In article , "DGDevin" wrote:
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so perhaps a really good way to reduce the number of deaths by gunshot would
be to take away the profit motive from sellers of illegal drugs.

On top of that, I think there's a moral argument to be made for legalizing at
least some drugs: the whole reason we have laws, and jails, in the first place
is to protect society by removing from our midst for a time those whose
actions cause harm to others. Since recreational drug use does not cause
demonstrable harm to society at large, what moral justification is there for
jailing recreational drug users?