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Subject: Re: Why call 'em dirtballs
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Date: Sun, 1-Nov-87 18:44:39 EST
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In article <602@auscso.UUCP>, johnm@auscso.UUCP (John B. Meaders) writes:
> 
> I will continue to call illegal drug users dirtballs, because they are.

   All drugs users are low lifes huh???  If the net is any indication of
the drugs use among the population, some of those "dirtballs" are professionals.
Are you accusing them of also committing these horrid acts against others.
I really can't buy the implication that ALL drugs users are EVIL people,
I can't even buy MOST drug users are EVIL.  if a then b does not imply
if b then a.  Heres an example of how your logic works.  Jim Jones was a
preacher.  Jim Jones was evil. Hence all peachers are evil.  Do you buy that.
I hope not, but that is your line of reasoning about drugs users.  Let me
apply this line of reasoning to you.  Alcohol users cause unnessary (through
auto accidents).  Mr. Meaders is an alcohol user.  Hence Mr. Meaders cause
unnecessay deaths.   Do you see how ridiculous this is.  Then maybe you
can see why I think your statements are so out of line will reality.

  Second, how do you think illegalizing drugs has help or will help the 
situations that you discribed?


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					Eddie Wyatt

e-mail: edw@ius1.cs.cmu.edu