Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
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Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
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#2Why is 'decrminalise' in quotes? Is it b/c it's only partially decriminalized, or is it crappy journalism?
Re: Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
#3Ignoring the quality of the article, I am struck by one thing.
Why has Ireland all of a sudden taken such a progressive shift? First national recognition of gay marriage, now this?
I'm loving it, wherever it came from.
Re: Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
#4Wow, this is great. Thank gosh there are still sane people running somebody's government out there.
Re: Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
#5Why is 'decrminalise' in quotes? Is it b/c it's only partially decriminalized, or is it crappy journalism?
Because they are quoting the minister, whose remarks form the only basis for the story. No legislation or formal rules have been published yet, so there's no objective basis for describing the proposal. The use of quotation marks is entirely appropriate and not crappy at all.
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#6Why is 'decrminalise' in quotes? Is it b/c it's only partially decriminalized, or is it crappy journalism?
well selling is illegal, so its not legal per se.
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#7Why is 'decrminalise' in quotes? Is it b/c it's only partially decriminalized, or is it crappy journalism?
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Re: Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
#8Why is 'decrminalise' in quotes? Is it b/c it's only partially decriminalized, or is it crappy journalism?
Because they are quoting the minister, whose remarks form the only basis for the story. No legislation or formal rules have been published yet, so there's no objective basis for describing the proposal. The use of quotation marks is entirely appropriate and not crappy at all.
The crappy part is how the journal author tacked "for personal use" onto the title to make it sound like a move to condone hard drug use, when in fact the movement is just the opposite - to help addicts get clean instead of giving them criminal records. So it's crappy journalism, but for a different reason.
Re: Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
#9Ignoring the quality of the article, I am struck by one thing. Why has Ireland all of a sudden taken such a progressive shift? First national recognition of gay marriage, now this? I'm loving it, wherever it came from.
I came here to say this. This is a huge departure from the status quo in Ireland, very surprised to see this.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because they are quoting the minister, whose remarks form the only basis for the story. No legislation or formal rules have been published yet, so there's no objective basis for describing the proposal. The use of quotation marks is entirely appropriate and not crappy at all.
The crappy part is how the journal author tacked " for personal use " onto the title to make it sound like a move to condone hard drug use, when in fact the movement is just the opposite - to help addicts get clean instead of giving them criminal records. So it's crappy journalism, but for a different reason.
Not that the former is objectionable. We are all too willing to forgive hard drugs as long as you give them the proper branding, i.e. pharmaceuticals. And of course for good reason. I would go as far as to say that the decriminalization and widespread medical administering of say, ibogaine, would do far more to fight the war on drugs than the actual War on Drugs itself.