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A comment on Policing, Mass Imprisonment, and the Failure of American Lawyers. Parent comment
And that's exactly what you're doing.
Using drugs or selling drugs should not be a reason to put someone in jail.
Tobacco, alcohol or sugar (HFCS) do MUCH more harm to users than illegal substances ever will, and cost much more to society as a result.
> behaviors and responsibilities that are required to be a productive and self-supporting member of society
Define "productive".
If you sell illegal substances at a profit, how aren't you "self-supporting"??
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And that's exactly what you're doing.
Using drugs or selling drugs should not be a reason to put someone in jail.
Tobacco, alcohol or sugar (HFCS) do MUCH more harm to users than illegal substances ever will, and cost much more to society as a result.
> behaviors and responsibilities that are required to be a productive and self-supporting member of society
Define "productive".
If you sell illegal substances at a profit, how aren't you "self-supporting"??