drug_mentor
Bluelight Crew
^ I do realise the variety and cultural differences within the United States between different States, which is one of the many reasons why it is ridiculous to me to say this "In fact, it could be argued that Australia's drug laws are harsher then the US" as you did in post number 4 of this thread. Just because there MAY be a handful of States or so (and I fucking doubt it) that have less harsh drug laws than Australia, if you consider it inside the scope of the whole country it is just absolutely ridiculous. It would be convenient to cherry pick a handful of really progressive States and their laws but unless you contrast it against the draconian States it is a meaningless depiction of the criminal justice system and laws in the US as a whole. I admit I did cherry pick a couple bad examples from your country and use them to contrast against our laws but I feel that is fair when you are making a claim like you did.
Also, there are some slight cultural and legal differences between States in Australia, but not to any large extent. I don't think there are any major issues that people in different States or Territories have strongly conflicting views about, one slight exception may be to do with the mining industry since there tends to be a couple places where the mining is confined to. In terms of abortion, drug laws, gun control, human rights, etc. I don't think there is much variance between places. It certainly is not anything like the States where two different States could probably just as easily be perceived to be two different countries. Again, this is a good reason I feel your statement is just so so wrong, because where you might have SOME progressive States, Australia is consistent across the board and that is a huge difference.
When I said first time offenders caught dealing usually avoided prison I wasn't just referring to soft drugs or really small amounts, in Australia prison really honestly is seen and treated as a last resort, as opposed to so many places in the US where it is pretty much the first.
When you say this is going nowhere do you mean to say that you are just blatantly wrong? It is pretty convenient for you to make such a ridiculous statement and then when questioned about it hide behind the fact it is off topic, which didn't bother you when you originally brought it up. The youtube video you linked and your shit about prison reform is all a continuation of off topic discussion, but that doesn't bother you so long as the focus isn't on how wrong a statement you made is. When you first made the statement I gave you the benefit of the doubt that you had some reason or some statistics to back it up but it seems that you did genuinely just pull it out of your ass. You have posted numerous times in defense of your statement but wont actually provide any facts or argument to back it up which I think is pretty telling. It is obvious this isn't a discussion that you want to continue, unsurprising given your untenable claim, so I am happy to leave it for now. Please, in future though, if you are going to make outlandish statements at least back them up with something.
Also, there are some slight cultural and legal differences between States in Australia, but not to any large extent. I don't think there are any major issues that people in different States or Territories have strongly conflicting views about, one slight exception may be to do with the mining industry since there tends to be a couple places where the mining is confined to. In terms of abortion, drug laws, gun control, human rights, etc. I don't think there is much variance between places. It certainly is not anything like the States where two different States could probably just as easily be perceived to be two different countries. Again, this is a good reason I feel your statement is just so so wrong, because where you might have SOME progressive States, Australia is consistent across the board and that is a huge difference.
When I said first time offenders caught dealing usually avoided prison I wasn't just referring to soft drugs or really small amounts, in Australia prison really honestly is seen and treated as a last resort, as opposed to so many places in the US where it is pretty much the first.
When you say this is going nowhere do you mean to say that you are just blatantly wrong? It is pretty convenient for you to make such a ridiculous statement and then when questioned about it hide behind the fact it is off topic, which didn't bother you when you originally brought it up. The youtube video you linked and your shit about prison reform is all a continuation of off topic discussion, but that doesn't bother you so long as the focus isn't on how wrong a statement you made is. When you first made the statement I gave you the benefit of the doubt that you had some reason or some statistics to back it up but it seems that you did genuinely just pull it out of your ass. You have posted numerous times in defense of your statement but wont actually provide any facts or argument to back it up which I think is pretty telling. It is obvious this isn't a discussion that you want to continue, unsurprising given your untenable claim, so I am happy to leave it for now. Please, in future though, if you are going to make outlandish statements at least back them up with something.
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