Subject: RE: [LPNY DISCUSS] Re Jeffrey, Pot, & drug laws Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 14:21:42 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:44:17 -0400, Scott Jeffrey wrote: >=A0On a =A0practical level, no one caught with drugs for personal= use > should serve even a =A0day in jail.=A0=A0Drugs confiscated,= community > service, slap on the =A0wrist.=A0=A0Citation, not a misdemenor. >=A0For =A0dealers, drugs confiscated, no other property (i.e. cash= on > hand, car) taken, =A0jail but not prison.=A0=A0Always misdemenor,= even > if caught with millions of =A0dollars worth of drugs. The problem with this "moderate" position , is that it still provides the excuse for continued trashing of the Bill of= Rights which all of us criminals face . Laws must be based on bad behavior of one citizen to another or else you get what we've= got . >=A0My =A0personal criteria for legalize vs. decriminalize is whether= the > users of a =A0particular drug believe in it enough to form their= own > social communities and =A0represent themselves politically.=A0=A0I've= yet > to meet an active user of any =A0other drug who freely admits= use=A0and > is proud of it to the extent of =A0setting up a website or= otherwise > publicly announcing his or her use. Very good observation and I've long wondered why all the other various drug cultures seem to have no assertive spokespeople .= I particularly wonder about cokeheads many of whom seem to= function quite successfully -- they seem to make talented liars for one thing . > Coming out of the closet, I suppose.=A0 The analogy with the "sexual freedom" movement is right on . >=A0So, =A0sorry Jim if this e-mail sounds cut and dry, It doesn't . -- =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 http://CoSy.com/K/CoSy.htm : =A0Ultimate NoteComputing http://CoSy.com/Homes : New Homes for New York =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02002/06/15 1:46:58 PM