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Exactly. As Hidell said, there is no good reason for the existence of victimless crimes. And as for
the NHS/taxpayer money, i certainly don't want to pay for some guy's rehabilitation because he did
something of his own free will. That would basically be a forced charitable donation. |
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Of course they should. Crimes should have victims. If a crime has no victim, it shouldn't be a
crime. There is no serious argument that can be advanced against the legalisation of heroin. |
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Sometimes people need to be protected from themselves, Heroin falls into that category. It is not a
victimless crime, as most who touch it end up victims of it. Their families are victims of it.
It couldn't be taxed as there are not to many functioning smackheads, with jobs and an income. It
breeds crime. Unless you are giving it away on the NHS, legalised or not, it will continue to breed
crime.
Off the point, but the NHS was not set up to feed or placate the habits of junkies. We spend
millions on methadone programs. I do not know how succesful they are in weaning people off the
habit, I do know a placated heroin addict on methadone is less likely to feel the need to rob. It is
opium for the masses right enough, social sedating of societies problems.
We see "heroin addicts turn good" on TV such as Russel Brand, but I do not believe he was ever a
junkie. He possibly dabbled in the black arts, but a reformed junkie would be the likes of Marti
Pellow. You see it in him. In his face.
Heroin is a tragic waste of life.
There are plenty of serious arguments against the legalisation of heroin. There are no serious
arguments for it. Victimless crime being one of the craziest I have heard.
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What is this, drugs week?
It is pretty obvious you are not a user or very new to it.
Eventually users beg to come off or die trying...:-( |
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I wouldn't care if the individual didn't effect others, but generally speaking there aren't any
"nice" heroin addicts out there. The chances of using on a strictly recreational base are much
different than lets say marijuana. |
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Much as we would like to avoid it drug addiction causes substantial problems not just to the takers
themselves. For this reason I cannot agree, that and the idea of the NHS not being for the whole
nation. |
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I would be for but I am against the point about the NHS. The NHS is there for everyone, we
shouldn't say smokers/drinkers/drug users can't have access because then we would be forcing people
in to conforming to one idea of a "healthy lifestyle" which isn't right.
People should have the right to their vices and not be denied health care on account of their
lifestyle choices. Medical care is there so we can do the things we like to do and not have to worry
about dying. |
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Got to say no on this one. Heroin users are usually addicted and this leads to variety of problems.
I'm sorry to stereotype but heroin users are usually seen to be teenagers who are possibly single
mums. To fund their habit they have to prostitute, steal and usually end up being victims of assault
and can die because of their habit, either through overdose or being murdered. Also research shows
heroin leaves people more open to contract HIV and is one of fastest growing ways of catching it. It
would end up costing the tax payer far to deal with all the problems from legalising it. |
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10 Nov 2008 14:38
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