Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
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Sorry, I assumed our failed "War on Drugs" was known to be a failure outside of our borders. We have certainly pressured enough foreign countries into joining in.
Actually, what I was referring to was more of a War on the Casual Marijuana User. People have spent years in jail for non-violent offenses involving smallish amounts of pot/plants, lost their houses/cars/boats/etc. At the same time, our prison system has grown drastically, and other criminals have gotten out.
The US's "War on Drugs" has been a disaster in terms of cost, justice, and personal liberties. I am somewhat happy it is not one of the "imports" that has arrived along with McDonalds...
The U.S. a country of 311 million people currently houses 2 million of them in prison, this is actually one quarter of the world's prison population. From this sum you can extrapolate that either A. the inhabitants of the U.S. are inherently a great deal more criminal than the rest of us, or B. the legal system is a tad overzealous.
Also the fact that under federal law marijuana is treated as a Class A drug and carries the same penalties as possession or distribution of Heroin, while the rest of the world treats possession at least as a minor offence and in many cases not even a prisonable one.
Most states have decriminalized the possession of marijuana, tho.
In Ohio you can have close to a quarter pound of it, and if you're caught carrying; the penalty is equivalent to a traffic citation.
If you were to get caught growing or selling, well ... that's another matter entirely
-doobs.
Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
If I didn't have zero(well almost zero) trouble getting laid then I would probably take offense to this... Most females to tend find my my my stutttttering to be cute. And considering it's basically every letter of the alphabet that I have trouble with i'm lucky that most girls think this way towards me...
Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
Would a beating and a severe shaking help your brother, Chalice?
My brother is 26 years old, 370 pounds, never had a job and is going to be moving in with my family and I.
My sister too.
I love them and all, like. But still ...
Fuck all ... fuck all ... fuck all.
Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
At least my stuttering freak brother of a sister was decent enough to die of cancer 4 years ago.
Ye gads, we've all got similar stories. Maybe everyone who lives in the internet is running away from someone :blink:. It's like golf for the modern age.
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My brother was celebrating his birthday yesterday. I was invited and intended to go, but I ended up sleeping almost 16 hours instead.
I guess the point is siblings can fix themselves, but their more responsible counterparts can have selfish priorities.
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Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
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At least my stuttering freak brother of a sister was decent enough to die of cancer 4 years ago.
Ye gads, we've all got similar stories. Maybe everyone who lives in the internet is running away from someone :blink:. It's like golf for the modern age.
"The Door To Nowhere"
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True story.
-doobs
Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
I have a half-sister from my dad's wandering daze. My mother was kind enough to abort all my other potential siblings. :idunno:
Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
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Artemis
The U.S. a country of 311 million people currently houses 2 million of them in prison, this is actually one quarter of the world's prison population. From this sum you can extrapolate that either A. the inhabitants of the U.S. are inherently a great deal more criminal than the rest of us, or B. the legal system is a tad overzealous.
Also the fact that under federal law marijuana is treated as a Class A drug and carries the same penalties as possession or distribution of Heroin, while the rest of the world treats possession at least as a minor offence and in many cases not even a prisonable one.
Most states have decriminalized the possession of marijuana, tho.
In Ohio you can have close to a quarter pound of it, and if you're caught carrying; the penalty is equivalent to a traffic citation.
If you were to get caught growing or selling, well ... that's another matter entirely
-doobs.
I have followed the legislation from the states that have introduced medical marijuana laws and also those that have decriminalised possession. I didn't realise it was that many, I only thought about one third had introduced such legislation. That it is becoming more widely adopted is a great leap forward and is in line with the rest of the developed world.
As I said before the statistics are grim, over 2 million people are incarcerated in the U.S. which is one quarter of the world's prison population. From this you can extrapolate one of two conclusions: either the population of the U.S. are inherently a great deal more criminal than the rest of the world which is unlikely, or that the justice system is a lot harsher in the U.S. . This blog collates alot of the statistics on crime rates, but also shows the demographically and by region: http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/s...ulation-rates/
A large percentage of those incarcerated in the U.S. is due to the 'war on drugs' which seems to have been fairly indiscriminate, and just concerned itself with a body count in terms of arrests rather than a policy on reducing drug use.
As I said at the beginning the statistics speak for themselves, if anything is to be learned from history, it is that you cannot regulate human nature, but the fact that more states are decriminalising personal use of marijuana, along with the medical marijuana initiatives are some very positive steps.
Re: Stuttering Freak Brother Update No.72
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I have a half-sister from my dad's wandering daze. My mother was kind enough to abort all my other potential siblings. :idunno:
Was it something your dad said? :unsure:
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Squeamous
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megabyteme
I have a half-sister from my dad's wandering daze. My mother was kind enough to abort all my other potential siblings. :idunno:
Was it something your dad said? :unsure:
They split up before I was born. My mother simply feels no remorse about anything she has ever done.
