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Can we make poop illegal? ( 1866 reads) |
Monday, July 13, 2009 (15:34:53) |
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An interesting observation about criminal laws and, specifically, drug laws: notice that most laws actually make certain conduct illegal. Murdering, burglarizing, assaulting, etc. Drug laws, by design, still make an action illegal (possession, sale, etc.); however, the more important aspect to them is the item being sold, possessed, etc. In other words, cops won't care (in most instances) if you are selling donuts on the corner to passing people. They will care, however, if you are slinging crack cocaine.
So why don't we just make being high illegal? The actual state of being intoxicated could be against the law. Simple answer - this legislation would incorporate too many perfectly legal items that cause brain altering reactions. Think nicotine, caffeine, or booze.
So, law makers are limited to proscribing certain items from people's possession. That appears to be the only way to do it. However, there is a big problem here: people's creativity at finding substances to get high with appears limitless.
Don't believe me? Take a look at these two stories:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/406067.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2131440.stm
States are on a crusade to get salvia divinorum outlawed. What next? Morning glory seeds? At to what extreme will they go? Outlawing poop for jenkem use?
We laugh now but remember - truth is stranger than fiction. |
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