Deborah Terreson wrote:
> ----------
> In article ,
"Ian"
>  wrote:
>
>
> > I agree. However, is it generous to buy drugs for an
> > addict?
>
> Beats having them break into homes to steal. It's not like any of the
people
> on the Indian Ocean rim are going to be going on robbing sprees
through our
> neighborhoods, though.

If we give addicts drug money so they won't steal it from us, we're
paying protection money to racketeers who haven't asked for it.

Of course, to pay or not pay addicts should be a personal choice, but
if a government wanted to charge me money so it could pay addicts, I'd
have a real problem with that.
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