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To: mishedlo who wrote (56030)	10/1/2000 2:16:42 PM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

mishedlo, Legalize drugs as I said, and the profit is removed. This alone will stop the drug related crime. It may stop somecrime (don't forget that people still commit crimes today to buy alcohol), but what about other ancillary effects? I had 14 guys in my fraternity pledge class in college. One dropped out shortly after discovering drugs (quote: "I'm going to stay stoned until I figure out what it's all about") and another dropped out for several reasons, one of which was drugs. That's about 15% of my fraternity pledge class who's lives were screwed up by drugs. If keeping them illegal is even a small deterrent for some people and keeps from trying drugs (like me, though it wasn't the only reason), I'd like to try and limit the number of people who's lives get messed up. And this includes innocent victims as well -- it's bad enough having to worry about drunk drivers (and some stoned drivers) on the road already -- how many more stoned drivers would I have to worry about if drugs are legalized? These are just questions -- I have no absolutely no clue or suggestions as to what the right answers are. At all. Dave