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**Waymninelia** · 04-23-2010, 10:58 PM

WHY THE EXISTENCE OF ONE SET OF MORONS ON THE ROAD JUSTIFIES THE EXISTENCE OF ANOTHER SET

by gribbler

If driving with a cell phone is more dangerous than driving while stoned, and cell phones shouldn't be illegal, then road safety alone is not enough to justify making marijuana illegal. Road safety is a stronger argument for banning cell phones than it is for banning marijuana. In order for banning marijuana but not cell phones to make any sense, additional justification is needed.

The arguement above is rather mooted by the fact that numerous local and state ordinances have been enacted to prevent driving and cell phone usage. Likewise stupid driving behaviors such as no hands driving, receipt of oral sexual favors etc. carry the penalty of reckless driving. Thus all these behaviors are illegal if the situations warrant that they are deemed unsafe.

All that being said the areguement of illegality wasn't even broached earlier. Merely why one group exists should be rationale for another group. I suppose mass murderers are worse than one off murderers. Both exist. The existence of one has no impact on the other.

04-23-2010, 10:58 PM	#35
Waymninelia Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	WHY THE EXISTENCE OF ONE SET OF MORONS ON THE ROAD JUSTIFIES THE EXISTENCE OF ANOTHER SET by gribbler If driving with a cell phone is more dangerous than driving while stoned, and cell phones shouldn't be illegal, then road safety alone is not enough to justify making marijuana illegal. Road safety is a stronger argument for banning cell phones than it is for banning marijuana. In order for banning marijuana but not cell phones to make any sense, additional justification is needed. The arguement above is rather mooted by the fact that numerous local and state ordinances have been enacted to prevent driving and cell phone usage. Likewise stupid driving behaviors such as no hands driving, receipt of oral sexual favors etc. carry the penalty of reckless driving. Thus all these behaviors are illegal if the situations warrant that they are deemed unsafe. All that being said the areguement of illegality wasn't even broached earlier. Merely why one group exists should be rationale for another group. I suppose mass murderers are worse than one off murderers. Both exist. The existence of one has no impact on the other.
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