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Originally Posted by bapoumba  Hello,
there was a little more to my post than just that. I basically stated that I do not know. And that maybe improving society was the answer. I still do not know, and no one pick up on that idea.
Every citizen should have the right to decide, yes. But do every citizen have a choice ? Why did your friend let her/himself into such counter productive behavior regarding a student life ? Why do some citizens feel the need to fill their life with addictive behavior ? |
I understand, I wansn't really trying to attack you or anything, just the point you made. Nobody knows the right answers (that's why we're here).
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "do[es] every citizen have a choice?" If you think that "every citizen should have the right to decide," then I'm pretty sure they have a choice. Nobody is forcing anyone else to take drugs, and if someone were, that would certainly be illegal. Alcohol and tobacco are legal, but there are plenty of people who choose not to use either.
I don't know everything about my friend, but I assume he did it because he enjoys playing the game. People make all sorts of bad decisions. It's part of life. It's not the government's position to step in and say, "No, you can't do this because it's bad for you." That's why I think age limit laws are stupid too--if a 17 year-old kid wants to smoke cigarettes or drink beer, let him. He can do other equally stupid things that would be harmful (drink antifreeze, drain cleaner, etc.) that are perfectly legal, so why prevent responsible citizens from enjoying certain substances in moderation?
Sure, some people think it's "bad." But why should their opinion infringe on another's freedoms?
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Originally Posted by Extreme Coder Yes, humans can be addicted to many things, but people legalize or illegalize these addictions depending on how dangerous are they to you. The rate of TVs or Video Games killing people < rate of drugs killing people. |
Marijuana has killed 0 people in its history of use.
Both alcohol and tobacco kill hundreds of thousands every year.
Marijuana is illegal.
Alcohol is legal for anyone over 21, and tobacco is legal for anyone over 18 (varies per state, NJ just made it 19).