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From: Dene on 26 May 2010 02:26 On May 25, 9:43 pm, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:40:47 -0700, Dene wrote: > > On May 25, 2:17 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> In article <8624nqF3r...(a)mid.individual.net>, > >> "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote: > >>> "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote in message > >>>news:860s8sFvc8U1(a)mid.individual.net... > > >>>> I'd be happy to, if it wasn't for the fact that a troll is > >>>> demanding it. > > >>> For the little pissant that he is, he is awful demanding. > > >> I'm not in the slightest demanding, Mike. I'm *observing*. > > >> In this case, I observe that Greg was happy to argue until someone > >> actually asked him to provide some support for his claims. > > > I'm always happy to back up my opinion unless the question comes from > > a pissant troll. > > Taking issue with something you said is not trolling. Arguing that we > should gun down everyone we think may be crossing the border illegally, > THAT'S trolling.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Asking one nit picky question after another without asserting anything yourself is trolling. He's not interested in an honest discussion. He wants attention at the expense of whomever takes his bait. If Bert had a history of ridiculous assertions, then you would be correct in calling him a troll. He doesn't whereas Baker's M.O. is constant, in this forum and others. -Greg
From: Dene on 26 May 2010 02:29 On May 25, 7:17 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article > <8c46bbc7-aee3-4c59-b515-8ca0b3679...(a)11g2000prv.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > Dene <gdst...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > On May 25, 2:35 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > In article > > > <302b0f2d-24dd-44de-a3f7-2622fe128...(a)o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On May 25, 4:51 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > In article > > > > > <f2f2b894-dae9-43f1-8b59-355f541d2...(a)o39g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On May 24, 9:24 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > > > In article <860kgdFr8...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > > In article <860fkdF48...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com.... > > > > > > > > > > > In article <85ghk7F3j...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable..com... > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d48556475...(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > >, > > > > > > > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 18, 1:22 am, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > > > <a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58b...(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups. > > > > > > > > > > com> > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <xslee...(a)aol.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), "John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > B." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin addict > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> was > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > very > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> successful salesman for a heavy equipment > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> manufacturer. > > > > > > > > > > =A0The > > > > > > > > > > > > guy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> made > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> tons of money and never had to worry about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> scoring > > > > > > > > drugs. > > > > > > > > > > > > =A0During > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>getting > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> sick > > > > > > > > and at > > > > > > > > > > > > night, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> if > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The next > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> morning, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he > > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> better > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Did he have kids? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, but he was married. But there was nothing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > him > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have made it impossible to be a good parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rich > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > successful. Most are poor and pathetic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Being junkies for something that costs what black > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > market > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > drugs > > > > > > > > > > cost > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > helps to make them that way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan Baker > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/we > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > b.jp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > g> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see. And lowering the price is going to turn them > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > into > > > > > > > > > > > > > > responsible, productive citizens, right? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves while > > > > > > > > > > > > > still > > > > > > > > > > > > > being > > > > > > > > able > > > > > > > > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > > > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > > > > > > > > No. I advocate not adding to an existing problem. > > > > > > > > Besides...alcohol > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > addicting to the majority of the public. Meth is. > > > > > > > > Really? And you know this, how? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Alan Baker > > > > > > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > > > > > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> > > > > > > > What percentage of people who ever drink alcohol would you guess are > > > > > > alcoholics? And what percentage of those who ever use meth would you > > > > > > guess are addicts? > > > > > > I'd say a far higher percentage that there are alcoholics among people > > > > > who drink alcohol. > > > > > I'd say you're dead wrong. Most people who drink are not alcoholics.. > > > > Many, if not most, people who use meth, crack or heroin are addicts.. > > > > I'm agreeing that there is a higher percentage of meth users who are > > > addicted than alcohol users who are alcoholics. > > > Didn't I assert that in an earlier post? It's no wonder you troll. > > You simply do not have the intellect to carry on a normal discussion. > > No. That is not what you asserted. > > What a pity you can't even comprehend what you've written yourself. > > -- > Alan Baker > Vancouver, British Columbia > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - I know exactly what I said, troll. Of course there is a higher percentage of addiction, per capita, between meth users and those drink alcohol. Meth is far more addictive, which is why it's so dangerous. Only an idiot and a troll would demand I cite the obvious. -Greg
From: Alan Baker on 26 May 2010 04:30 In article <5f055df8-8c12-4b3c-8fbc-d8a2b883eaa3(a)q13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>, "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 16, 3:19�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > In article > > <18666b86-000c-4610-953c-6707d9b43...(a)l6g2000vbo.googlegroups.com>, > > �"John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 10:06�pm, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:48:45 -0700, dene wrote: > > > > > "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message > > > > >news:4beeaff2$0$4870$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com... > > > > >> On Sat, 15 May 2010 06:50:48 -0700, John B. wrote: > > > > >>> On May 15, 5:56 am, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > > >>>> What game is that: the game where you should actually have some > > > > >>>> evidence to support what you claim? > > > > > > >>>> LOL > > > > > > >>> You mean like the evidence you presented to support your claim that > > > > >>> legalizing heroin would make junkies better parents? > > > > > > >> I admit I know next to nothing about narcotics. But I would not be > > > > >> surprised if there wasn't some reasonably functional range between > > > > >> total withdrawal and being completely blasted. Say the parent is in a > > > > >> program where they get enough heroin to keep them thinking straight, > > > > >> but not enough to get wasted. The US is too Puritanical a place to be > > > > >> so rational about drug addiction, but it's conceivable at least. > > > > >> Isn't it? > > > > > > > Good parenting requires sobriety. > > > > > > If the requirement is stone cold sobriety at all times then the vast > > > > majority of Americans are bad parents. > > > > > That is not a requirement. But addiction to drugs or alcohol causes a > > > person to be consumed with his/her need to be under the influence all > > > the time. Addicts and alcoholics are irresponsible and self-absorbed. > > > They spend money that their families need to live on. They have > > > trouble holding jobs. A close friend of mine, now dead, was a terrible > > > alcoholic. His wife estimated that he spent $12,000/year on liquor. > > > I've seen families wrecked by alcoholism and drug addiction. And now > > > Jack and Alan would have you believe that legalizing drugs would > > > reduce these problems. > > > > So then from that incident you would argue that alcohol should be banned? > > > > -- > > Alan Baker > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> > > That's a stupid question, but the answer is no. Why not? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Alan Baker on 26 May 2010 04:32 In article <9429f0c5-ab7b-4fb3-8e7e-5f9a6c00974d(a)11g2000prv.googlegroups.com>, Dene <gdstrue(a)aol.com> wrote: > On May 25, 7:17�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > In article > > <8c46bbc7-aee3-4c59-b515-8ca0b3679...(a)11g2000prv.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > > > > > > > �Dene <gdst...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > On May 25, 2:35�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > In article > > > > <302b0f2d-24dd-44de-a3f7-2622fe128...(a)o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, > > > > �"John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On May 25, 4:51�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > > In article > > > > > > <f2f2b894-dae9-43f1-8b59-355f541d2...(a)o39g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > �"John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On May 24, 9:24�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > In article <860kgdFr8...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > > �"dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > > > In article <860fkdF48...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > > �"dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > > > > > In article <85ghk7F3j...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > > > > �"dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.co > > > > > > > > > > > > >m... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d48556475...(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups > > > > > > > > > .com > > > > > > > > > >, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > �"John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 18, 1:22 am, Alan Baker > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <alangba...(a)telus.net> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > > > > > <a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58b...(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegro > > > > > > > > > > > ups. > > > > > > > > > > > com> > > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <xslee...(a)aol.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > B." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > addict > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> was > > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > > very > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> successful salesman for a heavy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > equipment > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> manufacturer. > > > > > > > > > > > =A0The > > > > > > > > > > > > > guy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> made > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> tons of money and never had to worry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> scoring > > > > > > > > > drugs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > =A0During > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>getting > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> sick > > > > > > > > > and at > > > > > > > > > > > > > night, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> if > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > next > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> morning, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he > > > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> better > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Did he have kids? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, but he was married. But there was > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nothing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > him > > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have made it impossible to be a good > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, this may surprise you, but most junkies > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rich > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > successful. Most are poor and pathetic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Being junkies for something that costs what > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > black > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > market > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > drugs > > > > > > > > > > > cost > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > helps to make them that way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan Baker > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF016 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2/we > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > b.jp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > g> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see. And lowering the price is going to turn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > them > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > into > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > responsible, productive citizens, right? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves > > > > > > > > > > > > > > while > > > > > > > > > > > > > > still > > > > > > > > > > > > > > being > > > > > > > > > able > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > > > > > > > > > > No. �I advocate not adding to an existing problem. > > > > > > > > > �Besides...alcohol > > > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > addicting to the majority of the public. �Meth is. > > > > > > > > > > Really? And you know this, how? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Alan Baker > > > > > > > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > > > > > > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> > > > > > > > > > What percentage of people who ever drink alcohol would you guess > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > alcoholics? And what percentage of those who ever use meth would > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > guess are addicts? > > > > > > > > I'd say a far higher percentage that there are alcoholics among > > > > > > people > > > > > > who drink alcohol. > > > > > > > I'd say you're dead wrong. Most people who drink are not alcoholics. > > > > > Many, if not most, people who use meth, crack or heroin are addicts. > > > > > > I'm agreeing that there is a higher percentage of meth users who are > > > > addicted than alcohol users who are alcoholics. > > > > > Didn't I assert that in an earlier post? �It's no wonder you troll. > > > You simply do not have the intellect to carry on a normal discussion. > > > > No. That is not what you asserted. > > > > What a pity you can't even comprehend what you've written yourself. > > > > -- > > Alan Baker > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>- Hide quoted > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > I know exactly what I said, troll. Of course there is a higher > percentage of addiction, per capita, between meth users and those > drink alcohol. Meth is far more addictive, which is why it's so > dangerous. Only an idiot and a troll would demand I cite the obvious. No. You cannot draw that conclusion from your stated "facts". Meth is illegal to a degree that people who aren't addicted to it avoid using it at all for the reason of its illegality. Hence, there is a skew of the statistics towards those who *are* addicted. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Moderate on 26 May 2010 06:40
Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article > <302b0f2d-24dd-44de-a3f7-2622fe128882(a)o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, > "John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On May 25, 4:51 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > In article > > > <f2f2b894-dae9-43f1-8b59-355f541d2...(a)o39g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>, > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 24, 9:24 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > > In article <860kgdFr8...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > >news:alangbaker-D14129.17300624052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > In article <860fkdF48...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-87D661.13473523052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > > In article <85ghk7F3j...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > > > > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > > > > > > > > >news:alangbaker-CE0843.14323318052010(a)news.shawcable.com... > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > <f60067b2-63ec-4af0-8ab5-d48556475...(a)i31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 18, 1:22 am, Alan Baker > > > > > > > > > > > > <alangba...(a)telus.net> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > > > > > > <a420c80e-7878-42af-b5eb-74279c58b...(a)c7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 8:01 pm, Jack Hollis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <xslee...(a)aol.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:02 -0700 (PDT), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "John B." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I had a close friend who was a heroin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > addict and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> was > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > very > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> successful salesman for a heavy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > equipment > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> manufacturer. > > > > > > > > =A0The > > > > > > > > > > guy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> made > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> tons of money and never had to worry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> scoring > > > > > > drugs. > > > > > > > > > > =A0During > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> day he'd take enough smack to keep from > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > getting > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> sick > > > > > > and at > > > > > > > > > > night, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> if > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he wanted, he would get wasted. =A0The > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > next > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> morning, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> better > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> shape than a lot of alcoholics are. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Did he have kids? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, but he was married. But there was > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nothing about > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > him > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have made it impossible to be a good > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, this may surprise you, but most > > > > > > > > > > > > > > junkies are not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rich > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > successful. Most are poor and pathetic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Being junkies for something that costs what > > > > > > > > > > > > > black > > > > > > > > > > > > > market > > > > > > > > > > > > > drugs > > > > > > > > cost > > > > > > > > > > > > > helps to make them that way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan Baker > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jp > > > > > > > > > > > > > g> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see. And lowering the price is going to turn > > > > > > > > > > > > them all > > > > > > > > > > > > into > > > > > > > > > > > > responsible, productive citizens, right? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It will certainly help some maintain themselves > > > > > > > > > > > while still > > > > > > > > > > > being > > > > > > able > > > > > > > > > > > to hold down a job, buy food, shelter, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire a junkie. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > Name an employer who wants to hire an alcoholic. > > > > > > > > > > > Neither....obviously. > > > > > > > > > > > -Greg > > > > > > > > > > So then you advocate making alcohol illegal do you? > > > > > > > > > No. I advocate not adding to an existing problem. > > > > > > Besides...alcohol > > > > > > is > > > > > > not > > > > > > addicting to the majority of the public. Meth is. > > > > > > > > Really? And you know this, how? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Alan Baker > > > > > Vancouver, British Columbia > > > > > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> > > > > > > > What percentage of people who ever drink alcohol would you guess > > > > are > > > > alcoholics? And what percentage of those who ever use meth would > > > > you > > > > guess are addicts? > > > > > > I'd say a far higher percentage that there are alcoholics among > > > people > > > who drink alcohol. > > > > I'd say you're dead wrong. Most people who drink are not alcoholics. > > Many, if not most, people who use meth, crack or heroin are addicts. > > I'm agreeing that there is a higher percentage of meth users who are > addicted than alcohol users who are alcoholics. > > > > > > > > > Now: > > > > > > What would making alcohol illegal do to the percentage of people > > > who > > > drink alcohol who are alcoholics? > > > > > I don't know or care because it's irrelevant to the question of drug > > legalization. > > It's completely relevant to the point you made. > > People who are not alcoholics -- people who are not addicted to > alcohol > -- many would stop drinking if it were made as illegal as meth is, but > > fewer alcohol addicts would stop. > > Hence the percentage of alcohol users who are addicted would rise. > > I'm pointing out that the difference in the legal status of the two > substances skews meth users towards addicted. > Hysterical. You should go with your comedic side more often. |