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[citation][nom]Tindytim[/nom]I agree that most drugs should be legal. But you look at something like meth, something that completely f***s someone up, to the point where they are willing to do just about anything to get another hit. That seems let a general loss to everyone.[/citation]
Ok, so here we get to the point that if somebody wants to do something to themselves and it is very likely to affect society negatively, should we outlaw it? Drunk driving, meth, heroin, and crack use could all possibly fall under that: injuries to others / paying for their hospital bills (in first world countries with public healthcare) / addicts robbing people to pay for drugs. Wearing a seatbelt could fall under that category too, since the public would have to pay for your medical care.
This is when the lawmakers try to draw a line when something causes more harm than its worth to allow individuals the freedom to do said activity. So what about driving a car? There are an enormous number of deaths every year from car accidents and even more debilitating injuries. Maybe the government should make cars illegal and force everyone to use public transit.
All I'm saying is that the government is much to fast at relinquishing personal freedoms and excruciatingly slow to give them back. Authority hordes power. I wish that people were more often allowed to make their own choices. Also, I'm not even going to get into the fact that making a substance illegal often has either no effect on the usage of that substance or in fact increases its use.
Ok, so here we get to the point that if somebody wants to do something to themselves and it is very likely to affect society negatively, should we outlaw it? Drunk driving, meth, heroin, and crack use could all possibly fall under that: injuries to others / paying for their hospital bills (in first world countries with public healthcare) / addicts robbing people to pay for drugs. Wearing a seatbelt could fall under that category too, since the public would have to pay for your medical care.
This is when the lawmakers try to draw a line when something causes more harm than its worth to allow individuals the freedom to do said activity. So what about driving a car? There are an enormous number of deaths every year from car accidents and even more debilitating injuries. Maybe the government should make cars illegal and force everyone to use public transit.
All I'm saying is that the government is much to fast at relinquishing personal freedoms and excruciatingly slow to give them back. Authority hordes power. I wish that people were more often allowed to make their own choices. Also, I'm not even going to get into the fact that making a substance illegal often has either no effect on the usage of that substance or in fact increases its use.