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To: Neocon who wrote (13371)	5/10/2001 3:07:24 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If the use of hard drugs is reckless, then it is wrong. It's not obvious to me how you get from reckless to wrong unless the recklessness affects someone other than the drug user. And if the drug user is brewing the drugs in his kitchen, there's no pusher infrastructure to be supported. I take your point. My point is that it would be more effective, as well as more accurate, to call drug use stupid or destructive or anything other than wrong, thus making it a moral issue. Karen

To: Neocon who wrote (13371)	5/11/2001 12:23:14 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If the use of hard drugs is reckless, then it is wrong. Excuse me?? Time now to outlaw motorcycle racing, sky diving, bungee jumping, skiing (ALL skiing is absurdly reckless), and on and on . . . Even owning dogs could be considered reckless. And most DEFINITELY unprotected sex is reckless. As is any use of alcohol at all. IMO the government has NO business telling me not to do things that I want to just because they're reckless, as long as I don't hurt other people.