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To: heronwater who wrote (77748)	6/12/2002 12:22:09 PM
From: PartyTime	Respond to of 122087

>>>I submit that the statistics regarding the jailing of prisoners in other countries is wildly inaccurate.<<< Edsharp brings up a very good point about record keeping of Third World nations. And I agree also. So temper this and do the same comparisons to Western World nations. We'll still see the same sorry results, the same statistical imbalance. In fact, I bet yers the numbers would come out even worse.

To: heronwater who wrote (77748)	6/12/2002 12:26:01 PM
From: Edscharp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

OT heronwater, I'm pretty much split on the question of legalizing drugs, or non-prosecution or a fine system. I find the arguments supporting the view for de-criminalizing drugs have some merit to them. On the other hand, de-criminalizing drugs will create a permanent underclass of drug-dependent people who will have little motivation to de-toxify themselves. For all it's shortcomings the legal system does encourage de-toxification and has provided the motivation for tens of thousands of people to improve their lives. It is a case of trading one evil for another.