Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?

Re:Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the... by andai on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @07:03AM (#15860464)

I recently learned that James Holmes, who committed the Aurora cinema mass shooting, drove an additional distance to get to the only theater in the area where customers weren't allowed to have firearms, the only place where law-abiding citizens weren't allowed to defend themselves.

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Re:Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the... by mhalle on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @07:23AM (#15860550)

James Holmes was mentally ill, stopped his therapy, and wrote journals filled with details about how he was going to kill people.

His perception of reality, his interpretation of threats, and what drove his motivations were are an exceptionally poor basis for establishing public gun policy.

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Re:Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the... by andai on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:02AM (#15877961)

Maybe so, but insane or not, how far would he have gotten with his plans if even a fraction of those around him could shoot back?

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