Zero Tolerance

[Brett Knowlton]

Not the way I see it.  In the two cases you mentioned, why not just punish
the offender for reckless driving (DUI) or for assault?  If someone commits
a murder when they are angry we don't outlaw anger, even though the
murderer's emotional state contributed to the crime.  Why should drug use
_by itself_ be criminalized?  It is possible to get high and not harm
anyone.  My guess is that most drug use is harmless.

Brett


>Isn't the notion of victimless crime problematic with regards, at least, to
>drugs? Given the spillover effects [drivin' while blind, beating up whoever
>while blind etc.] doesn't the other side's argument score a few pretty
>significant points on these issues?
>
>Ian