Josh Howard has agreed to terms with Utah

[GVC]

Nobody ever seems to bring up these so-called legal prescription and non-prescription drugs that many more people are hooked on, and abusing.

They're not illegal so they're not bad.

 

[jazzfan1971]

How many 30ish adults have not smoked weed?

Me. I've never done any illegal drugs. Been blacked out drunk before, but no drugs.

 

[GVC]

Been blacked out drunk before

Completely acceptable recreation. You might even say a perfect example of good behavior.

 

[kabenac]

AK wants over 8M a year. We signed Howard for 3M. KOC did well.

 

[Revolution 9]

like a wise man once said...."everything in moderation"

 

[Archie Moses]

Illegal does not equal bad, but they certainly are synonymous. It's funny that you guys are trying to argue otherwise.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Illegal does not equal bad, but they certainly are synonymous. It's funny that you guys are trying to argue otherwise.

lol

 

[Archie Moses]

lol

Do you disagree? If so, please explain.

 

[NAOS]

I openly acknowlege the effects of marijuana on my mental state as positive and credit it as an important (even if small) part of my intellectual development.

Archie should get high more often instead of making ridiculous statements (such as bad and illegal being synonymous). Don't let Uncle Sam spank you, guy!!! Although, I guess his stance does make him perfectly employable for lower- and mid-level positions since he's clearly brainwashable.

 

[GVC]

Illegal does not equal bad, but they certainly are synonymous.

Maybe you don't understand the expression "no ****, Sherlock". You plainly equated bad directly with illegal. You've yet to explain what's particularly "bad" about "dopers".

 

[NUMBERICA]

Me. I've never done any illegal drugs. Been blacked out drunk before, but no drugs.

Sorry to break it to you, but alcohol is a drug. And a much harsher one.

 

[Archie Moses]

Archie should get high more often instead of making ridiculous statements (such as bad and illegal being synonymous). Don't let Uncle Sam spank you, guy!!! Although, I guess his stance does make him perfectly employable for lower- and mid-level positions since he's clearly brainwashable.

Do you know what synonymous means?

 

[Archie Moses]

Sorry to break it to you, but alcohol is a drug. And a much harsher one.

Probably why he said illegal.

 

[Nate505]

Illegal does not equal bad, but they certainly are synonymous. It's funny that you guys are trying to argue otherwise.

Considering the definition of synonymous is "a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning in the same language" I have no idea what your point is.

Legality is breaking the law, nothing more nothing less. "Bad" is more a moral term, and morality is a socitial standard, not a legal standard. There have been numerous laws in history that would totally be considered immoral today.

 

[GVC]

You copied this:

The point is you've equated doing something illegal with being bad.

And responded with this:

No **** Sherlock

No backpeddling can change that.

 

[Archie Moses]

You copied this:

And responded with this:

No backpeddling can change that.

Your point? As a society, we usually teach breaking the law is bad. The fact that you don't get it is disturbing. Hey kids, illegal drugs are just illegal, but aren't bad. Nothing bad will happen by taking them, unless you count jail time bad.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Do you disagree? If so, please explain.

Your opinions are funny.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I herd marijain cauzz like kancur and stuff huseein osama needz to git booted so we git a reel amerkan to ban all plants!!

 

[GVC]

I herd marijain cauzz like kancur and stuff huseein osama needz to git booted so we git a reel amerkan to ban all plants!!

The point is some of us want to talk about what a reasonable standard for bad behavior is.

That is, it seems now, despite what archie said earlier, that he can agree that not all things that are illegal are bad. Maybe he'd even admit that some historical illegal activities have been pretty beneficial, and that those who participated in those activities were not only not bad, but good. The founding fathers of America, and other American revolutionaries, are perfect examples of this.

This implies that illegality isn't a sufficient condition for concluding that either the breaking of the law or the breaker of the law is bad. The questions still remain: If illegality isn't a sufficient condition, what is/are? And, how does marijuana fit the standard implicit in your answer to that question.

 

[Deleted member 848]

The point is some of us want to talk about the sufficient conditions for something to be illegal.

That is, it seems now, despite what archie said earlier, that he can agree that all not all things that are illegal are bad. Maybe he'd even admit that some historical illegal activities have been pretty beneficial, and that those who participated in those activities were not only not bad, but good. The founding fathers of America, and other American revolutionaries, are perfect examples of this.

This implies that illegality isn't a sufficient condition for concluding that either the breaking of the law or the breaker of the law is bad. The questions still remain: If illegality isn't a sufficient condition, what is/are? And, how does marijuana fit the implicit standard in your answer to that question.

My post was simply supposed to be a mood-lightener; Ive determined a few pages ago that it is highly unlikely that either of you will probably back away from your points, and this is likely to go on and on, regardless of who is "right". Hence, I think it would be best if we just drop it, and we just let this "is something thats illegal necessarily bad?" bickering to just die out, for the sake of the enjoyment of most posters.