On 8/21/05, Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> wrote:
... As for crystal meth, I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but if I want to pour something from my chemistry set down my throat that shouldn't be anybody's business. The fact that it doesn't accidentally kill me and indeed gives me a buzz shouldn't be the sole provence of the pharmaceutical companies. After that, if you want to make laws about selling the stuff well that's a different matter.
the state of oregon just passed a law (yet to be put into effect) that requires a prescription from a doctor for all sudafed (pseudo ephedrine) purchases. the problem isn't drug addicts killing themselves with corrosive fluids, as this would be a problem that solves itself in short order, but rather that meth heads are idiotic crime machines. i've had numerous friends and acquaintances affected by this (vehicles stolen or broken into, property damaged and/or stolen, tweakers robbing at knife point, etc, etc) and it's getting ridiculous*. big brother isn't the answer, but when you get a lot of pissed off citizens and overwhelmed police involved the solutions they settle for are going to be ugly and invasive. what a fucking mess... ---- * last week a tweaker out of jail for only a few weeks went around to our hay growers neighbors and stole all sorts of random crap from homes up and down the road he lived on. everything from elk antlers to hand made arrows for bow hunting, power tools loaded into a wheel barrow, the most random crap. the only reason he didn't hit our hay grower was that last time he stole from them they went to his parents house and told him "the next time your son steals from my home you'll be attending a funeral". now that's closer to an effective solution. :)