i think Rabbi must have had something horrible happen to someone close to him, and i am very sorry for that- my cousin died of cancer accelrated by herion abuse after she gave birth to a baby with aids, i have lost countless frineds to cocaine speed and heroin, so its not like this hasnt affected me, but really what is with your stance???
it is pretty disturbing someone called the Rabbi is so quick to call for executions over such a trivial, non biblical crime.
THE REAL DEAL= parents and friends who refuse to accept that their kid/ friend is an IDIOT.
i've been around more different types of drugs than probably most highroaders, at times in wacked out groups of people doing all kinds of horrible stuff.
did i EVER EVER EVER touch coke speed heroin or anything else with the potential to completely control and ruin my life? NEVER. why not? cuz i am not an Idiot.
I know i am not indestructable, that addiction is a very real consequence of using.
IF you could get the people around you to know the same, they wouldn't be having problems.
if you are upset at the crimes committed by addicts in search of drugs- get real.you already know legalization would lower the cost dramatically, and BETTTER=
free up tons and tons of jail space, so REAL crimes would carry real weight.
as it is= stragiht from the idiots in the park=
these clowns steal stuff out of cars all day long to get money to shoot speed into their arms.
the speed they get in private, hide out and do it quick ,get rid of the evidence.
the stealing is often in broad daylight, and obviously always somewhat in public.
SO= get caught with speed get like 5 months in jail.
get caught breaking into a car- get two weeks.
get caught trying to break in to my house- get a few days
and we get to have these thieving druggies all over the place for years before they finally really get caught.
so cool- you do something to yourself , you go away, but you do something to sombody else, actually harm/ rob someone you get no time at all.
a girl hits a homelss guy with a WRENCH in the HEAD and gets THREE DAYS. da wont prosecute, man doesnt press charges.
Worse- since jails are full of druggies, sure we hope we get all the real criminals in jail on drug charges but besides that not making a lot of sense, the non drug using burglar/mugger
looks at less punishment.