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It is illegal to hunt lesser beings without a license in Michigan
2011-08-06 16:47:10
edited 2011-08-06 16:48:38 in Wonderful posts
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This is ridiculous. They're an invasive species, why isn't the government paying out a bounty for these things and trying to eradicate them?
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As soon as I get a license, you guys are going down!
Oh. Right.
Do they accept submissions in manuscript form? It's a bitch to type on woman flesh.
As it is, alcohol causes way more destruction than guns, discounting war zones.
The goal of a lawmaker is to look at the general population and decide what they should do to reduce a given problem. Dead people is one such problem. Given the nature of alcohol related deaths opposed to those related to firearms, it is a reasonable decision to prevent young people from boozing it up, and also a defensible decision to allow younger people to buy guns.
Buuuut whatever. Given that I am preaching to precisely the same people as whom I am saying shouldn't have alcohol, I won't get much respect, will I? My time would be much better spent speaking to an old guy.
And watch in amazement as a wonder thread is derailed into a serious one that has absolutely nothing to do with the original topic. I love IJBM.
Ergh, I'm only 18, so why the hell do I feel like I'm fifty???
Here's a thought. Maybe we should teach people to drink responsibly at a young age and then they won't abuse it when they're older.
That said, I stated "discounting war zones". You can't possibly believe that guns cause more trouble in day to day life than alcohol. Seriously. Bring some statistic... no, some form of *evidence* that guns cause more trouble. And gangsters killing each other? The hell with them, they can paint the floor all they want; I'm more worried about a drunk 17 year old and his friends ramming the side of my van and killing my sister.
Teaching teens to be responsible? We already try, to little avail, unless you are suggesting that we deliberately give kids alcohol in school in order to teach them, which I find to be a terrible idea. Further, it's an issue of character. Teens have limited experience, are known for doing stupid things, can drive, and often hang out with friends who make stupid things sound smart.
Like hell education is going to work.
Racism and classism in one sentence! Congratulations! Guess what: It's not just gangsters caught in gang fire. Poor people get caught in the crossfire all the time, as do good, hardworking cops. It could also be your sister after accidentally walking down the wrong street at the wrong time.
Teaching teens to be responsible? We already try,
No, we tell them these things are eeeeevil, thus making them more tantalizing. The fact is that our school system hypocritically talk about how evil these activities are while adults like myself partake in them regularly. You think that isn't a mixed message? The fact is that I've been drinking and smoking since fifteen. I've never done anything to hurt another human being while inebriated in my life. You know why? Because my father taught me about alcohol and showed that the drink itself wasn't bad if used responsibly.
Quite frankly, this idea of teens being so much more stupid is dumb. Teens are dumb, yes, but guess what. Adults are dumb too. If we're going to outlaw to teenagers because it might make them do stupid things, you might as well do it to everyone.
Also it's really convenient to move the goal posts by discounting the place where firearms visibly do a good deal of their damage.
It's not an outright ban or moral outrage that I suggest, I simply state that it is far too dangerous to allow teens to get drunk. Even with the case of an 18 year old, they are still busy getting their head around life. With so much pressure, and so many changes to way of life, it's just not good to throw in alcohol.
And, according to Wikipedia, some American states.
Gangsters is a race?