tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post5293024941743041041..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: The Marijuana OptionM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-21651048674493394992009-08-26T23:26:58.335+00:002009-08-26T23:26:58.335+00:00"Virtually every sexual assault is associated...<i>"Virtually every sexual assault is associated with alcohol abuse. Almost every assault of any kind is related to drinking."</i><br /><br />This surprises me. I am not sure why because it seems very plausible in hindsight. I bet virtually none are linked to hash, grass, weed, shrooms, etc. except by association (the person had them in his possession or was a dealer) I don't know about other drugs but I suspect that crimes used to acquire cash for them are more common than resultant sex offenses.<br /><br />Now just because a drug is or is not linked to sex assault does not give weight to an argument to ban it as the many social drinkers will attest. Even our alcohol phobic society recognizes that crimes are not mitigated due to alcohol intoxication unless there is a demonstrated history of addiction and even then it is not a get out of jail free card. But it the relative harm done by legal drugs over illegal ones is certainly an important part of the issue. <br /><br />Frankly, crimes should be illegal. Substances that criminals use that might have allegedly contributed to their decision making should not. I might make an exception if there were a drug that caused many otherwise normal people to become murdering rapist wackos but even alcohol doesn't do that. And such a drug would probably not be that popular. Put the money into addiction research which is making great breakthroughs and stop micromanaging people's lives while supporting criminal gangs. Spend the effort tracking down child porn creators involuntary prostitution and if they manage to stop that then we can talk about re-prohibiting drugs and voluntary prostitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com