war on drugs

[inside the sun]

"its not a war on drugs, its a war on personal freedom,"
your thoughts, opinions and ideas on this statement?

[orbsycli]

o that man is so funny!

I think it is true, so keep it in mind.

[inside the sun]

yeah btw i should give credit to him
it's a quote from bill hicks.
get the best of, or relentless or any of his stuff, guarantees some free laughs..if you download it, but it's probably worth buying it, if you got the cash.

[otcartsid]

hmm wars on drugs are mostly just wars on drugs but I understand how people can feel that they lose their freedom when others tell them what they can not do.
I personally dont do drugs but dont hold it against others. In my humble opinion, people should be allowed to make their own decisions even though I must admit that once people become addicted to drugs they arent capable of keeping their own personal freedom (it's the drugs that have control over them)

[inside the sun]

that is a very good point you brought up.
i talked about that point today with my teacher.
we talked about how on girls gone wild the girls are paid with drugs
cocaine, e, alcohol etc.
and of course the attention.
and that its hard to feel sorry for someone that does something like that to themselves, its hard to feel sorry for people that bring things like that on themselves.
but look at it your way, there is a reason to feel sorry, because they have lost control, and the drug has taken over, and if they knew what was going on, they'd do something, but they can't..yeah that sucks. but just cuz some epople abuse it, and ruin it, doesnt mean the moral decision should be illegal
whats next, will sex be illegal?
because people abuse that?
Use that?
Take advanatage of it
it fucks people over physcologically too.
damn hmm, oh yeah, lets just make every god damn moral decision illegal.

[otcartsid]

it's true that sex gets abused and can fuck people over!
but yeah like I was kinda saying before I dont think that it's fair to make things illegal because of the chance that it might hurt some people.
I never knew that the girls on "Girls Gone Wild" get paid with drugs and/or alcohol. I find that interesting (in general I find it interesting what motivates people to do the things they do)

[blah]

I think they go over board when they bust kids that have a little pot, but hardcore heroin addicts, well that’s another story. I don’t necessarily think that people should be put in jail when they are caught with drugs; they need to be put in rehab not jail. What is the point of sticking them in jail if they don’t try to help them get better?

[otcartsid]

I totally agree with you, Blah. Rehab seems to be a lot better of a solution compared to jail. Jail may just cause some kids more problems and/or to become more "badass"

[Drip Curl Magic]

I think entheogenic drugs should be free for everyone to own/ingest any time they want.

I think Stimulant drugs should be used in moderation....

I think any inhalents should just be left untouched.

It's all a war on drugs.... but unfortunately, very few understand drugs enough to know what should be legal and what shouldn't be legal.

[bumab]

The legality or ilegality of drugs really only exists to maintain the social norms established by the government in the 60's. We keep the war on drugs going because part of us is defined by our dislike of drugs (i assume it's the hard-working Puritanical part). Thus, to maintain that facet of our identity, we must punish people who would challange that identity. We throw them in jail!

Laws exist to perpetuate the social norms of the society in which they were created.