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Article #641Re: March against crime - Joan Torr's Army Against Crime
From: Lugnut
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 00:00
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On Thu, 04 Nov 1999 14:57:05 +1100, Aldis Ozols <aldis@zeta.org.au> wrote: >Lugnut wrote: >> >> I would argue that drug use does have >> victims - the user, the users >> family and/or those who care about him, > >Exactly the same arguments would apply to eating fatty foods which can >cause heart attacks. Should eggs be illegal? NOT the same - people are *addicted* to drugs, not to eggs. >> and any laws the user breaks >> while under the influence > >We already have laws to take account of "diminished responsibility". > >> or under compulsion of cravings to get money >> for drugs. > >Of course, the drugs are only expensive because they're illegal. >Marijuana _does_ grow on trees! oh, bright idea - not!! we legalise drugs so they are inexpensive and then any crimes committed can be gotten away with or treated lightly by using 'diminished responsibility' geez! are you sitting under that tree you mentioned? or burning off? >> I will have a think about the other two :-) > >Have fun! erm, no thanks - I dont smoke :-) --------------- Black Holes suck!
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1056b9,f1849926ff12a566 X-Google-Attributes: gid1056b9,public X-Google-Thread: 10df0c,f1849926ff12a566 X-Google-Attributes: gid10df0c,public X-Google-Thread: 1083c4,f1849926ff12a566 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083c4,public From: ausbiz@iinet.net.au (Lugnut) Subject: Re: March against crime - Joan Torr's Army Against Crime Date: 1999/11/04 Message-ID: <38210419.3465806@news.m.iinet.net.au> X-Deja-AN: 544246004 References: <381d00ed.6697537@news.m.iinet.net.au> <381e8739.1601169@news.m.iinet.net.au> <nMBT3.863$Q3.3259@ozemail.com.au> <381ef41c.29480137@news.m.iinet.net.au> <HTJT3.68$46.621@ozemail.com.au> <381f8c06.429317@news.m.iinet.net.au> <381F9343.107C35B3@zeta.org.au> <381f95c0.2919957@news.m.iinet.net.au> <slrn8207k5.bjh.nenosed@localhost.localdomain> <3820d682.171319963@news.ozemail.com.au> <3820f85d.462171@news.m.iinet.net.au> <3820FC99.2EFD918B@zeta.org.au> <3820fc80.1521296@news.m.iinet.net.au> <38210410.A7F83B74@zeta.org.au> X-Trace: news.iinet.net.au 941688079 21305 Vj31bd@203.59.69.5 Newsgroups: wa.general,aus.general,aus.politics