A medical marijuana advocate has lost custody of her 11-year-old son at least temporarily and could face possible charges following comments the boy made during a drug education program at his Kansas school

You're very clearly emotional about this.

The drug war is to date the most damaging war that this country has ever fought, and it's a war against it's own people. If that doesn't make you emotional then your emotions are broken.

It is a fact that marijuana was on the kitchen table

OK, I read that wrong. But how does that change anything given the rest of the paragraph? In fact, that would support my hypothesis even more, because it wouldn't just be irresponsible to store that on the table, but flat idiotic as it's a huge security issue along the lines of piling cash on your kitchen table.

Also, smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol are different and should be treated as such.

In some ways, yes, in others, no.

Is it wrong for a parent to smoke cigarettes indoors? Yes.

Um...what? This isn't necessarily true by any measure. Is it wrong for them to do so with their kid in the same room? Likely so, but still questionable. In the same house? Likely not (I want to say clearly not, but I recognize that some people would likely disagree). But can you find me an article about a child being taken for smoking cigarettes in the same room or house as a child?

Is marijuana smoke just as dangerous as cigarette smoke? Yes.

Cite a single peer reviewed source for this. In fact, given that you require burning MUCH less plant matter to smoke cannabis (and far less if she's smoking oil), I highly doubt that you can support this at all. At least the other things that you said were either assumptions or moral assertions. This line is just flat false.

Also, if it wasn't illegal they'd likely go outside, but they can't, and you're supporting the system that doesn't let them even if you're not supporting the prohibition itself.

So, the system that you're supporting has forced her to do something that isn't unquestionably wrong and you want to give her "some kind of repercussion".

Again, you're clearly too emotional about this and you suffer from not being able to read clearly.

Wow, a single missed line causes you to claim this? I see why you're so quick to judge this woman, because you're so quick to judge everyone.

I said taking her child away from her was wrong.

I never said you claimed otherwise.

When did I advocate the use of force by the government?

I'll quote it for you:

she deserves some kind of repercussion

Since "some kind of repercussion" comes from the government and requires the use of force (or the threat of it) to enforce, you are advocating the use of force by the government. Why are you now denying that?

Jesus Christ, you're a moron.

WTF!? You were polite, reasonable and we just disagreed, and you end with this? What's wrong with you? Anyone who disagrees and is passionate about not taking children away from their mother is a moron? I respected you but disagreed before that line, but that line is completely uncalled for and just makes you look bad.

Now, are you capable of debating this without the attacks? I didn't attack you, I ask for the same respect. Also, who is the emotional one? The one randomly insulting people or the one not supporting a broken system that kills people and breaks apart families?

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