- Subject: Re: Admiral Inman
- From: "Connie Sadler"@MR.STANFORD.EDU
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 07:58:00 PDT
- A1-type: DOCUMENT
- Posting-date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 00:00:00 PDT
In list.cypherpunks, [email protected] writes: > [email protected] (Jamie Lawrence) writes: > >> It does amaze me that what can be a victimless activity is such >> a hotbutton. > > Drugs are victimless? What about crack babies, which cost a million > dollars EACH in medical care, btw. Exactly! And this is just one example of the victims. What about the extremely high rate of crime motivated by the need for drugs? I have personally been a victim twice (theft of my car and *nice stereo system* and a breakin to my house where much was taken) in crimes which appeared to be motivated by the the need for drugs. I don't see where legalizing drugs would motivate addicts to start working to legitimately pay for their habits. CJS