related crime diminished considerably when prohibition was repealed? When was the last time you heard of two alcohol dealers shooting it out over a territory? Or an alcoholic that commits burglaries to support his habit? Can we agree that alcohol is the most widely abused, and one of the most addictive drugs available? Yet the country seems to manage well punishing alcoholics for the actual crimes that they commit, not the crimes the they possibly may commit.

We could put a severe dent in crime by taking away the liberty that we hold so dear in this country. You wouldn't mind if the police came in and searched your house on a whim, right?

The gov't does not have the right to interfere in the consensual activities of adults. That's the long and the short of it.

Barb
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