Adam
09-17-2010, 06:03 AM
How far do you take it? Is all crime wrong? Because I do things that break the law, it makes me no better than the guy who sees the victims suffer because my crimes I don't see the consequences of?
Like, I take some drugs, not many. Coke and pot every so often. I don't know who grows it, who supplies it originally and I don't ask. I'm even less interested where coke comes from. But I can blame society for not making it legal because I am sure they'd be more control and less social problems from it if it was legal. Takes it out of the hands of the king pin drug dealer who probably uses the money to bank roll anything from prostitution to human traffic, I'm not that naive to not think it happens, but I choose not to think about it. If legal - tax to the government, control over the quality. Seems the most logical solution to me.
I download, stuff I know I shouldn't be. But I can't find what I want elsewhere without scheduling my life round many thousands of TV channels or subscription services. But is that the point? Should I be spending my money on more carefully selected entertainment and ignore the rest even tho I want to see it? I don't re-share for profit or keep the downloads after I've watched them. I also watch some porn, not a fan of porn where they look abused or the aggressive type stuff that seems to be the norm these days but its all part of the same business and the camera can lie - how do I know they haven't been tricked into this? I would think most will regret it quite soon after, but I've had my cheap thrill now so meh.
I speed, I use my motorbike only now since writing off my car. I whizz in and out of traffic, sometimes stupidly and the chances are I will cause someone some harm some day, but I haven't yet but that is no excuse.
But I do think I am a good person, I recycle, I avoid using supermarkets as little as possible and shop locally, I think my footprint on this earth is a lot less than most first-world people. I have time for my friends and family and I think I bring more joy than sorry to the people I interact with. I don't eat meat, I think all living things deserve a chance. How many cows. pigs, chickens etc haven't suffered because of this choice? Can I justify myself tho?
I'm not high right now btw. I'm just thinking.
Like, I take some drugs, not many. Coke and pot every so often. I don't know who grows it, who supplies it originally and I don't ask. I'm even less interested where coke comes from. But I can blame society for not making it legal because I am sure they'd be more control and less social problems from it if it was legal. Takes it out of the hands of the king pin drug dealer who probably uses the money to bank roll anything from prostitution to human traffic, I'm not that naive to not think it happens, but I choose not to think about it. If legal - tax to the government, control over the quality. Seems the most logical solution to me.
I download, stuff I know I shouldn't be. But I can't find what I want elsewhere without scheduling my life round many thousands of TV channels or subscription services. But is that the point? Should I be spending my money on more carefully selected entertainment and ignore the rest even tho I want to see it? I don't re-share for profit or keep the downloads after I've watched them. I also watch some porn, not a fan of porn where they look abused or the aggressive type stuff that seems to be the norm these days but its all part of the same business and the camera can lie - how do I know they haven't been tricked into this? I would think most will regret it quite soon after, but I've had my cheap thrill now so meh.
I speed, I use my motorbike only now since writing off my car. I whizz in and out of traffic, sometimes stupidly and the chances are I will cause someone some harm some day, but I haven't yet but that is no excuse.
But I do think I am a good person, I recycle, I avoid using supermarkets as little as possible and shop locally, I think my footprint on this earth is a lot less than most first-world people. I have time for my friends and family and I think I bring more joy than sorry to the people I interact with. I don't eat meat, I think all living things deserve a chance. How many cows. pigs, chickens etc haven't suffered because of this choice? Can I justify myself tho?
I'm not high right now btw. I'm just thinking.