There is a difference between being Christain and being a Christ Follower.
This is so off the topic here but I had to add my 2 cents worth...am I the only one that sees such an injustice in our teachers being paid so little. Here they are expected to not only teach the required subjects but also in a lot of cases having to teach what should be taught by the parents at home: respect, honesty, responsibility, social skills, etc. And then on the other hand you have students becoming professional atheletes making a ton of money and they can't even spell "football". No offense to those atheletes that are also good students and scholars because there are some out there. I just think the system is all "out of whack" and teachers, along with other civil servents, should be paid better.
I can't comment on whether or not the "majority" of drug users are non-violent recreational users or not as I don't have the "facts" to prove or disprove that argument. I just wonder how those people are able to keep their jobs? My employers have all required that their employees all pass random drug tests to stay employed. Please explain to me how legalization will prevent drug related crimes where gangs and territorial related violence are involved? Even if drugs were legal, wouldn't people still have to pay for them? Where would the money come from? Granted if it were legal people couldn't be fired for not passing a "pee" test because the test itself wouldn't be required. But what if these people couldn't perform their job because they were stoned or high, or failed to show up because of drug use (abuse)? Could they be fired? And what about the people that drive around under the influence? Is that okay too? I don't get your reasoning. The church comment probably doesn't have anything to do with this situation. I was just trying to state an example of the "night and day" difference between the type of people that participlate in drug related crimes and those that don't.
Sounds good to me. Instead of the bracelet they need to have it injected under their skin somwhere...for life.
How would the state ever collect?
OMG!!! You have got to be kidding. Ok, let me spell it out for you S L O W L Y! There are drug users that can't hold jobs because some companies actually have random drug tests. How do you think those drug users get money to buy drugs??? They commit crimes like robbery, auto theft, etc. To me, and other people with a working brain, that is dangerous to society. Then you have the drug users that also sell drugs. I imagine those are not the type of people that go to church on Sunday. I imagine they are the type that carry guns illegally and participate in gang violence and drug wars. I don't know about you but I don't want to live next to them, flying bullets tend to be DANGEROUS to my health.
Last I heard marijuana possession doesn't result in the death penalty.
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