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Some property crimes are caused by people trying to fund their addiction to hard drugs.

• tptacek 12y ago
  So if we just legalized drugs, people who are so fully addicted to them that they'll burglarize houses to pay for them will, presumably because drugs will be so much cheaper, get a job at McDonalds instead?
  • rayiner 12y ago
    Also, if drugs are something that cause otherwise law-abiding people to burglarize houses, isn't that a strong argument for making them illegal?
    • dllthomas 12y ago
      It's part of a strong argument for making them illegal. You'd also need to show that making them illegal actually decreases the rate at which that happens.
    • mohawk 12y ago
      It is the price. Not many people addicted to cheap legal drugs become criminals. To buy cigarettes or grog, it is enough to work a low-paying job or just beg for money. Personally, i don't believe you should be able to buy hard drugs in the supermarket, but there should be a cheap legal way to buy them from a doctor and get help at the same time.
  • mohawk 12y ago
    Probably. Decriminalization and being able to get hard drugs from a doctor would go a long way in reducing drug-related crime. I don't think society is ready for hard drugs in the supermarket aisle. At least i'm not ready for it.