01-06-2006, 06:19 PM
I didn't mean that he was saying making it legal would make it more responsible.
What I meant was he is emphasizing that legal drug use is fine as long as it is responsible, but he is ignoring the fact that drug use is generally irresponsible. The average drug user is frequently a drug abuser because that is the nature of the addictive and destructive properties of drugs.
So my point is that when he says "as long as it is reponsible use" is ridiculous because the vast majority of druggies using meth, crack, etc are NOT using it responsibly. They are using it and then acting in socially unacceptable ways. This includes non-violent stuff like stealing to support the addiction as well as the awful violent side.
At the same time it is a fantasy to think that alcohol usage is not like drug usage. It might be less addictive but it is still teribly destructive on the whole. The legality of it gives it a veneer of acceptability but it costs society far more than it gives back.
The biggest difference is in the addictiveness of drugs and the severity of the effects. I don't care how addictive nicotine is, people don't have a cigarette and then feel that the spider people are coming for them and they need to burn the house down.
"Responsible use" of drugs like crack, meth, coke is a fantasy.
What I meant was he is emphasizing that legal drug use is fine as long as it is responsible, but he is ignoring the fact that drug use is generally irresponsible. The average drug user is frequently a drug abuser because that is the nature of the addictive and destructive properties of drugs.
So my point is that when he says "as long as it is reponsible use" is ridiculous because the vast majority of druggies using meth, crack, etc are NOT using it responsibly. They are using it and then acting in socially unacceptable ways. This includes non-violent stuff like stealing to support the addiction as well as the awful violent side.
At the same time it is a fantasy to think that alcohol usage is not like drug usage. It might be less addictive but it is still teribly destructive on the whole. The legality of it gives it a veneer of acceptability but it costs society far more than it gives back.
The biggest difference is in the addictiveness of drugs and the severity of the effects. I don't care how addictive nicotine is, people don't have a cigarette and then feel that the spider people are coming for them and they need to burn the house down.
"Responsible use" of drugs like crack, meth, coke is a fantasy.