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Entry: The War on Drugs Has Its Advantages Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_war_on_drugs_has_its_benefits#24752 Post contents: At the risk of boring Mr. Roach with more intemperate pronouncements, I will point out the simple moral truth that theft, murder, kidnapping, and enslavement are wrong no matter who does it, even if they are renamed taxation, war, Child Protective Services, and conscription. That the state does things that its citizens would be rightly thrown in jail for doing is proof that it is criminal. It has no special license to violate a man's rights, especially by punishing him because it is thought likely, at some point in the future, that he may harm someone. I will also say that I agree with Mr. Roach, in general, that the use of illicit drugs being unnecessary and anti-social. However, I hasten to remind him that the same is true of using alcohol and tobacco. Someone else has pointed out that the costs of alcohol, both economic and social, probably far exceed that of all of the "hard" illegal drugs combined. Does Mr. Roach support the harassment of peaceful drinkers because of the harm they may cause? If not, why not? I hope that he has come up with a more thoughtful reason than that the state allows one to drink alcohol. Sent at: 2008 07 24