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Frank R Chloupek (fchloupe@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: In article <2ena6q$ej0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dysart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mitchell D Dysart) writes:

: >One last point -- most violent crimes these days are drug-related, either
: >directly related to drug trafficking, or related to people stealing to
: >support an expensive drug habit.  What do people think about drug legalization,
: >and letting market forces fix the problem?
: ===========
: Of course, we could legalize everything and reduce the crime rate to zero.  =)

I do not want violent criminals out on the streets.  Those who favor
drug legalization do not want to remove laws on violent crimes.  We just
want to have a principled approach to what is lawful and what is
illegal.  If you initiate force against another person, or use fraud, it
should be against the law.  The government should be held to these same
principles and therefore should not be allowed to initiate force against
peaceful individuals using an illegal intoxicant in a manner that harms
no one else.  If you abandon the principle of initiation of force to
make laws then everything can be made illegal just because 51% think it
should be.

: Frank
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: Frank R. Chloupek   fchloupe@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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