Alcoholism is a more destructive force in Scotland than Heroin.

Just one of many many sources.

"One thing is certain, we must not content ourselves by protecting the civil rights of addicts while they die in ever increasing numbers. I think I may have said that before in another context!"

Ake has no idea what "civil rights" means.


He thinks that protecting peoples civil rights means letting them die.


He thinks that taking peoples civil rights away means caring for them.


Its a bit like saying that 1 + 1 = Thursday


Heroin addicts need to be treated and rehabilitated.


There is NO connection between this and their civil rights.




In fact, it is because we value the rights of every human being equally that we show concern for addicts.


However, we digress (again) as this still has no bearing on whether or not Junkies and Dealers should be murdered.


"Heroin addiction is not like cannabis smoking....it is not "recreational" it becomes a nessecity to maintain a minimal standard of life.
It can lead to the depths of degradation and is gnawing at the fabric of society in this part of Scotland."


Gosh - with a synopsis like that I don't think Bobert needed to bother with any credentials.

Heroin is an addiction.

It does not maintain any standard of life.

It creates a physical dependency.

This dependancy is a chemical one.

Heroin, alcohol, amphetamine and cocaine are examples of chemically addictive drugs.

Addiction is a diagnosable and treatable mental illness.


Gambling and sex are not addictions, they are compulsions.

It is important to be clear about what words actually mean.


But while we are talking about how addiictions ruin lives, let us be clear that Alcohol is addictive and it kills and it destroys lives, families and whole communities in ways that heroin only imitates.


So - do we jail pub and off licence owners or do we execute them?


This question is just too hard for Ake to answer.