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To: JDN who wrote (99666)	2/10/2005 6:23:50 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

So, its kind of hard for me to have any pity on PUSHERS regardless of how they were caught. The majority of people in this country feel as you do. A small percentage of people who use drugs and alcohol ruin their lives by overusing them. I had to have treatment finally to get off booze, so I know. On the other hand, is it worth billions of dollars and half our jail space to take the people off the streets that use and/or sell them? I no longer think so. I figure if you can't handle it, it's up to you to take care of your problem. The government agencies involved with stopping drug use have a vested interest in convincing everybody that drug use is 100% awful. They make their living off of it. No criminal penalties for use, no big bucks for them. So you can't believe what they tell you. I know my position is a minority one, and will not be adopted by our society now, so I usually don't discuss it. But when I see an article like that one, I can't resist posting it.