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Originally Posted by scooter
Yeah thats basically what I was saying. I dont feel mental deficiencies should be classified under diseases.
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I half agree with this and half don't. There are people out there due to there mental state, that are not aware of what they are doing or how they are behaving but most of the time the laws that where meant to get help for these rather than punish them are used on people without this mental state as a way out.
I do strongly believe in addiction as being a very real handicap in life. I believe some should take responsibility for putting themselves in a position to become a habit forming junky to whatever there negative influence in life is, but if there is one thing I have learned in my over 31 years on this planet is that life would be alot less optimistic without second chances (not 15th chances not 28th chances). It is easy to sit back and judge everyone around you for there flaws and what they did to get themselves in a position none of us would want to be in but who among us has never made a decision that could possibly have had horrible consequence in our life or better yet I bet there are alot of people that did the negative action and where the unlucky one's to have the consequence's. should it be lets lock up them,throw away the key and not give them a chance to turn things around for themself(ofcourse I am aware there are extreme cases where this is necessary).
Some people and I have been there don't completely understand risk until the worst possibly imaginable thing from your actions has happened. Sorry that was so long winded and half off topic but just throwing in my 2 cents and a little extra, lol.