>> You can sit at home and smoke it and fine but go to any grim > town in Britain and see the crack addicts hanging around, > f**ked up hopeless wastes of life! I would go round with a > big lorry and load them all in, and lock them up for as long > as it takes to get them physically clean and mentally > rehabilitated, maybe even provide them with basic education > or new skills so they can begin to rebuilt a sense of self > worth and live a more fulfilling life contributing to > society. It would cut crime too! They could gradually be > released into society as they showed signs of improvement >
Matt its not just grim towns, its everywhere - and generally I agree of course what you suggest would be the best way, but expensive - so if the govt taxed my use and spent the money on that I'd be all in favour. of course what really happens is that addicts are charged go to court, get fines/service until the they do too many or something serious when they get sent to HMP, mix with other crims learn some new tricks and probably add to the types of drugs they are addcited to and then let out. Surprisingly they don't join the WI and run a cake stall at the village fayre, but most move on to more serious crimes or die. Everyone knows this Screws, cops, beaks etc, but not many have the honesty or strength of character to speak out and suggest a better way. Provided it doesn't directly impact their cosy little worlds they sem happy to try and contain in in the poorer areas of society. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
