Originally posted by bellcurve
Well said Acorn, you addressed the reality of the situation, rather than try to prop up the denial of reality that marks the misguided position of those supporting and executing the already unsuccessful “war on drugs.”
so what we have is many people take illegal drugs and some people die as a result.
there are ways readily available right now through for example pill testing to limit the number of deaths and as these are denied by the authorities the only sane conclusion is that these authorities want people to die.
they could allow pill testing. They choose not to. As a result people die.
the war on drugs is unsuccessful because taking drugs isn’t addressed as the health issue that it is, rather just another opportunity for conservatives to try and tell other people how to live.
as a result, the war on drugs will remain unsuccessful, more people will die, and that’s what authorities want. It’s sick stuff.
Make no mistake.
I'm not an advocate for drug taking. I reckon you can probably take drugs safely in moderation just like you can do many other things. The issue here is young people are making one bad or uniformed choice and losing their life. It is a terrible waste.
The reason testing is being suggested is because of the sheer number of kids taking drugs socially. This is a clear example that the war on drugs
is not working.
I actually wouldn't like to see drugs legalized across the board as I reckon it could get worse. There are some countries experimenting with this but it's going to take years to find out the right solution.
What I would like to see however, is drug addiction treated as a health issue as are many other vices.
On the other side of the coin I would like to see the ice epidemic treated as a national emergency and given all the attention it requires.
It's about time we grew up and addressed the issues rather than putting our heads in the sand.
Some of the responses on here are typical of the problem that we have in dealing with this situation.
