From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 21:21:23 MST
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> THere are, however, frequently externalities that are not considered,
> which I've illustrated before. For example: if I have minor children to
> care for, and am legally responsible for, then in intoxicating myself I
> am abdicating responsibility for them while I am intoxicated. If I
> become addicted to an intoxicant, I have physiologically and
> psychologically abdicated the ability to make responsible decisions
> free of the influence of the addiction.
>
Would such alleged or actual practices make it your (or the
collective "your") business to "protect the children" by
monitoring my actions and taking them away if you don't approve?
Careful. Here lies the root of much tyranny.
> If you are insured against potential damages to others from such, fine,
> go to it, have fun and let me know how to contact your insurance
> carrier. If you aren't, then I have a problem with your behavior,
> unless you can post some other sort of bond.
>
Does your problem lead you to coerce others who you have a
problem with?
> I dont' wish to attract numerous rude flames from those on the list who
> are militantly pro-drug to the point of flaming anybody with a rational
> libertarian argument such as that above. If you don't agree with my
> opinion, so be it, but don't think that your posting rude responses is
> going to change my opinion (I'm only saying this because that was the
> response from a few individuals the last time I made the above statement).
>
The above is supposted to be an argument against "drugs" as some
large lump that can be talked rationally about as a single unit?
There are drugs and there are drugs. People getting high and
not hurting anyone is none of your business. You do agree to
that don't you?
The last time, iirc, you made a much more inflammatory statement
and you got suitably a bit smoked from the flames you started
and fanned. The above statement isn't so bad on the face of it
depending on whether or not you think it justifies any part of
the "War on Drugs".
- samantha
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