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waterford1955_2 t1_j15t48l wrote

Reply to comment by Justagreewithme in Westport elementary students sickened after ingesting THC-laced candy on school bus by jaydecay123

I think enriched uranium is probably the most dangerous substance known to man. But if you're going to make it a felony when kids get into harmful things, you're going to be locking up a lot of people.

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Justagreewithme t1_j15ujf0 wrote

> I think enriched uranium is probably the most dangerous substance known to man.

Potentially, but not actually. Alcohol directly kills 140,000 Americans every single year.

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waterford1955_2 t1_j15vqd6 wrote

Tobacco kills almost 500,000 every year.

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Justagreewithme t1_j15xe1q wrote

Yes, but the secondary affects of alcohol are widespread-domestic abuse, job loss, homelessness, reckless behavior, violence etc. tobacco doesn’t leaves wake of destruction.

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waterford1955_2 t1_j15z84g wrote

>widespread-domestic abuse, job loss, homelessness, reckless behavior, violence etc.

And that's going to happen to a kid when dad doesn't lock the liquor cabinet? Homelessness? Job loss?

You need to lighten up. Go have a couple of gummies and binge watch the Twilight Zone.

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Justagreewithme t1_j15zjj4 wrote

Yes, it’s called addiction and that’s how it starts.

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waterford1955_2 t1_j160atn wrote

LOL. So let's start throwing people in jail because they have a couple cans of Coors in the fridge.That'll work.

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