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I find it amusing that: the same people that advocate legalizing drugs are the same one who want to make smoking on the beach a crime. ----------------

Without going into too much detail; I was retired by a couple of judges and the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice in the mid '90s. I hold no ill will toward the system or the Govenor at the time. I learned alot about crime, and found out that I was not cut out for it. I found that a person must make a decision whether he ia capable of doing what is required of a true criminal. I met some real bad MFs and many 'just plain f#$kups' but no-one who didn't deserve their stay, including myself. If you dance; be prepared to pay the band. A common saying was "he got his life saved" meaning getting busted and getting locked up sobered him up. Hard drugs will always be (and should be) illegal. Marketing of illegal drugs will always be around. Criminals will market drugs; as long there is profit in it. Now weed is a different story; as long as you are not selling major poundage or driving down the highway, cops are not going to mess with you. But if they do; don't go whining about the archaic drug laws.

Perfect example of making the facts fit the theory!

Excuse me' while I go outside to smoke a fat one!

No!! Don't get me wrong. Weed is no worse than booze and certainly better than cigs. Most places, personal weed possession is a ticket. I don't advocate arresting potheads at all. Reefer is basically harmless, but coke, crank, smack and pharmaceuticals must be highly regulated. People profiting off of the weakness of others(i.e. dealers) should be jailed.

You are 100% correct! The users and future users who want help should be able to receive it. But if skydivers robbed and stole to pay for a slot or if 50,000 skydivers died every year and took their families with them, would you feel different. It's not the drugs, it the social ills that drugs cause. Addicts, like alcoholics are difficult to help and many don't want it. The distinction between the victim and the predator needs to be made. Most dealers are not users; but business people; if the cost of doing business is too high, they will find another line of work. -----

Who is going to bury all the bodies!? Drugs legal!? What -billboards, T.V. commericials, baseball statiums, B.C. Bud towers? Addicts lose their free will, and it is society's responsibility to protect them. Prison has saved addicts lives by incarcerating them.

Yes I read it, and don't disagree. Build more prisons, hire more guards and parole officers. Drug use is non-violent and should be handled by fines and structured social progams, but persons involved in production, importation, distibution and sales should do hard time(5yrs min.) Persons involved in crimes to support their lifestyle should be not coddled but imprisoned just the same. Once criminals get the word that playtime is over; we can reverse this trend of prison overcrowding.

As a person experienced in both prison and drugs; let me say that drugs should be illegal, persons involved their distibution should face significant punishment if convicted, and that the use of drugs is a social/medical problem. If the penalty for sales were harsh enough and the penal system was consistant, the number of dealers and all criminals would decrease tremendously. Most dealers are not stupid when it comes to the law. Most know the legal system better than the lawyers. Right now prisons are training grounds for young gladiators. Long sentences would put an end to youngsters going in for a few months and coming out with a whole new skill set. Sure education and jobs are the key. Many old dope friends have quit because of fear of losing their jobs. It is still a matter of personal choice. If you want to use drugs go ahead; but if you want to profit off of it, you should be aware that you are a criminal and will face the same penalty as a thief or other scumbag. Bootcamp and job training for first-time screwups is the right idea, just like 3-strikes for career criminals. An intelligent look at the prisons is a good policy but don't feel sorry, most belong there and the public is safer for it ----------

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Chairman Mao Zedong --------------

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Bet you ain't got the balls to say that to Paul Sr.'s face; more than once! Send pictures of your welds! I love it when people who can't work a pair of tinsnips critique a metal worker. -----------------

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What about Kid Rock's rendition of Longhaired County Boy? Having a Harley and loving to ride; I think Jesse is da man. Poor guy, fame is wearing on his ass. O.C.C. is incredible, their bikes set the benchmark. Too damn cold in N.Y. They need to show what happens when everybody is off work. -----------

Hell yeah! The dikes can use the urinals, and the sisters will need alot of mirrors. Tampon and rubber concession would double. Only problem: Who would decorate? ----------

Moore is the flava' of the day. Preety soon he will be just another fat dickhead. You can judge a man by his enemies; George Bush must be great! Oh, did you hear? Michael Moore has a new fitness video. Around the Block in 80 Days ---------------------

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If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following. There would be: Asians: 60 Europeans: 12 Western Hemisphereans: 15 (9 Latin Americans/Caribbeans, 5 North Americans, 1 Oceanian) Africans: 13 52 would be female 48 would be male 70 would be non-white 30 would be white 70 would be non-Christian 30 would be Christian 89 would be heterosexual 11 would be homosexual 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth, and all 6 would be from the United States. 80 would live in substandard housing 70 would be unable to read 50 would suffer from malnutrition 1 would be near death 1 would be near birth 1 would have a college education 1 would own a computer --------------------

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Tea Anyone? -----------

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Benefits to Israel of U.S. Aid Since 1949 (As of November 1, 1997) Foreign Aid Grants and Loans $74,157,600,000 Other U.S. Aid (12.2% of Foreign Aid) $9,047,227,200 Interest to Israel from Advanced Payments $1,650,000,000 Grand Total $84,854,827,200 Total Benefits per Israeli $14,630 Cost to U.S. Taxpayers of U.S. Aid to Israel Grand Total $84,854,827,200 Interest Costs Borne by U.S. $49,936,680,000 Total Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $134,791,507,200 Total Cost per Israeli $23,240 ---------------

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Yeah! Pilots should not carry guns on board because they are all drunk. I do not want my life in the hands of a bunch of drunks. Guns are very difficult to operate especially when you are wasted. What if the drunken pilot is upset and suicidal; he might shoot himself then who would land the plane?! Issue all passengers guns instead. That would free up military aircraft for more important duty like scraphing low over residential areas looking for illegal pot plants. www.stentorian.com/2ndamend/leaflets/armpilot.html