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Subject: [Leica] a new one
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun Apr 11 07:14:07 2004

I vote for banning. Then we can focus our attention on us instead of
meddling in everyone else's affairs. Dubya was (is) an alcoholic. Who
better to lead the charge than a recovering alcoholic?

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of animal
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 7:16 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] a new one

Banning some drugs does not make any sense as long as alcoholic drinks
are
legal.
There is no doubt whatsoever that alcohol causes more harm then all
others
combined.
Also find it odd  people here who can openly smoke a joint  would end up
in
jail in the USA.
simon jessurun
amsterdam
the netherlands

> I would legalise all or ban all drugs. Prohibition, and the continued
> import and wealth of illegal drug dealers, prove that making something
> illegal does not stop people doing it - particularly if they like it.
> Hunting rare cats stopped only when it became unfashionable to wear
> their fur, not by campaigns telling people not to do it.
> The anti narcotics antics of governments are pointless as long as
there
> is demand - there will be supply, only the price will change.
> The problem with smoking is the smell. I like lots of smokers. The
> problem is that a smoking area in a room is about as effective as a
> pissing area in a swimming pool - sooner or later everybody gets it.
> Frank
>
>
> On 11 Apr 2004, at 11:14, Sam wrote:
>
> > My motto is "Smoke 'till ya choke." The problem is that the
> > thought/action/don't-even-think-it police are out of control. In NYC
a
> > shop owner does not have the right to allow smoking, even if it's a
> > tavern.
> >
> > B.D.'s statement that if we allow one drug (smoking) we must allow
all
> > drugs is not well thought out. I wonder why he did not use alcohol
as
> > his example (hiccup!). Certainly alcohol kills more innocent people
> > than smoking.
> > I like smokers. These flawed human beings are a breath of fresh air
> > :)  in relation to the self-indulgent, imposing jackasses who are
> > always busy getting other people to do something they don't want to
> > do, or to not do something they want to do.
> >
> > Happy Easter, Passover--
> >
> > Sam S
> >
> >
> > Tina Manley wrote:
> >
> >> At 07:12 PM 4/6/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> Face it - people who smoke are drug addicts. And unless you favor
the

> >>> legalization of all currently illegal narcotic substances, you're
> >>> being
> >>> a hypocrite to whine about smoker's rights and the 'persecution'
of
> >>> smokers.
> >>>
> >>> B. D.
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm back after a week in Kentucky.  There seem to be more die-hard
> >> smokers in Kentucky (where lots of tobacco is grown) than even in
> >> North Carolina (where all of the tobacco companies are based).  We
> >> stopped at one antique store that had a prominent sign outside
> >> "Smokers Welcome!"  I knew I shouldn't have gone in, but my husband
> >> was looking for antique light fixtures.  As soon as we walked in my
> >> sinuses plugged up and I got a headache.  There is no way I would
> >> have bought anything in that store.  There were several books I
would
> >> have been interested in, but they were infused with the smell of
> >> stale smoke.  There is no way to get that smell out of books.
> >> Smokers have the freedom to smoke in their own homes and stores and
I
> >> have the right to refuse to buy anything they are selling.
> >>
> >> Tina
> >>
> >>
> >> Tina Manley, ASMP
> >> www.tinamanley.com
> >>
> >>
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