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Re:Man jailed 16 months, and counting, for refusing to decry... by digler999 on Monday February 13, 2017 @11:56AM (#13636716)
Ah, so like prohibition ? Cause that worked so well for alcohol and drugs ?
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Re:Man jailed 16 months, and counting, for refusing to decry... by MaulingMonkey on Monday February 13, 2017 @06:54PM (#13640023)
The production of alcohol and many drugs involves a bit less fundamental horror - not that you want a meth lab next door.

Regardless, if you're saying we should focus more on treatment and less on caging people, I can get behind that. If you're saying we should just abolish the law and do nothing on the consumption side - we likely disagree on the harm done or the role of government in society.

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Re:Man jailed 16 months, and counting, for refusing to decry... by throwanem on Monday February 13, 2017 @07:49PM (#13640301)
> if you're saying we should focus more on treatment and less on caging people, I can get behind that

Same. But just lately it seems like the push is toward normalization, and that complicates the matter considerably.

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