Well obviosly the mob is against me here, so I'm about ready to throw in the towel, but let's give it another shot first.
big bad john said:
I remember the old billboards on the way from the airport in Kuala Lumpur, "Drugs Mean Death". They have executed several western tourist who have bought heroin over the years. I am a believer in a 0% tolerance. Heavy jail sentences and more!
A guide to buying drugs in Kuala Lampur:
http://www.sixthseal.com/000673.html
Drug problem at a dangerous level:
http://www.mapinc.org/safe/v05/n308/a03.html
Their zero tolerance policy seems to be working just as well as our 50% tolerance policy
KevinB said:
48th Truth hurts - suck it up.
Fact is despite what the media and other long hair dope smoking tree hugging type want your to think - Org crime runs the business - just like peeler bars etc.
If you find the truth painful, you have my pitty. In any event, you saying that something is true doesn't make it so. MCG's little diagram is misleading, inaccurate, and done in poor taste. It does absolutely nothing to further the discussion or back up his/your opinion on drug laws. I could just as easily argue that the government caused these deaths by making drugs illegal. I'm not GOING to make that argument because I know it's not a valid one. And MCG's argument falls in the same category. The only person responsible for the death of those mounties was the asshole who pulled the trigger. You start playing the blame game and pretty soon you'll be able to convince yourself that it was the fault of marijauan users, gunmakers, the government, the police, beer, television, and the music industry. Everyone except the gunman.
ArmyRick said:
I like the death sentence idea (malaysia) for drug dealers and growers...
We can not and must not tolerate drug use or even think of legalize it.
I have know some one who is barely 20 years old and his brain is fried, I mean freaking done by simply using soft drugs (mostly marijuana).
Yeah legalize it? We are asking for a heap of trouble.
I know someone who died in a car crash at 18. Let's make cars illegal.
I know of a 5 year old kid who drowned in a swimming pool. Let's make them illegal.
I know a guy in his early 20's who's an alcoholic with seriuos liver problems. Let' make alcohol illegal.
I have a friend who, at the age of 18, developed an ulcer from drinking too much cocke (the legal, liquid kind). Let's make coke, sprite, pepsi, etc. illegal.
I think you get my drift. I don't care who you know or what their problem is, that individual is NOT a reason to make something illegl. Laws should be based on though and logic, not half-trouths, misconceptions, and fears.