Re: OT: Politics [Was:Social Contract]

"Cybe R. Wizard" <cyber_wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

On Mon, 01 May 2006 15:24:21 -0700
Steve Lamb <grey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Matthias Julius wrote:
The same is true for drugs and other controlled substances. Would
you vote making them freely available?

I would, and have. Or rather, at the very least, decriminalized
the ones that are criminalized now. Because "drugs" encompasses more
than just the illegal ones I presume you're referring to.

So would I. I believe that well-intentioned and law-abiding citizens
should be free to do/buy/possess whatever they wish as long as it
harms no one.

How do you recognize well-intentioned and law-abiding citizens? What
makes this difficult is that people change. They buy a gun as a
well-intentioned and law-abiding citizen in case they need to defend
themselfes. Then a while later when they are upset or drunk they find
they have a gun handy and do harm somebody else. A lot of such
violent crimes are committed out of an emotional reaction. While
taking away guns may not completely prevent all such crimes ti might
make them less harmfull. Using a gun is too easy.

I can easily foresee a possible need for heroin or cocaine. Any
problem arises when one wishes to do unlawful things (things which
harm others). Why should the law-abiding pay for those who do not
wish to abide by the common rules of free men? for instance, if
some people use guns to threaten/harm others why would a government
disallow guns to the common free man who will only use them in
defense of his family and possessions?

Maybe if noone had a gun to threaten you with you wouldn't need one to
defend yourself?

Maybe so that same government could pass imminent domain laws to
take away legal possessions from that man? Fear your government,
any type of government.

Isn't that a bit paranoid?

Matthias


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