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honorman
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| Posted 10/14/2003 6:03 PM (GMT -6) |   | | http://www.click2houston.com/news/2547143/detail.html | | Back to Top | | |
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Iconoclast
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| Posted 10/21/2003 6:47 PM (GMT -6) | | From story:
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Andra Ferguson and her boyfriend, Brandon Kivi, both 15, use the same type of asthma medicine, Albuterol Inhalation Aerosol.
Ferguson said she forgot to bring her medication to their school, Caney Creek High School, 16840 FM 2090, on Sept. 24. When she had trouble breathing, she went to the nurse's office.
Out of concern, Kivi let her use his inhaler.
But the school nurse said it was a violation of the district's no-tolerance drug policy, and reported Kivi to the campus police. He was suspended for three days and charged with delivering a dangerous drug. He faced expulsion and being sent to juvenile detention on juvenile drug charges.
On Friday, school officials decided to expel Kivi but not press criminal charges. They said it was an amicable agreement.
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This is pure insanity.
So why did the nurse report this violation when she clearly knew that this was not the intent of the law and that the kid did the right thing? Because she did not want to take on the guilt of breaking the letter of the law and be subject to sanctions herself. And wasn't she just doing "the right thing" to do her "duty" and report what was clearly a violation of the letter of the law? It is not her fault that we have stupid laws.
And why did the "school officials" decide to suspend Kivi rather than praise him for using good judgement in helping out another student? Because they don't want to take on any liability for a potential future case or face sanctions from a higher form a government.
I wonder what would have happened to Jesus if He used unauthorized healing power (clearly a type of a drug - one might argue) to help the girl overcome her asthma attack?
The "war" on drugs is the fundamental culprit here in my opinion. The very idea of using literal war as a metaphor to deal with the drug problem leads to absolutely ridiculous kinds of behavior. It justifies actions that are simply unjustifiable on any other grounds. Mandatory sentences are another ridiculous outcome of this "war" on drugs.
This is also why we need to be careful in just how far we take our notion of "spiritual war." We need to realize that it is just a metaphor where only a small portion of the logic of a literal war applies. In fact, VERY LITTLE of the logic of a literal war actually applies in my opinion.
My suggestion is that the "war on drugs" metaphor should be totally scrapped and perhaps replaced with a "spiritual war on drugs" metaphor. How do you fight a "spiritual war?" You fight it by seeking to INFLUENCE others that they are unconditionally loved by God. You do this by laying down your own life in unconditionally loving them such that they personally experience God's unconditional love through you.
Just as all form of religion are legal in this country so should all forms of drugs be legal. No one will forcefully stop another from being an atheist or a Satan worshipper - this would be an outrage. Neither should we forcefully stop another from taking drugs.
Now, should we be able to stop some Satan worshipper from proselytising our 10 year old child? Absolutely. Just as I believe we should sanction someone for pushing drugs on our 10 year old child.
But one 15 year old asthma sufferer helping out another 15 year old asthma sufferer?
thanks,
Iconoclast
"The benefit overran the merit the first day, and has overrun the merit ever since. The merit itself, so-called, I reckon part of the receiving." - Ralph Waldo Emerson | | Back to Top | | |
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Laika
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| Posted 10/22/2003 8:57 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Originally posted by Iconoclast
Just as all form of religion are legal in this country so should all forms of drugs be legal. No one will forcefully stop another from being an atheist or a Satan worshipper - this would be an outrage. Neither should we forcefully stop another from taking drugs.
O.K. here's how I've been looking at the drug issue lately:
There's a strong parallel between the drug issue and the alcohol issue.
At one time, alcohol was banned. But in getting rid of one evil, other evils cropped up. With prohibition we got the rise of organized crime (and Kennedy wealth  ).
In the end we settled for the legal availability of alcohol, taxed, licensed, illegal to younguns. The downside is alcoholism, drunk driving, etc. But during prohibition, many were abusing alcohol anyways.
With more education and public awareness, drunk driving fatalities are going down.
So does this apply to drugs? With the banning of drugs, drug cartels have sprung up and these threaten the stabilization of entire nations, such as Columbia. With the legalization of drugs and subsequent taxation, licensing and being illegal to younguns, the results would be similar as that to alcohol, I imagine.
Government has been able to change public attitudes on wearing seat belts, drunk driving and smoking, why not drugs?
The problem is that it would such a major change, we don't know all the ramifications of it.
And who's got the political will to throw the door open?
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phil_five
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| Posted 11/13/2003 8:26 AM (GMT -6) | | I have often thought legalizing drugs would be an acceptable "solution" to the drug problem. However, with something like cigarettes, when the U.S. taxes it, it becomes a double-edged sword.
It is a product that is killing people and millions of dollars are spent on ads discouraging its use. But on the other hand, it provides jobs and tax revenue.
Also, it seems that the tobacco lobby is a very powerful force in Washington.
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