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Originally posted by Scruff View PostWho really cares?
As far as I am concerned, heroin addicts don't deserve the attention, since they are a waste of society's resources. Another casualty to Afghan Taliban.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI think you'll find that Oscar-winning Hollywood actors are frequently rather wealthy, whether or not they have a drug habit. I'm sure we would have heard about it if he was in the habit of knocking off car radios and nicking TVs from old people's homes. But all he seems to be known for is appearing in films which made lots of money, which sounds more like a contribution to society than a waste of its resources.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostOddly enough, society uses a chunk of it's resources to provide quite a few people with opiates just as strong or stronger than heroin, as well as the stuff itself, which is commonly used for pain relief albeit under a different name (diamorphine I think)
As for the comments about the wealthy making contributions to society, as addicts - ultimately, they pay the price. Society picks up the tab...Its not just the financial cost, but the emotional costs that go with it.
Alcohol certainly costs society a lot more than smack, but at least there is a Duty received by the Exchequer!I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code).Comment
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Originally posted by Scruff View PostWho really cares?
As far as I am concerned, heroin addicts don't deserve the attention, since they are a waste of society's resources. Another casualty to Afghan Taliban.
Punch Drunk Love
Moneyball
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Big Lebowski
Capote
The Master
...to name but a few.
I don't know how much attention he got for being a drug addict, I suspect he was a more well known due to the majority of the films he starred in/directed enjoying success (critical or box office)...If at first you don't succeed... skydiving is not for you!Comment
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Originally posted by Scruff View PostI don't have an issue with Diamorphine, I have an issue with Smack. I have lost a friend to it, and have seen a number of relatives and other friends have their lives destroyed by it.
As for the comments about the wealthy making contributions to society, as addicts - ultimately, they pay the price. Society picks up the tab...Its not just the financial cost, but the emotional costs that go with it.
Alcohol certainly costs society a lot more than smack, but at least there is a Duty received by the Exchequer!
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Originally posted by Scruff View PostI don't have an issue with Diamorphine, I have an issue with Smack. I have lost a friend to it, and have seen a number of relatives and other friends have their lives destroyed by it.
Lots of people are pumped full of strong opiates all the time and don't go off the rails or kill themselves. The drugs don't automatically "destroy lives", to most people they make a huge positive difference. I for one would be unable to function without them. Does that make me a "waste of societies resources"?While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostSo the obvious solution is to legalise smack. After all, it's fairly harmless in itself (much less physically harmful than alcohol): it's universally agreed that the harmful effects seen are a result of its illegality, not of the physiological actions of the drug, and if it was legal it could be taxed.
While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by Scruff View PostAlcohol certainly costs society a lot more than smack, but at least there is a Duty received by the Exchequer!
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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First remember him in Scent of a woman, he had a small part but stood out.
All natural drugs should be legalised, anything that grows naturally should be legal. The government could clear the deficit from the tax if they legalised and regulated drugs simultaneously winning the drug war and saving thousands of lives. Ban alcohol.Comment
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