Quote Originally Posted by Beirut View Post
(a) - Why are you so frightened of someone getting high?
(b) - Why would you treat young people with such cruelty?
(c) - Why would you treat anyone with such cruelty?
(d) - Why would you volunteer such draconian powers over individuals to the state?
(e) - Now that the state has those draconian powers, where is the next area of personal behavior they will be used upon?
(a) - I am not, I just don't agree with murdering people so that you can get high. Also, you are well aware of the other problems associated with drug use.
(b) - I don't think age is an excuse. If someone murders they deserve death...plain and simple. I do not discriminate.
(c) - Punishing someone for murder is not cruelty. They will be warned, and you will only end up having to kill people who (a) are dangerous criminals willing to risk it to make money or (b) desperate, dangerous individuals who will do anything for a fix...including risk their own life.
(d) - The death penalty? What is draconian about it? If someone is a murderer, they need to be killed so they will not kill more. Are you aware that many States already have the death penalty for some crimes? Treason currently can be punished by the death penalty, so nothing would really change.
(e) - So you are saying that if the state is empowered to execute murderers who are convicted of murder by a jury, next thing they will be sending in the military because you complained about taxes? Really?