Alcoholics and Drug users draining our Society

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   zampanoposted 14 years ago

   smells like yokle feathers burning...

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      lyricsingrayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I smell it too

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   Bovine Currencyposted 14 years ago

   Oh boo hoo, the drug addicts, the alcoholics.  Why stop there.  What about the paraplegics, the mentally retarded? 
   
   The only way up is to push someone down.  Heroin exists because it makes a few people rich.  The system that allows that transaction is at fault and has countless flaws that have been ignored, excused, painted over and re marketed.  How about all the money given to a two party political system to convince its constituents that they live in a democracy?  How about the landlords with more houses than 3rd cousins and beyond.  Nobody needs two houses or 10 or so on.  Nobody needs most of what they want.  You might want a plasma and a share portfolio and the junkie might want a fix.  So what.  Get over yourselves.  Try giving a sandwich to a homeless person.  It won't kill you.

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   tksenseiposted 14 years ago

   If someone can afford 10 houses and want them, that's their business. If someone can afford 10 houses but buys 3 and gives a big sack 'o cash to charity, that's also their business. Neither one absolves junkies of personal responsibility anymore than the moral standing of their dealer does.

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      Bovine Currencyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Sunshine, lollipops and...

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   awareposted 14 years ago

   dang long list .

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   Denno66posted 14 years ago

   One who would make the opening statement(not the author) obviously doesn't understand the topic.

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      lorlie6posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, as always, Denno!!!!

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   pgrundyposted 14 years ago

   Draining our society of what? Drugs and alcohol?
   
   Why are drugs and alcohol so attractive? Because our society is stressful, harsh, and nasty and people tend to have no compassion whatsoever.
   
   Better society = Few drug addicts & alcoholics.
   
   Or, as has been mentioned already, we could just exterminate anyone who doesn't generate money. Humanoid ATMs is what we want. Everyone else can just die.
   
   Yeah that'll make it all better.

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   oldenuf2nobetterposted 14 years ago

   When it comes to drug abuse the real burden on the system is the way our society attempts to deal with the problem.Mandatory sentancing and harsher penalties have overloaded our legal system and insure vast profits for drug dealers.Substance abuse is a public health concern.Incarceration is vastly more expensive than treatment.

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      tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      And about as effective, but it keeps the druggies away from society.

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   Cagsilposted 14 years ago

   Okay, now I wonder how many people actually decided to SEE where this thread was posted?
   
   Politics and social issues - Europe - United Kingdom?
   
   Sorry, I'm American born and raised. If you feel this is happening in your society and you wanted to share, then I commend you on voicing your opinion.
   
   I could look at it from another perspective, but that one is most likely not one you are to agree with either. So, I'll leave it at this.
   
   Enjoy.

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   tksenseiposted 14 years ago

   I guess not.

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    cheaptrickposted 14 years ago

    Sorry y'all but Ironically enough one of my kids is in trouble and i must leave.let me quote Steven Hawking"It doesn't have to be like this.All we have to do is keep talking"...peace...

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    The situations that cause it can be slowly eliminated.

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    tksenseiposted 14 years ago

    I dunno...

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    Denno66posted 14 years ago

    Eh, just a comment. I don't have an answer for it, but I'm sure if I were a hubber on some of the other threads, my idea would be the ONLY correct one.

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       tksenseiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       And you'd be right, of course.

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          Denno66posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Well, ofcourse.
          Have a nice life.

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    cstewart1987posted 14 years ago

    empathy, where has it gone

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