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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:52:26 GMT
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All of the following is written from the assumption that "drugs are Bad,
and if you take drugs, you've done a Bad Thing." Debating that assumption
should be an entirely different thread. Preferably, one that is threaded
over a few beers.
Steve
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott A wrote:
> It is my job as a parent to protect my family from drugs.
I'd reword this as, "As a parent, it is my job to teach my kids about
drugs, why people are attracted to them, why they are habit-forming, what
can result if one becomes addicted to them."
It's also my legal responsibility to prevent my kids from breaking the law,
which means I must make sure they do not use illegal drugs.
> Having the police
> help me is a good thing, in my own opinion.
Having the police help doesn't do a darn thing that's useful, in my
mind-set. Other than public drug-education programs, the police aren't
going to do anything to train my kids - that's my job. If my kids
willfully use drugs, I have failed in my job as a parent.
It might be that my kids are never exposed to drugs. If that's the case,
and they don't use simply because they didn't have a chance, then I've
still failed as a parent.
Steve
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I agree. (...) One should respect the law, rather than avoid breaking it. I suppose it is a subtle difference. I choose not to take drugs not only because it is against the law, but because I don't think it is not a good thing to do anyway. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: From Harry Browne
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| Steve Bliss wrote: <snip> (...) Well, I don't know. If you get your kids to adulthood without the chance of having used drugs, then I'd say that's not a complete failure. If, as a responsible adult, one chooses to use drugs, who then is to blame? (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: From Harry Browne
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| (...) If this came from anyone else, I'd say it stank of arrogance. (...) ROTFL. If only you knew me Larry. (...) It is my job as a parent to protect my family from drugs. Having the police help me is a good thing, in my own opinion. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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