Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
I didn't make that conclusion --- you made that conclusion. Please don't put words in my mouth and then say I'm wrong. I said that if weed were legal, then the governemnt would save money on catching, prosecuting and imprisoning people for pot crimes that would no longer be illegal. I think that is true. Even if the rest of the so-called "War on Drugs" were to continue the same as it has, it doesn't change the fact that there would be a savings from not having to enforce pot laws if pot were legal.

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Again, that's another thing I never said. I said the government would save money. I didn't say they would gve it back to us. I agree with you there --- I don't think they would necessarily give it back.

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Well, the fact is those people locked up for marijuana crimes are getting out eventually no matter what. I doubt there are many people in prison for life without possibility of parole for strictly pot crimes. So, yeah, they may be a bit screwed up after their prison experience, but in my opinion they should never have been in there in the first place. And I don't see any good reaaon to keep sending more into prison for the same crimes, just to get screwed up by thier prison experience and eventually be let back out. It is another one of the social costs of criminalization. We end up sending people to prison for relatively harmless marijuana crimes, and while they are there they get turned into REAL criminals and get let back out. I think we should stop doing that.
well first off I would like to say I don't know how to quote so I will apologize in advance.

As for the first portion, you did indeed say that. if you look at post permalink 5, you did indeed say that, no you didn't say "theory" but you agreed with someone else's deduction enlightening you to feel the same way. the use of theory is then rightfully justified, as it the your conclusion, stated in such post.

the second quote. that was rhetorical, i was just elaborating a realistic consequence being effected by this debate. but understand your response.

the third is pretty much how I feel. of course there not in for life, but theres a bit more too it which I think you touched on some of it.


for the rest, I say well rebuddled. this is one of those subjects that is tied together with a multitude of others, making it a difficult knot to untie. legalized or not, it is going to do positive and negative, but the government and the people, both have to be ready for that change. and unfortunately right now I dont believe we are ready for it.