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Old 04-22-2014, 05:29 PM
 
Location: Cumberland County, NJ
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Old 04-22-2014, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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I personally have no problem with pot other than it makes the already dull teens even duller. Don't know what the current medical info is in terms of danger. Don't know much about the dangers of ecstacy; coke can be a killer, though. What makes me shudder is the extensive heroine use in this country. How I WISH we could put those dealers away for life! To me it is one of the biggest problems facing our society.
Yes, heroin is a major problem, but the government needs to stop the heroin coming in from places like Afghanistan. The Islamic terrorists are hurting us more than some people realize ...
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Old 04-22-2014, 07:17 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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True, but drugs happen in every high school. Be it a nice area or a terrible one.
The difference of course is that in the nice school the kids normally aren't arrested and they are allowed to grow out of drug use and other youthful indiscretions. In a bad school though? People can't wait to throw those kids in jail and ruin their lives with a criminal record.
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Old 04-22-2014, 07:21 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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The difference of course is that in the nice school the kids normally aren't arrested and they are allowed to grow out of drug use and other youthful indiscretions. In a bad school though? People can't wait to throw those kids in jail and ruin their lives with a criminal record.
It's also important to reiterate that these kids weren't merely using. As far as the ringleaders go, while I'm sure they'll be getting the best legal assistance money can buy, they'll still probably be doing some very hard time, as they deserve.
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Old 04-22-2014, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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Yes, heroin is a major problem, but the government needs to stop the heroin coming in from places like Afghanistan. The Islamic terrorists are hurting us more than some people realize ...
US heroin comes primarily from Mexico and Columbia. Southwest Asia produces the vast majority of the world's heroin but hardly any of it gets to the US.

Blaming Islamic Terrorists for America's heroin problem is used to further justify America's "War on Terror." Just like basically everything used to justify this pointless and illegal war however, it's almost entirely a big pile of BS.
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Old 04-22-2014, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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It's also important to reiterate that these kids weren't merely using. As far as the ringleaders go, while I'm sure they'll be getting the best legal assistance money can buy, they'll still probably be doing some very hard time, as they deserve.
Of course. Simply commenting on the drug use in all high schools comment. Doing drugs and selling drugs are two very different crimes. One hurts no one but yourself, the other can destroy an entire community. These people deserve all that is coming to em.
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Old 04-23-2014, 05:13 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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US heroin comes primarily from Mexico and Columbia. Southwest Asia produces the vast majority of the world's heroin but hardly any of it gets to the US.

Blaming Islamic Terrorists for America's heroin problem is used to further justify America's "War on Terror." Just like basically everything used to justify this pointless and illegal war however, it's almost entirely a big pile of BS.
OK, gotcha. Islamic terrorism isn't a problem around the world ... peace, love, understanding and tolerance.
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Old 04-23-2014, 05:51 AM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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US heroin comes primarily from Mexico and Columbia. Southwest Asia produces the vast majority of the world's heroin but hardly any of it gets to the US.

Blaming Islamic Terrorists for America's heroin problem is used to further justify America's "War on Terror." Just like basically everything used to justify this pointless and illegal war however, it's almost entirely a big pile of BS.
you're right. there are plenty of other reasons to justify it.
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Old 04-23-2014, 06:12 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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OK, gotcha. Islamic terrorism isn't a problem around the world ... peace, love, understanding and tolerance.
Didn't say Islamic terrorism wasn't a problem in the world. What I said is that you were dead wrong about claiming our heroin came from Afghanistan. Laughably wrong really, considering how little comes from there. I thought you might want to know how totally ignorant you are on the topic so you don't embarrass yourself in the future.
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Old 04-23-2014, 06:17 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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you're right. there are plenty of other reasons to justify it.
Name one reason for this war. Clearly our anger after 911 was justified, but anger alone is no reason to fight a war. Do you really think terrorism is less of threat because of this war? So what was the point if not to make us safer? What are we accomplishing? What is the justification?
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