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Re: Tony Martin case: You can't {make up} better criticism of Liberals!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:39:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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I’m not really concerned about placing blame, but about the aftermath of
their destructive behavior. Whose fault would it be if our society
legalized coke and some crackhead drving on the wrong side of the road
killed you and your family? As I mentioned before, when we as a society are
willing to come down HARD on drunk drivers, that is when I will feel safe
about legalizing drugs.
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First I should state that I belive we should make driving while intoxicated
a capital offense. (meaning that it can be punishable by execution once the
court system is overhauled, until them life imprisonment)
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Um, okay, that’s “hard”:-) But yes, it is only that kind of “no tolerance”
policy that is going to change public behavior. That said, I think it would
definitely lead to an increase in the prison population (addressing
Richard’s qualm), at least in the short term. But honestly, I don’t think
the American public has the stomach for such draconian measures, and so I
fear the point is moot, and thus I fear that the legalizing of drugs would be
an unmitigated disaster.
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Can a parallel be drawn with alcohol in the “dry” twenties? Why? (or why not)
Pedro
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