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To: Mike P. who wrote (107)	6/29/1998 4:17:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13060

Nope. I face similar issues with my children every day. Yesterday, my kid wanted a gun so it (the gun) could kill all the bad people. It takes work, but I was able to explain the dangers inherent in using the gun, the lack of discrimination the gun has toward good and bad people, and the fact that Trey (he's 4) can't tell a good person from a bad person by looking at them. Similarly, I would have Trey face the reality that crack/alcohol/pot use is very dangerous and destructive. My parents let me try pot and alcohol under some levels of supervision. That was the biggest learning experience about drugs and how to deal with them that I ever had. The second biggest was seeing my grandfather go on a binge and die from it...experience can be dangerous and painful, but it is a valuable teaching tool.

To: Mike P. who wrote (107)	6/29/1998 4:53:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13060

"but by the libertarian ommission (which is very much correct here) it does violate yours and everyone elses rights. compare the crime rate and its relation to drug use, the correlation is obvious." Hmm, what of the relative lack of crime in this country in the late 19th century, before drug prohibition was established. Cocaine, Heroin, and Cannabis were widely available over the counter. Bout you state the above as if it's a given. I believe you will find most of the crimes that are allegedly drug related find their causal factor in the prohibition. I think you assume too much in the above, and experience, if viewed objectively, does not support your contention. It is incorrect to assume that correlation equals causation. Barb