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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    Sure, I agree with all of that.

    But as long as things remain the way they are, I'm not touching that stuff. If the situation changes, and it's sold by government outlets, for example, then the situation changes, of course(though I still doubt that I will try it, I love my beer).

    Bottom line is; I'm not going to fill the coffers of a crook. No way Jose. Don't care how great his offer is, I won't take it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    Why are we arguing?
    Because you're Texan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    Because you're Texan.
    Norweigan penis envy?
    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    Norweigan penis envy?
    Yeah.... You tiny Texans just can't come to terms with my might Norwegian boner...

    But hey, given its incredible size, I don't blame y'all.
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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    I think the backroom is about measuring your wits, not ~~ It is surpising how swiftly we moved from the opiates to sex... Tz-tz-tz...
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    Default Re: What changes would you support to our narcotics laws?

    Eating a pizza, unhealthy yet pleasurable
    Riding a motorcyle, risky yet fun (I believ 16x more likely to die)
    Drinking coffee, a stimulant, unhealthy

    So being "unhealthy", "risky" or "a drug" is fine. But obviously the goverment has some responsibility.

    About 5,000 people a year die in motorcyle accidents, and you are about twice as likely to die if you take a bike compared to a car. So that's 2,500 deaths a year the government could prevent by banning motorcyles. And all the extra injuries as well, probably 99% of motorcyle accidents result in injury. The rate of death is 66.7 per 100,000.

    So if you support motorcyles being legal, should you support any drug being legal that has a death rate of 66.7 per 100,000 or less?

    Some drugs have other concerns besides death, but I left the amputated arms and smashed in faces out of the motorcyle equation too because I didn't want to take the time to look it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    Eating a pizza, unhealthy yet pleasurable
    Riding a motorcyle, risky yet fun (I believ 16x more likely to die)
    Drinking coffee, a stimulant, unhealthy

    So being "unhealthy", "risky" or "a drug" is fine. But obviously the goverment has some responsibility.

    About 5,000 people a year die in motorcyle accidents, and you are about twice as likely to die if you take a bike compared to a car. So that's 2,500 deaths a year the government could prevent by banning motorcyles. And all the extra injuries as well, probably 99% of motorcyle accidents result in injury. The rate of death is 66.7 per 100,000.

    So if you support motorcyles being legal, should you support any drug being legal that has a death rate of 66.7 per 100,000 or less?

    Some drugs have other concerns besides death, but I left the amputated arms and smashed in faces out of the motorcyle equation too because I didn't want to take the time to look it up.
    Many owners of motorcycles are responsible people. Motorcycle is meant to be a transport vehicle.The example you gave is a simple abuse. Some drugs are used in the medicine and that's not illegal. Using your example, legalisation of the drugs is abolishing the speed limit.

    Ooops, Sasaki, I thought you voted for full legalisation...
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    Yeah.... You tiny Texans just can't come to terms with my might Norwegian boner...

    But hey, given its incredible size, I don't blame y'all.
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