Posted by Cass on January 3, 2000, at 12:13:31
In reply to Re: I think it's safe here..., posted by Scott L. Schofield on January 3, 2000, at 10:07:34
> > If I lived on the streets, I can tell you, I would seek out illegal drugs
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> Why?
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Why? The extreme physical hardships, for example, of surviving the the cold or heat or rain or snow, or surviving illness or physical abuse without physical or emotional comfort. The discomfort of being dirty. The fear of violence. The horrible stares and the stigma of being unwanted in the community.
Most, if not all of us, here are not in nearly such desperate circumstances, yet many of us take sedatives for stress. Can you really judge those who live on the streets, who are in such truly miserable circumstances, for seeking out some comfort of their own? If I lived on the streets, I would take drugs and lots of them. It would be a survival mechanism which would perhaps prevent me from committing suicide.
> > …for instance, in the case of prostitution. I don't like the influence of Puritanism on law.
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> Vote.
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I do :)
Gotta run. More later...
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