Okay, I will give you that one...

It would have been better to require the stores that use them to post signs stating that they use trans-fats in their foods and allow people to make their own choices.

Okay. I can respect that.

I believe that the biker should be able to sue for injuries that would not have been affected by his helmet (or lack thereof).

A brain injury would be off limits.

that sounds like a lawyer's wet dream to me

how about, the sight of a bike rider without a helmet disturbed me so greatly and made me so nervous that it affected my driving skills?

that is why you hit him. Then the feeling goes away, followed by a feeling of pride

If a driver is THAT skittish, his license should be immediately revoked.

OOOh yea, i would agree to that,,we have to many people (older people)that get the brake and gas pedals mixed up...

The only drug I believe should be legalized is Marijuana If other drugs became legalized I think the crime rates would go up.

say if some crack addict wanted to buy some crack but he/she didnt have the money, they would steal it, maybe rob a house, steal from there close family members.

But I have to bring this out, I know a few crack addicts, one of them is my cousin, and he doesnt steal for his money. He is a drunk, a casual pot smoker, a crack addict, and he occasionally does heroin and cocain. The odd part that I have never been able to understand about him is he works for his money, unlike every other crack addict that I know, and I know 7 others. I'm not saying I live in the ghetto, because I dont. I strongly believe that the only drug that should be legalized is Marijuana.

The illegal drug industry is a multi-billion dollar cash cow. The smugglers and upper level pushers make all that money.
The prisons are full to record levels with people that are there for years and years for possession and many other criminals are in there for drug related crimes. This Country spends billions of dollars a year in thier upkeep.

I think Marijuana should be made totally legal for anyone 18 and older. Anything that grows in the ground and is naturally occuring should also be legal. I think the Government should produce and tax marijuana which would raise billions. We could actually get our deficit in the black.
I think it should be an individuals right to do as they wish with themselves. Its legal to pierce any part of your body and what you choice to consume should be your choice.
Any drugs that are manufactured are definitely a danger. I think proper honest education at an early age is key to stopping future drug addicts.
The war on drugs has spawned a whole drug-counter-culture that has D.A.R.E at is core. Though well meaning, this groups education programs need improving.
It is the policies of D.A.R.E. and the U.S. government that contributed to the drug addicts of today. Just hear me out....The Government classifies Marijuana as a highly addictive drug with no medicinial value. Countless studies have show this to be untrue. In reflection of the governments classification of Marijuana DARE teaches young people that pot is just as bad as other harder addictive drugs. Marijuana has become a social drug. ALL kids come in contact with pot at some point. It can be found in junior high schools and just about any college party. These Kids see that no one is hurting anyone and figure it can't be that bad. They try it and they may like it or they may not. Most come to the realization that pot is really not that bad. Because of this it may actually be a gateway drug. They believed what the DARE officers drummed in thier heads for years and think 'Well, pot isn't that bad and that must mean the other drugs that they told us were bad might not be bad either. Thank the government for unintentionally making pot a gateway drug.

I think other drugs should only be decriminalized for minor offenses and proper education in our schools(without the DARE based counter-culture) should be key to heading off potential drug addicts. Keep laws concerning large quantity of dangerous drugs. If we get the numbers seeking these drugs dowm well eventually cut the snakes head off.
Some of the billions made from legalized pot could be applied to court ordered rehabs. Include a college program that has to be completed before the addicts are released. They'll have a legal means to be productive members of soceity. Make a three strikes law for hopeless drug addicts and then impose the big jail time if they won't commit to actual rehabilitation.
Below is a link to an example of legalization. It is the only working model of a country that made drugs legal and should be considered in any discussion on legalization. Please take a look.

Bottom line: Legal drugs=less crime.

The Dutch example shows that liberal drug laws can be beneficial

The Dutch example shows that liberal drug laws can be beneficial

It is my opinion that weed should be legalized and sales controlled. Other drugs like heroin should never be legal. I do not believe you can collect enough taxes to pay for the damages to people who use this highly adictive drug. Dare should eliminate the idea that weed is a gateway drug completely and focus on the damaging effects of drugs like heroin, cocaine, meth and xtc.

The existing addicts are going to continue doing drugs anyway. Stopping others is a matter of proper education. Decriminalizing hard drugs won't stop the arrests. It will give the people arrested an alternative to Prison. Teaching addicts in 'colleges of Crime'(the Prisons) to get out and do other crimes to come up with drugs is not very smart of us. The current system just doesn't work. The rehabs will work if the addict wants help. If they don't the three strike rule will serve the purpose of removing them from society. Soon there would be very few addicts. The goal is to rid our country of these drugs all together.