what about those who get addicted to *legal* drugs? i mean, vodka is illegal in kuwait, marijuina in usa, either is legal in netherlands, and so on... i am not sure "legal" or "illegal" is meaningful when it applies to a single person consumption.
that aside, people use substances for a number of reasons, many of those are quite legitimate, considering the alternatives (like, getting drunk vs jumping off the bridge). making blanket statements is not a very smart thing to do. besides, are you so sure about "negative light by society at large"? -- i am not sure, eg, pot is viewed very negatively by society (not government) here. best, mishka On 2/15/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another example. > > A person that gets addicted to illegal drugs is at least aware of the > dangers to some degree, and is aware that is viewed in a negative light by > society at large. They go ahead and make the choice to use the substance > and there life eventually goes to hell because of their choices. Yes it's a > sad state of affairs and they should be helped, but it was by and large > their choices that got them where they're at and no one else. > > An innocent victim is somebody that's crossing the street with the signal > and gets hit by the bus that runs the red light. People can also be > victims, but sometimes they are victims of their own behavior. > > > Tom C. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
