2011-10-02, 07:11 PM
Satellite Wrote:That's an argument that could be used on almost anything that doesn't affect you personally. Like Alcohol, Sodas, Candies, Fat food, Lady Gaga, cars, United States of America.
Alchohol- Was already banned at one point, but due to how major it was in more or less every civilization to ever live it didn't work out all too well.
Sodas- They don't kill you and everyone around you, nor do they addict you
Candies- Read above
Fat Food- While it does have some negative effects (Obesity), it does help some people personally, or at least, physically. I'm struggling to maintain 130 lbs. as a 17 year old standing at almost 6 feet tall. Without fat foods I wouldn't even make it.
Lady Gaga- You... can't be serious. You're saying Lady Gaga is as bad as cigarettes?
Cars- Our society wouldn't know how to survive without them. Banning them is a no-no.
The United States of America- I kinda, you know, love my country and all the freedoms I get that I probably shouldn't.
Flonne Wrote:The major flaw with that argument is that, no, the harm will be far greater than the good done. I am highly allergic to smoke and have been hospitalized from exposure to even secondhand smoke for extended periods before, but I still support a person's choice to do what they want to do when it comes to purchaseable goods. Am I saying all illegal drugs/commodities should be legal? Yes. Because if they were legal, stealing to fund a habit would no longer happen; the item would be sold over the counter in a cheap and easily obtainable manner with no risk involved when TRYING to obtain the item. If an item is marketable, the item should be legal to trade, and the only illegal commodity should be sentient beings, mainly, other humans. This would not only lower prison upkeep tremendously, it would provide a steady increase in the economy from the addicts constantly sending most of their money directly into corporate coffers instead of the pocket of the shady guy on the corner of the street.
I don't use any substance that impedes the thought process, be it illegal drug or alcohol, but there is no denying there is a market for such things; instead of constantly DRAINING our money trying to quell it, why not reverse the money flow?
That is a good mindset. The problem is, if illegal substances become TOO easy to obtain, the % of drug addicts might reach an uncontrollable level. If I could just go to the store and buy some crack while my parents are asleep I honestly would have probably done it a long time ago. These illegal substances might become regular parts of the average American's life, and suddenly you'll find yourself full of a country that is hooked on these drugs with no money. Hypothetically, of course. And then, there's the problem that when these people run out of money, they might get together to try to make it themselves, and then the death rate will increase when meth labs start exploding. We'd essentially be living in Rapture, if you know what I mean.