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[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Also, unless you have been poor and on welfare, then you have no idea how hard it is to get out of the cycle of poverty.

Especially if you are involved with drugs, including marijuana. Amazing how some folks can't afford diapers, but support their nicotine/grass habit, no problem. I quit drinking and smoking, among other things, and it was amazing how much money I was spending to support my addictions.

[decocker 7,198]

Especially if you are involved with drugs, including marijuana. Amazing how some folks can't afford diapers, but support their nicotine/grass habit, no problem. I quit drinking and smoking, among other things, and it was amazing how much money I was spending to support my addictions.

it's ridiculous to expect anyone, rich or poor, to cure their own addictions. some people can quit on their own, most can't.

[MuDelphi 159]

Especially if you are involved with drugs, including marijuana. Amazing how some folks can't afford diapers, but support their nicotine/grass habit, no problem. I quit drinking and smoking, among other things, and it was amazing how much money I was spending to support my addictions.

Your biggest addiction remains: making bad posts.

[decocker 7,198]

Your biggest addiction remains: making bad posts.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

it's ridiculous to expect anyone, rich or poor, to cure their own addictions. some people can quit on their own, most can't.

Okay. We shouldn't expect them to do anything. Let's just keep them in ghettos away from everybody else, like we have done since Johnson was President.

[decocker 7,198]

Okay. We shouldn't expect them to do anything. Let's just keep them in ghettos away from everybody else, like we have done since Johnson was President.

jail is not the answer, treatment is. simple as that. how many young black males are in jail in this country for minor possession charges?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

jail is not the answer, treatment is. simple as that. how many young black males are in jail in this country for minor possession charges?

In jail, or prison? Going to jail for a second or third drug offense is part of the treatment. Usually, you go from jail into some sort of diversion and monitoring program.

There used to be about a six-month waiting list in my county, between sentencing and serving your sentence, for misdemeanor possession.

Edited March 12, 2013 by The Patriot

[decocker 7,198]

Going to jail for a second or third drug offense is part of the treatment.

no. jail or prison - is not treatment. i don't know of one single addict who has turned their life around for getting time. or monitoring, for that matter.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

no. jail or prison - is not treatment. i don't know of one single addict who has turned their life around for getting time. or monitoring, for that matter.

How many addicts do you know?

[decocker 7,198]

How many addicts do you know?

too many.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

too many.

Me too. Sad world out there.

[decocker 7,198]

Me too. Sad world out there.

i have seen a few friends beat the odds. but too many died way too young, or might as well have.

[Karee 4,191]

no. jail or prison - is not treatment. i don't know of one single addict who has turned their life around for getting time. or monitoring, for that matter.

Now you know one. At least on the internet anyway. 2 years in federal prison cured my Cocaine habit when I was 18. Got out when I was 20 and never touched it again.

[decocker 7,198]

Now you know one. At least on the internet anyway. 2 years in federal prison cured my Cocaine habit when I was 18. Got out when I was 20 and never touched it again.

that's awesome. glad you got out

i mean glad you got out of addiction, getting out of prison is a given..

Edited March 12, 2013 by val erie

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Now you know one. At least on the internet anyway. 2 years in federal prison cured my Cocaine habit when I was 18. Got out when I was 20 and never touched it again.

Good Job man, glad you didn't become a statistic. Proud of you, even though your are a conservative!