Because the policies developed would be influenced by the uneducated general public (who I am afraid to say aren't on our side) and by the mass media.
The majority of Australians still support support the death penalty and seem just as prejudiced towards 'junkies'.
I agree that it becomes laws are chosen by the mass's and thus why I think education is the key. If you have a good education across the board and people voting for policies you start to have a true democracy.
I'm training to be a highschool science and maths teacher and yet I don't think they should be taught to people who don't choose them beyond yr 8. Same goes with English and nearly any topic. Provided students ability's are sufficient in such fields then there is no need to teach them further stuff that won't help them unless they choose to go down that chosen career. E.g No need for most people to know Mathematical Calculus and theres also no need for most people to know how to find pursuasive arguments in articles.
This extra time should be used to educate people in greater life skills from drug education to politics.
In reguards to the death penalty, despite the fact I'm a lover not a hater I whole heartadly believe in the death penalty (only for extreme cases). Just today I read an article about a guy in sydney who is been given maximum sentence of 26 years without prohibation for child abuse of over 60 cases youngest being just 18 months old, and to which the judge had described him as evil.
In my eyes he should be executed, not continue to live off of our hard earned tax dollars. People like that should be prosecuted to the full extent, some people are beyond help.
Back to drug discussion... the prejudice towards junkies would cease with education, and even if such prejudices continue, what are they gonna vote against them "If you're an out of control junkie you should be executed" 95% of people would surely have more common sense then that. I am friends with more anti-drug people then pro, but most of them have the point of view that as long they don't interfere with me I don't care what they do.
You're right about the mass media playing a major role which would be exaggerated if the law was run in such a way. But ultimately at the moment they play a similar role but instead we still just vote a party instead of directly having input on what is the outcome. As well as that whilst not common it's also not rare for a party to go back on their word. WTF is that? We citizens vote parties based on their policies and then they have the power to go back on it??? I've given this much thought and I think changes need to happen, sorry for the rant but it's something I'm passionate about and I'm also smashed haha.
you blue light team =)
Party safe
