You haven't spoken wrong or insensitively; your major point is that they are illegal for a reason, because they do ruin lives. I don't think either side was being mature on the matter. Even if a person was doing speed, so long as their conduct was not grossly disruptive (lmfao it's 2AM and I CAN BARELY THINK OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY), it's not their business and they shouldn't exactly be shamed or made out to be a disgusting person just for their addiction. If they have done something completely unforgivable, this may not apply.
To be honest I agree that drugs shouldn't be as heavily policed because I feel that people, in general, criminalize addiction rather than the actual people behind the sale--the growers, the makers, the sellers, etc.--and that infuriates me. People who are addicted become so because of a product that has been tampered purposefully so that a person can be addicted, come back, and waste their life to continue to get their fix. Cigarette companies did the same, there is very little difference except both cigarettes and alcohol have been an established market in both this country and other countries for a really long time.
idk what I'm really trying to get at, but I find that the issue isn't completely black or white--I honestly will always see it as gray, except perhaps in certain cases--and the fact that our system of government continues to punish addiction, rather than really going after the poeple who distribute the product. It may be because I live in an inner city area--yeah, I'm a white girl but I live not too far from Jersey City; drug crime has gone down but it's not unheard of--but it looks that way to me. I may be wrong, cops may take steps against both addicts and the people behind the product, but often than not there seems to be a worse treatment for people who find themselves addicted. If you're an addict you are considered below human.
klajjdkl;jf;a I BASICALLY FORGOT MY POINT AND I THINK I NEED TO SLEEP.
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To be honest I agree that drugs shouldn't be as heavily policed because I feel that people, in general, criminalize addiction rather than the actual people behind the sale--the growers, the makers, the sellers, etc.--and that infuriates me. People who are addicted become so because of a product that has been tampered purposefully so that a person can be addicted, come back, and waste their life to continue to get their fix. Cigarette companies did the same, there is very little difference except both cigarettes and alcohol have been an established market in both this country and other countries for a really long time.
idk what I'm really trying to get at, but I find that the issue isn't completely black or white--I honestly will always see it as gray, except perhaps in certain cases--and the fact that our system of government continues to punish addiction, rather than really going after the poeple who distribute the product. It may be because I live in an inner city area--yeah, I'm a white girl but I live not too far from Jersey City; drug crime has gone down but it's not unheard of--but it looks that way to me. I may be wrong, cops may take steps against both addicts and the people behind the product, but often than not there seems to be a worse treatment for people who find themselves addicted. If you're an addict you are considered below human.
klajjdkl;jf;a I BASICALLY FORGOT MY POINT AND I THINK I NEED TO SLEEP.