Topic: Why so much guns & drugs on the streets ?
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Thu 08/28/08 08:23 AM

People turn to drugs and crime when they have nothing. If this country took care of its people we wouldn't have these social problems.

What we need is affordable housing, jobs, food, water, clothing, healthcare & education for all. It's much easier to prevent crime than to deal with the aftermath. When people are safe and their needs are met they are unlikely to break the law. I wish we could end the war in Iraq and use that money to take care of our own people.

I do agree that marijuana should be decriminalized. It's less harmful than alcohol & cigarettes.

Good post!flowerforyou


respectfull_man's photo
Thu 08/28/08 08:24 AM

why is there so much drugs and guns in Europe???



it all over the world look at jamaica got more guns than people in Europe now it not guns it knife's on the streets

franshade's photo
Thu 08/28/08 08:31 AM

People turn to drugs and crime when they have nothing.
people turn to drugs out of choice, then becomes habit and addiction not because they have nothing. How many employed and financially well to do people use drugs, betcha they have something.

If this country took care of its people we wouldn't have these social problems.

drug usage is a personal choice, I'd rather support and help find a cure for Cancer, than help a person get off heroine, which to me is an addiction by choice.

What we need is affordable housing, jobs, food, water, clothing, healthcare & education for all.
what we need is for people to accept responsibility, live amongst their means and stop relying on others or handouts. Granted there are those who need the help but sad to say most dont use it as help, they use it as a means of living.

It's much easier to prevent crime than to deal with the aftermath. When people are safe and their needs are met they are unlikely to break the law.
people are selfish and greedy by nature, whatever they can get (especially if marked down or free) will only make them want more and more, never ending cycle.

I wish we could end the war in Iraq and use that money to take care of our own people.
agree with this statement but highly unlikely it will happen

I do agree that marijuana should be decriminalized. It's less harmful than alcohol & cigarettes.

who will be the one to make the distinction as to what drugs should be legalized and what shouldnt. people nowadays are complaining about cigarettes, you want to legalize marijuana, next cocaine, narcotics, etc...

people are never satisfied sad



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Thu 08/28/08 10:55 AM
Edited by littleredhen on Thu 08/28/08 10:56 AM


People turn to drugs and crime when they have nothing.
people turn to drugs out of choice, then becomes habit and addiction not because they have nothing. How many employed and financially well to do people use drugs, betcha they have something.

If this country took care of its people we wouldn't have these social problems.

drug usage is a personal choice, I'd rather support and help find a cure for Cancer, than help a person get off heroine, which to me is an addiction by choice.

What we need is affordable housing, jobs, food, water, clothing, healthcare & education for all.
what we need is for people to accept responsibility, live amongst their means and stop relying on others or handouts. Granted there are those who need the help but sad to say most dont use it as help, they use it as a means of living.

It's much easier to prevent crime than to deal with the aftermath. When people are safe and their needs are met they are unlikely to break the law.
people are selfish and greedy by nature, whatever they can get (especially if marked down or free) will only make them want more and more, never ending cycle.

I wish we could end the war in Iraq and use that money to take care of our own people.
agree with this statement but highly unlikely it will happen

I do agree that marijuana should be decriminalized. It's less harmful than alcohol & cigarettes.

who will be the one to make the distinction as to what drugs should be legalized and what shouldnt. people nowadays are complaining about cigarettes, you want to legalize marijuana, next cocaine, narcotics, etc...

people are never satisfied sad



I need to learn how to break down quotes like that!

Funny, but I agree with both of you, I don't see conflict in these views. Fran, I totally believe in personal responsability but I think many people have lost hope & can't see better choices, not everyone is as strong & smart as you are. I truly believe education is the key.

If we have money to help with so many projects in other countries, why do people not want to spend it HERE 1st, to get our own people healthy & educated & on the path to a hope filled future. I am not talking about handouts that make people dependant, I am talking about giving people the education, incentive & tools to change thier own lives.

I fear we learned nothing from Katrina.

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Thu 08/28/08 11:04 AM
I agree LRH - we should start at home.

Education is free, children must be registered and attend schools or it's a crime. There are so many opportunities for continuing education and at a free level. Why are they not being utilized? Because people dont want what they can get, they always think they can do better but wait for better to come to them. Life experience sometimes surpasses an educational experience, why not use what you have at your disposal for your advantage?

Incentives - learn, complete job training/internships, benefits, pay and the feeling of self reliance and a job well done should be enough to get anyone started.

People are often their own worst enemies, putting up walls and obstacles in their own ways. Once we can see clearly, we can reach for all within and beyond our grasps.


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Thu 08/28/08 11:41 AM

I personally think, if everyone was able to carry a sidearm and it was legal, crime would go down. Because your average joe would carry and the criminal would know and be less likely to cause damage or rob....jmo


I think every American should own a gun...bigsmile

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Thu 08/28/08 11:52 AM


I personally think, if everyone was able to carry a sidearm and it was legal, crime would go down. Because your average joe would carry and the criminal would know and be less likely to cause damage or rob....jmo


I think every American should own a gun...bigsmile



what do you say about the drugs????? i pray and hope Obama do somthing about it ...............drinker

franshade's photo
Thu 08/28/08 12:04 PM
Question for the OP...

If you were able to vote in the US would you vote for Obama, if so, why?

If you'd vote for McCain again my question would be why?




seahawks's photo
Thu 08/28/08 12:05 PM

Do we care about the kids of tomorrow , why so much drugs , ?
because the laws are so lax, they cater to these drug dealin thugs.!!!!jmogrumble

lilith401's photo
Thu 08/28/08 12:08 PM
People want what they can't or shouldn't have. They think it's glamorous. It's easy. People are stupid...

The reasons are endless.

s1owhand's photo
Thu 08/28/08 12:11 PM
power, agony, greed and desperation

franshade's photo
Thu 08/28/08 12:31 PM
money, adventure, followers, so many more reasons

but I stand by supply and demand, if the want/demand wasnt there the supply would diminish ever so slightly.

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Thu 08/28/08 02:49 PM
It seems it is the parents of the kids of the future who don't care. They have these kids and throw them to the streets to raise. Today's youth commit so many violent crimes and they are just barely 13 years old. It is sad. I really don't think it is the drugs as much as the people that are breeding and having them.

respectfull_man's photo
Thu 08/28/08 03:02 PM

It seems it is the parents of the kids of the future who don't care. They have these kids and throw them to the streets to raise. Today's youth commit so many violent crimes and they are just barely 13 years old. It is sad. I really don't think it is the drugs as much as the people that are breeding and having them.



Good point what can us do to stop this mess ....with the youth's

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Thu 08/28/08 06:32 PM

People turn to drugs and crime when they have nothing. If this country took care of its people we wouldn't have these social problems.

What we need is affordable housing, jobs, food, water, clothing, healthcare & education for all. It's much easier to prevent crime than to deal with the aftermath. When people are safe and their needs are met they are unlikely to break the law. I wish we could end the war in Iraq and use that money to take care of our own people.

I do agree that marijuana should be decriminalized. It's less harmful than alcohol & cigarettes.

I agree, but it's not just the war in Iraq, we should quit rebuilding, restoring and worrying about all these other countries and put that money into doing just that.

P O L I T I C I A N S wake up and smell the drinker

SharpShooter10's photo
Thu 08/28/08 06:34 PM


why is there so much drugs and guns in Europe???



it all over the world look at jamaica got more guns than people in Europe now it not guns it knife's on the streets
I'd rather get shot than stabbed and have been bothdrinks

SharpShooter10's photo
Thu 08/28/08 06:42 PM


I personally think, if everyone was able to carry a sidearm and it was legal, crime would go down. Because your average joe would carry and the criminal would know and be less likely to cause damage or rob....jmo


I think every American should own a gun...bigsmile
symbelmynelaugh I want some of those power bracelets your wearingdrinker

SharpShooter10's photo
Thu 08/28/08 06:48 PM



I personally think, if everyone was able to carry a sidearm and it was legal, crime would go down. Because your average joe would carry and the criminal would know and be less likely to cause damage or rob....jmo


I think every American should own a gun...bigsmile



what do you say about the drugs????? i pray and hope Obama do somthing about it ...............drinker
drugs suck, but must agree about the pot, way less of a problem than hard liquor and nicotine. There is nothing good or beneficial from any of these, but to jail someone for smoking a joint is a mystery to me. Good thing i'm partial to my Tennessee Sippin Whiskeydrinker

SharpShooter10's photo
Thu 08/28/08 06:58 PM



I personally think, if everyone was able to carry a sidearm and it was legal, crime would go down. Because your average joe would carry and the criminal would know and be less likely to cause damage or rob....jmo


I think every American should own a gun...bigsmile



what do you say about the drugs????? i pray and hope Obama do somthing about it ...............drinker
McCain/Obama.. my money says neither one will do anything about it, they have no real power. It's all those Senators and Congressmen we, to include I, keep putting in office time and time again. Let me tell you a little about these people. They live in this little bubble of a world without the slightest clue what the normal american really needs, wants, desires or cares about. Masters of the flim flam song and dance.
There really mean, shrewd, sly, obnoxious, couldn't care less, what's in it for me........
douche bags...



did I mention That I don't really care for politiciansrofl rofl

SharpShooter10's photo
Thu 08/28/08 07:02 PM
Edited by SharpShooter10 on Thu 08/28/08 07:08 PM

People want what they can't or shouldn't have. They think it's glamorous. It's easy. People are stupid...

The reasons are endless.
Very true...... evening lilith