[Rhodes22-list] I don't need this aggravition Stan

[Steven Alm]

First,  thanks for lurking on our behalf, Brad.  Thankfully (and selfishly)
nobody I know was involved.

Here's my take on the drug thing:  Having lived and worked with musicians,
bar flies, bikers and various other marginal-type groups of people all my
adult life, I can say with certainty that the law has nothing whatsoever to
do with peoples' decision to do what they want.  When someone asks, "Hey,
wanna go out and burn one?"  I've never heard anyone say, "No, that's
against the law."  Nobody I know of cares what the law says.  Nobody stays
away from dangerous drugs because it's against the law.  Smart people stay
away from dangerous drugs because they're dangerous.

I will admit to my share of experimentation in days gone by.  And by golly,
most of my stories are way too much fun to be posted in polite company.  But
that was when I was a young party boy and now I'm an old party boy and I
know better!  Sorta.

Next, the lines are blurred on what is a dangerous drug.  They play heroine
as bad but doctors everywhere freely prescribe Vicodin, Hydrocodone,
Percoset, Tramadol, Fiorinol, etc.  I fiendishly enjoyed seeing Rush Limbau
busted for his illicit drug use after his years of railing away at drugies.
F**k him and his hypocritical ass!

Myself, I'm not smart enough to stay away from dangerous drugs.  I'm a drug
addict.   I'm addicted to Dewars Scotch Whiskey.   I can't  wait for my
daily fix.   I have, however , broken my addiction to Camel Filters.  These
two drugs have caused the deaths of  many, many more people than all the
others combined.

There's no reason not to legalize marijuana.  Heroine is already legal
(Vicodin, et al)
Cocain will be used whether it's legal or not.  Methamphetamine is really a
bad one and should remain illegal.

Keep it in perspective, folks.

Slim



On 8/8/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> Good one, Rik!
>
> Jerry Pournell said it - Death due to stupid
> behavior is "evolution in action".
>
> /Robert Skinner
> ---------------------------------------
> Rik Sandberg wrote:
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > Good to see you're back.
> >
> > Yep. The war on drugs didn't/doesn't/won't work (just like prohibition)
> > Take the money out of it and the problem will go away. Make it legal and
> > let Darwin sort out the winners and losers.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > > Stan,
> > >
> > > Damn it! Life was good!  I was minding my own business, not worried
> about
> > > the list (but for lurking to see if Slim and Mary Ann was OK after the
> > > bridge collapse) and the world ran fine without my advice.  I'm
> jumping
> > > back-in to AGREE with you.  Sometimes I think you might have lived a
> good
> > > life and learned a thing or two - but then I just close my eyes, click
> my
> > > heels, and that thought goes away.
> > >
> > > Here's the deal on Nixon and energy.  He saw the problem.  Hell, every
> > > President since FDR (who first cut the deal for cheap oil with the
> Middle
> > > East) saw the problem. No one has had the political guts to deal with
> the
> > > issue. Drugs and oil are the same.  We are addicted to scarce
> > > resources. Drugs are a minor issue in my humble opinion.  Make them
> legal!
> > > I just got off the phone with my youngest son who returned from a
> six-week
> > > drug busting cruise in Panama and he admitted, it feels good when we
> pop
> > > someone but we're not making a dent in the total importation.  Make
> them
> > > legal and cheap and let Darwin sort out the consequences. Our prisons
> are
> > > filled with non-violent folks who were just trying to make a
> living.  Did we
> > > learn anything from prohibition?
> > >
> > > I'm in Gulfport putting out some brush fires, including, showing in
> court
> > > tomorrow to support one of my employees who is in legal trouble over,
> guess
> > > what, drugs.  She's the best employee we've found after almost two
> years on
> > > the MS Gulf Coast and I can't stand to see her shoved around by the
> legal
> > > system.
> > >
> > > As soon as I get finished making an ass of myself and get things at
> home
> > > settled down to a mild simmer, we'll combine forces and finish off the
> > > worlds problems.
> > >
> > > You started this!  Happy?
> > >
> > > Brad
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