XPost: alt.education, alt.true-crime, pdx.general   
   XPost: or.politics   
   From: lojbab@lojban.org   
      
   Scratch  wrote:   
   >>>>>> One hand we have a war on drugs   
   >>>>> SOME PEOPLE have a war on drugs.  A large proportion of them use   
   >>>>> alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Other people think that the priorities of the first set of people are   
   >>>>> messed up.   
   >>>> Excellent reply!   
   >>> excellent druggie reply! Say it like it is.   
   >>   
   >> Since the only one of the above that I (ab)use is caffeine, and my   
   >> kids either did not use or turned away from it after minimal   
   >> experimentation, at least my opinion doesn't reek of the hypocrisy of   
   >> those who "War on Drugs".   
   >   
   >Then you are one of those that send mixed signals to the kids.   
      
   And yet my kids seemed to have no problem with the message.  Maybe   
   kids are smarter than you think.   
      
   >Perhaps a   
   >country that condones the "legal" use of drugs would be a better   
   >choosing for you.   
      
   This country is one.  I mentioned alcohol, tobacco (nicotine) and   
   caffeine.  Most people have no objection to the legal use of   
   prescription drugs as well.   
      
   >Most normal healthy parents don't condone nor do they   
   >want to see their children use drugs.   
      
   That is why they buy their kids so much caffeine?   
   Do they refuse to fill doctors' prescriptions?   
   Why are there people complaining about the rampant use of ADHD   
   medications for kids, some of whom may not really be ADHD?   
      
   I did not approve of my kids using illegal drugs.  So far as I know,   
   they don't (though I know that at least one of them has in the past)   
      
   >It leads to bad things.   
      
   It can.  So can lots of other kid behaviors, including not doing their   
   homework.   
      
   >Death,   
      
   From some drugs.   
      
   >addiction   
      
   From some drugs.   
      
   >and sexually transmitted diseases,   
      
   That comes from sex, not from drugs.  And kids will have sex with or   
   without drugs.   
      
   >low self esteem,   
      
   That comes with or without drugs.   
      
   >un-wanted pregnancies.   
      
   That comes from sex, which does not come from drugs (per above).   
      
   >I guess your all for that if you don't have a problem with   
   >those that use them though. Nice!   
      
   Who said I don't have a problem with them?  I have a problem with   
   alcohol and tobacco as well, and with speeding (each of which kills a   
   lot more people than illegal drugs do, by the way).   
      
   I think it is silly to declare "war" on all sorts of things,   
   especially those for which there are no identified and realistic   
   victory conditions.  It cheapens the concept of war, incidentally   
   disrespecting our soldiers.   
      
   Drugs are bad, but there are a lot of other bad things out there.   
   Perspective is in order.   
      
   lojbab   
      
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