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That's a tragic story - and no, your girlfriend doesn't deserve to be punished. In case I wasn't clear about it, I think that the production, distribution and
by duncan_bayne 10y ago
That's a tragic story - and no, your girlfriend doesn't deserve to be punished.
In case I wasn't clear about it, I think that the production, distribution and consumption of drugs should be legal. Not only is it none of anyone else's business, there's solid evidence that legalisation helps efforts to minimise harm.
But in the case of people who make an informed, consensual decision to take drugs (and again, to be clear, it sounds like neither was the case for your girlfriend) there is clearly a moral dimension to the decision.
- mercer 10y agoThe problem is that 'informed' and 'consensual' are not as clear as they might seem to be. How does one judged whether another person was properly informed and whether the act was sufficiently consensual?
- duncan_bayne 10y agoOften, that's very hard. But it doesn't matter for the most part. Perhaps you're confusing with my claim that choosing to use drugs has a moral element, with some sort of moral censure on my part? I'm with Scott Adams on this: you should be free to kill yourself at any rate of your own choosing, provided your cold dead body isn't blocking my driveway in the morning. People should be perfectly free to act immorally, provided they're not violating the rights of others.