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14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Some fugitives receivi... · 0 replies · +20 points

I just have to add that the government is funding a rapist... Insane..

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Some fugitives receivi... · 0 replies · +26 points

How do you know he paid into it? Either way, its irrelevant. Government support should be shut off if you are a fugitive. How much sense does it make for government to be funding someone and chasing them at the same time??? That's insane and a a waste of money on 2 fronts. You should either use the funding mechancism to find the criminal, or cut off the funding to help flush them out.. Just stupid!

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - "Your Voice, Your Vote... · 1 reply · +8 points

One more counterpoint to those that say that it won't decrease the black market.. If it were legal, why would I risk buying illegal pot, particularly if I have to drive several miles to meet my supplier when I could go to the liquor store that is 2 blocks away and get it without worry? And I would get a selection of different kinds, not just what a dealer happened to have on hand. You anti people talk about how weed makes people lazy (although I've seen no evidence of that) - wouldn't that convenience alone cause lazy people to go to their neighborhood liquor store? That, the selection, and the lack of worry about reprisal?

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - "Your Voice, Your Vote... · 0 replies · +4 points

"how far down the road will it be before we see users sue makers like we have in cigarette cases"

What would they sue for? http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20060523/po...
You can find studies like these everywhere.. Have you ever heard of someone dying because of smoking a natural plant (tobacco is not natural the way it is sold). I don't smoke, but I think you are out of your mind if you don't vote to legalize it. Even the Clatsop DA in the video repeatedly said that it was probably safer than alcohol. This coming from a guy who wishes we could outlaw alcohol. He also said that it would lead to an explosion of smokers. That's not at all what happened in Amsterdam (among residents) and use has actually decreased among young people. We learn from history that we do not learn from history......

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Romney, Perry go after... · 0 replies · +3 points

So true.. This is one of the few articles that even has his name in it. Faux news completely ignored the fact, as per normal, that he won the after debate poll.. Again! I am so sick of the media picking our candidates for us. It should be grounds for treason.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Sheriff\'s Association... · 0 replies · +3 points

There is so much ignorance about marijuana thanks to to DuPont and their corporatist video (Reefer Madness), and Harry Anslinger the government schill that claimed he turned into a bat while testing marijuana on himself for the government. Asslinger testified before the government against the AMA who said they found no health effects from pot. I don't smoke pot at all (anymore), but anti-pot people are some of the most ignorant on the planet. It is a purely natural plant!. Should we outlaw nutmeg? Yes, you can get effed up on nutmeg with the proper dose.... I've also heard you can get looped up by eating an entire head of parsley (never tried).. The point is this... Everybody that wants to smoke pot, particularly in Oregon where it is decriminalized, already is. Quite frankly, any drug people want to use is already being done despite laws. Did people quit drinking during prohibition? Hell no, and drugs were still legal then..

I do not believe in victimless crimes. If people want to escape reality, even to the point of ruining their reality, I don't care as long as they don't infringe on anybody else's rights. That's freedom...

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Cops search for \'tall... · 0 replies · +2 points

"displayed weapons"
What were the weapons? Seems like important information for anyone that might be their next target!

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Neighbors say legal po... · 1 reply · +4 points

These people aren't getting headaches and the smell is probably miniscule. Its just another example of intolerance which leads to people voting away the rights of others. These people don't realize that their stupidity could lead to them having their rights voted away too if people "make a stink" about something they are doing. Live and let live!

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Supporters of medical ... · 9 replies · +14 points

I agree with everything you said, but want to take it a step further. The use of drugs is a personal decision and on its own volition is a victimless crime. Hence not a crime. If there is a victim as the result of the use of drugs, then that crime should be dealt with, otherwise we should live free to make our own decisions and mistakes. Legislating morality never works and laws don't prevent people from doing what they want to do anyway. Everybody in Oregon that wants to smoke pot already smokes pot. The laws will never stop this. Its not for me (I like to drink), but I would die defending your right to do it.

15 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Teens admit to shootin... · 0 replies · +7 points

I know a lot of people think cats are lesser than dogs, but it doesn't matter. They aren't rats and they are family members to those of us that like them. These kids killed 50 family members. The punishment should fit the crime.

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