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[–] Chasmaniac 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

What does that even mean? Why would someone be judging whether you live or die at your "best"?

Think about this... Say you're trapped in your car after a wreck, and its on fire. Someone runs up to help you out, but stops and goes "Convince me you deserve to live. Maybe the wreck was your fault, so you deserve this?" Sound like a good idea?

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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I can't answer all your questions, but being involved in a vehicle collision is substantially different from intentionally ingesting, injecting, or smoking illegal drugs. Although a purist might point out that vehicle collisions are known to outright kill over 3,000 people daily, with hundreds of thousands more receiving injuries up to, but less than lethal. Still, few can arrange their lives to avoid the deadly risk that motor vehicles present.

In your car fire example, the person has no legitimate basis to "judge", in its typical usage, and tellingly doesn't. They would be judging if they saw the collision, and then 'judged' that the driver in the burning car was at fault, and didn't deserve to live.

Maybe the wreck was your fault..

Blatantly not judging.

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[–] Chasmaniac 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Maybe it isn't a good analogy, and trust me, I'm totally opposed to drug use. IMO we should be dropping the full weight of the US military against the cartels.

That said, I don't think we should just write off people so easily. Lets do more to create an environment that's drug free (as much as is humanly possible) and then, if they persist..? I just know that all too many of those addicted want to escape it, but its hard as fuck, and way too easy to stay addicted. Lets fix the government/schools/etc... and bandaid the drug issue till we can get the cartels and gangs crushed and dry up that river of shit, then go from there.