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date: 12 Jun 2009 10:04:56 GMT,    group: uk.politics.drugs        back       
Re: Supermarket staff stab customer to death for complaining   
Svenne wrote:
> On 11 Jun 2009 13:32:33 GMT, Ollie Clark 
> wrote:
>
>>If you actually believe that the amount of crime in a society can be 
>>modelled on the current flowing in electrical circuits then by the correct 
>>laws of electricity, not your flawed understanding of them, removing 
>>one easy and profitable crime (drug prohibition) will indeed reduce 
>>overall crime in the same way that removing one low-resistance path from 
>>a circuit will reduce the total current flowing.
>
>>You need a different analogy.
>
> The analogy he used was quite a good one. 
>
> It showed how increasing and decreasing current in an electrical
> circuit is proportional to the number of low resistance paths in the
> circuit increasing and decreasing, just as rising and falling crime in
> a society is proportional to the opportunities for crime rising and
> falling.
>
> The only trouble for Aidy is that it showed the exact opposite of what
> he was trying to argue.

Yep, although he appears to be unable to comprehend this. Probably because 
he's unable to accept that anything he ever says is wrong despite 
overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

> It should be clear by now that the guy is as thick as two short planks
> and not worth the bother of engaging in discussion, except that his
> awesome ignorance and stupidity represents the conventional wisdom of
> prohibitionism and the drugs policy of whole nations is built upon it.
>
> Ah well, there is entertainment value in to be had. You can always
> light up a spliff and have a laugh at the silly twats. Regard them as
> a freak show, a parade of bearded ladies and two dicked dogs honking
> past.

I'm quite enjoying it for now. I'll stop when it loses the amusement 
value. I'm not stupid enough to think I'm doing any good. :-)
date: 11 Jun 2009 15:37:18 GMT   author:   Ollie Clark

Re: Supermarket staff stab customer to death for complaining   
Aidy wrote:
> "Ollie Clark"  wrote in message 
> news:slrnh328v6.ng3.usenet@greedy.zen175545...
>> If you beleive there should be sparks in a well designed circuit
>> then that does explain some of your other bizarre beliefs.
>
> Do you actually read what you post?

Yes.

>Do you genuinely believe it has any  merit whatsoever? 

Yes.

I take it you now agree with all the points you snipped. Well done, 
perhaps you can learn after all.
date: 12 Jun 2009 10:04:56 GMT   author:   Ollie Clark

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