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FreakinDJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 11:38 AM
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9. You have obviously never worked with Drug Addicts
practicing or recovering

and obviously should recuse your self from the conversation
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  -Federal Study Shows Not Using Drugs Causes Crime Wizard777  May-30-09 10:33 AM   #0 
  - Depends on % Of Population Doing Drugs  MannyGoldstein   May-30-09 10:40 AM   #1 
  - And do arrests include those for possession of drugs?  konnichi wa   May-30-09 10:50 AM   #2 
  - Even if that pans out. It just gives you an idea of where to look for the answer.  Wizard777   May-30-09 10:51 AM   #3 
     - I would still prefer to see "Drug Treatment" over Incarceration  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 11:36 AM   #8 
        - Yes we do. The greater majority of that actually come from the black market. Not addiction.  Wizard777   May-30-09 12:50 PM   #19 
           - Majority of those incarcerated are drug addicted petty criminals  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 01:05 PM   #24 
              - Those "Ring Leaders" rarely if ever use their product. So there goes your argument.  Wizard777   May-30-09 01:11 PM   #25 
                 - Deleted message  Name removed   May-30-09 10:13 PM   #27 
                    - Deleted message  Name removed   May-31-09 06:59 AM   #33 
  - Correlation does not equal causation  DavidDvorkin   May-30-09 11:09 AM   #4 
  - I think Obama and the American people would be better served by a scientist -  Wizard777   May-30-09 11:21 AM   #6 
  - You have obviously never worked with Drug Addicts  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 11:38 AM   #9 
     - Excuse me you don't know that well. I'm a retired bodyguard. Yes, I have worked with drug users.  Wizard777   May-30-09 12:11 PM   #15 
        - The BULL-SHIT is getting pretty deep now  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 10:15 PM   #28 
  - Indeed. They may well be asking the wrong question here.  surrealAmerican   May-31-09 10:06 AM   #39 
  - All drugs are not the same in this regard.  bemildred   May-30-09 11:15 AM   #5 
  - I cannot believe that Obama would allow prejudice and bias to be applied to science.  Wizard777   May-30-09 11:34 AM   #7 
  - "prejudice and bias" - like you got a lot of room to talk  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 11:39 AM   #10 
     - If you're not familiar with these ugly old arguments veiled in science.  Wizard777   May-30-09 11:59 AM   #12 
        - So that is your argument against "Drug Treatment Alternatives"  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 12:50 PM   #20 
           - I'm not against drug treatment. I'm against achieving this through lies.  Wizard777   May-30-09 01:04 PM   #23 
  - 50%  BeFree   May-30-09 11:55 AM   #11 
  - Since 50% of those arrested are arrested for having drugs ...  TexasObserver   May-31-09 09:39 AM   #38 
  - I've always thought that there were many people who SHOULD have used drugs in the '60s.  foxfeet   May-30-09 11:59 AM   #13 
  - No doubt Bush needed to chill and smoke a blunt durring the UN Weapons inspection of Iraq.  Wizard777   May-30-09 12:03 PM   #14 
     - Yep - Bush just "Re-Worded" the headline like you did  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 12:59 PM   #22 
        - Using the exact same criteria. The study also proves that not using drugs causes crime.  Wizard777   May-30-09 01:22 PM   #26 
           - recidivism rates for released prisoners in the United States is 60%  FreakinDJ   May-30-09 10:24 PM   #30 
  - What percent of the people were arrested for illegal drugs? WTF is this country criminalizing  Vincardog   May-30-09 12:28 PM   #16 
  - The only drug that has specifically been revealed to CAUSE  Mythsaje   May-30-09 12:32 PM   #17 
  - Exactly! Gil would rather fight the paper tiger of addiction than the real cause of the black market  Wizard777   May-30-09 12:57 PM   #21 
  - Ever been around someone addicted to meth?  rucky   May-31-09 07:17 AM   #36 
     - You would be amazed at who you can find in the meth line at a clinic.  Wizard777   May-31-09 08:31 AM   #37 
     - Yes...  Mythsaje   May-31-09 12:12 PM   #40 
        - My bad for bringing it up anecdotally.  rucky   May-31-09 12:44 PM   #41 
           - You misunderstand...  Mythsaje   May-31-09 01:19 PM   #42 
  - "Your honor, I ran over that lady because I wasn't drinking."  Tierra_y_Libertad   May-30-09 12:33 PM   #18 
  - Yours is a very faulty argument.  LisaL   May-30-09 10:17 PM   #29 
  - 100 % of the people in this study were committing crimes. 50% were drug users. 50% were not.  Wizard777   May-31-09 06:31 AM   #31 
  - This is HUGH!!11! We need "War on Sobriety"!!!11!!  JustABozoOnThisBus   May-31-09 06:49 AM   #32 
     - Bill Hicks - "Where's my commercial?"  Echo In Light   May-31-09 07:03 AM   #34 
     - That seems to be the way to go. Because people only take issue with OP addiction.  Wizard777   May-31-09 07:10 AM   #35 
 

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