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Re: What it is llike to be a drug cop
2003-06-26 12:30:07
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:40:43 GMT, "Hempman"
> There is nothing real about being a drug cop. The supposed reasons for the >laws they pretend to enforce are all lies. Not all of them are lies. Remember, "its for the children", which justifies even marginal benefits. E.g., one LEO here argues that, were it not for drug law enforcement, druggies would be leaving used contaminated needles all over for the kids to step on. And, there is no way to control this short of full prohibition. Dr P
2003-06-26 17:44:05
"Peter H. Proctor" news:knamfv0976e6ojaekvtu8j3i4hlc98v6t5@4ax.com... > On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:40:43 GMT, "Hempman" > > > > There is nothing real about being a drug cop. The supposed reasons for > >laws they pretend to enforce are all lies. > > Not all of them are lies. Remember, "its for the children", > which justifies even marginal benefits. E.g., one LEO here > argues that, were it not for drug law enforcement, druggies would be > leaving used contaminated needles all over for the kids to step on. > And, there is no way to control this short of full prohibition. > All you've done is demonstrate two of the biggest lies that prohibitionists spout. It doesn't make it the truth. An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody will see it. You just prove my point that prohibition is based on lies and that drug cops have to lie all the time to justify their jobs, even to themselves.
2003-07-16 22:28:57
Peter H. Proctor
> E.g., one LEO here argues that, were it not for drug law > enforcement, druggies would be leaving used contaminated > needles all over for the kids to step on. Sure, just like insulin users do. -- Keith F. Lynch - kfl@keithlynch.net - http://keithlynch.net/ I always welcome replies to my e-mail, postings, and web pages, but unsolicited bulk e-mail (spam) is not acceptable. Please do not send me HTML, "rich text," or attachments, as all such email is discarded unread.
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