1. The juvenile act of making a homemade explosive which harmed no one but the creator in Hudson, NH is resulting in his being charged with a crime. The kids did exactly something I did when I was younger: burn stuff, make things explode, etc. I never hurt anyone other than a few tree stumps. If I had hurt myself, should I have been charged with a crime? If the kid endangered his pal who was along for the ride to me it is a totally different story… unless the kid agreed to make the explosive and understood what was going on. See the victimless crime aspect of this?
2. The federal government cracks down and arrests 2,200 in the drug war. A complete waste of time. It will change nothing.
3. To those of you in the Keene community who are upset about outreach aimed at public education, please read this amazing letter aimed at recent government indoctrination center graduates.
4. The Hanover Police Department announces it is sending in underage operatives to Greek parties to try and crack down on alcohol consumption.
““This will drive drinking underground,” former president of Phi Delta Alpha fraternity John Alekna ’10 said in response to the announcement. “If we close down Greek Houses [because of inability to pay a fine], it will destroy our normal welcome atmospheres.””
Municipalities are rewarded when they crack down on the individual freedom of young adults through enforcement of liquor laws. Why? Unlike most laws enforced by a local jurisdiction, every penny extracted from the sinners who dare treat their body as if it actually belonged to them goes to the coffers of the government unit which is enforcing the law. More money means more cracking down on individual liberty. A never ending cycle.
Most of the money stolen from people who haven’t done anything to anyone goes to the general fund of the state.
