02-03-2016, 02:15 AM
(02-03-2016, 01:58 AM)bfine32 Wrote: It is just the same mentality that Pro-choice folks will employ when they suggest: We can't outlaw abortions because then folks will just break the law.
Not even remotely as many anti-choice people are also anti-birth control. Self defeating is stupid no matter what concept you apply it to.
Quote:I would look for other ways to combat the illegal drug trade besides legalizing it. Perhaps increasing the sentences for offenses.
Yes, that has worked extremely well thus far. Epic eyeroll incoming.
Quote:Everything comes with a consequence. I read where we cracked down on the border to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs across the border. So what did criminals do? Started growing the drugs here.
And you unwittingly prove my point, as long as the appetite exists someone will satisfy it. Remove the black market and you remove much of the ancillary crime associated with it.
