The Libertarianz have been quick to issue a press release capitalizing on the tragic death of Senior Constable Len Snee. The thrust of their press release was that if all drugs were legalized, then Snee would be alive.
Oh really?
Putting aside the tastelessness of their epic media release*, let's look at their argument.
If we extend the thought that if everything was legal, then no laws could ever be broken, we are left with a rather naive view on how society would actually function. They are disregarding the reasonable thought that Policemen must be able to walk up to any house for a lawful purpose, without being murdered.
We don't yet know why Jan Molenaar flipped out and shot four people. However, making drugs legal is not a resolution of that problem.
It doesn't really matter if they were there to check for drugs, sell tickets to the secret Policeman's ball or ask for directions - let's live in a society where people are not killed for knocking on the door. If you want to quibble, lets not live in a society where police are killed for executing a search warrant, even a search warrant for drugs. Civilisation is based on the requirement we resolve issues in a civilised manner.
The Libz suggest this death was caused by prohibition. Rubbish. What next - being executed for a search warrant for a suspected child porn ring proves that prohibition of child porn only makes things worse?
Oh really?
Blaming the "war on drugs" on Constable Snee's death is classic blame transference characteristic of the left wing.
Perhaps the far right ends up on the left after all?
Related Link: Libertarianz lament another drug war casualty
*Tasteless AND epic.
This release has it all. They throw in a celebrity story; mention troops 'dying in foreign pest-holes'; a death in vain; and those who voted for National must shoulder the blame for Snee's death.
And the last line, which caps this tripe perfectly: Vote Libertarianz.
Ah, so this was just a political advertisement.
Epic and tasteless. Or have I said that already?
-ZenTiger
Note: In the comments I said: And then you have those damn weirdos who rabbit on about how important they *feel* it is to retrieve the dead and/or dying, insisting there is someway to plan and execute more quickly than the 36 hours or so it took. (No offense intended to those on the ground whose tales of bravery are emerging in the latest news reports.) and should have been clear I was poking fun at myself, because I ranted about this on an earlier post.
Oh really?
Putting aside the tastelessness of their epic media release*, let's look at their argument.
If we extend the thought that if everything was legal, then no laws could ever be broken, we are left with a rather naive view on how society would actually function. They are disregarding the reasonable thought that Policemen must be able to walk up to any house for a lawful purpose, without being murdered.
We don't yet know why Jan Molenaar flipped out and shot four people. However, making drugs legal is not a resolution of that problem.
It doesn't really matter if they were there to check for drugs, sell tickets to the secret Policeman's ball or ask for directions - let's live in a society where people are not killed for knocking on the door. If you want to quibble, lets not live in a society where police are killed for executing a search warrant, even a search warrant for drugs. Civilisation is based on the requirement we resolve issues in a civilised manner.
The Libz suggest this death was caused by prohibition. Rubbish. What next - being executed for a search warrant for a suspected child porn ring proves that prohibition of child porn only makes things worse?
Oh really?
Blaming the "war on drugs" on Constable Snee's death is classic blame transference characteristic of the left wing.
Perhaps the far right ends up on the left after all?
Related Link: Libertarianz lament another drug war casualty
*Tasteless AND epic.
This release has it all. They throw in a celebrity story; mention troops 'dying in foreign pest-holes'; a death in vain; and those who voted for National must shoulder the blame for Snee's death.
And the last line, which caps this tripe perfectly: Vote Libertarianz.
Ah, so this was just a political advertisement.
Epic and tasteless. Or have I said that already?
-ZenTiger
Note: In the comments I said: And then you have those damn weirdos who rabbit on about how important they *feel* it is to retrieve the dead and/or dying, insisting there is someway to plan and execute more quickly than the 36 hours or so it took. (No offense intended to those on the ground whose tales of bravery are emerging in the latest news reports.) and should have been clear I was poking fun at myself, because I ranted about this on an earlier post.