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Originally Posted by AdAstra2009
Money shouldn't be an obstacle to justice
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This is the same argument used to rationalize such socialist nonsense as section 8 housing, universal healthcare, and federal student loans. The idea that everyone should have all the money they need to do whatever they want is what is destroying this country.
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Originally Posted by AdAstra2009
Now you just sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist
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In case you thought it's not a real thing...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_Group
Just google "private prison" and have fun spending an entire day being horrified. Even that fascist Joe Arpaio thinks they're a problem.
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Originally Posted by AdAstra2009
Thats the most thick headed logic I've heard from you so far "because I think I'm correct it's automatic FACT"
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Even DEA agents admit that the drug war doesn't actually accomplish anything.
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3 things, one how is that relevant to the correlation between crime and legalization which is the only reason I used the Netherlands example ,two Portugal and the USA have completely different cultures and the USA's population is 30 times larger -you can't compare the two, and three Drugs are still effectively illegal in Portugal as people who are caught with drugs are sent to boards to be evaluated for treatment or fines and Drug dealers/traffickers are still dealt with harshly by the law and imprisoned.
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I've heard that argument before in other debates about gun control, gay marriage, and welfare reform; "We can't do X here even though it works in country Y because our cultures are so different." It's a weak bullshit argument designed to prey on people's sense of national identity without actually making a real point.