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Old 04-20-2003, 09:53 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Re: the dreaded marijuana thread

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Originally posted by flyman

i say de-crim.just so you don't end up in the slammer for a damn doobie.

pay a fine......send the pot head on his way.
I see two problems with that, <b>Flyman</b>:

1. Just by the way you said it - <i>send the pot head on his way</i>, you're acknowledging that you don't see a problem with people smoking pot. In that case, why not just make it legal?

2. By assigning a "Get out of jail by paying a fine" option, you're polarizing the legal effect of getting caught between the haves and have-nots of society. In other words, just send the poor kids to jail - but if Mommy and Daddy can pay the fine, the kid can walk.
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