Rants, Raves, and Stupid Tinfoil Hat Wearing Conspiracy Bullshit

[QUOTE=Admin2;3179876]You are being DISABUSED of false information.

I couldn't help but notice that you still only have opinion and not fact and sidestepped the issue in favor of arguing by false analogy. I know that when your argument is unsupportable by facts the only thing left is some sort of fallacy but I didn't expect it to be this simple.

Addicts are addicts LONG before they ever do the first drug which would be why all of the SCIENCE (that pesky word again) talks about the environmental element in regards to addiction. The majority of addicts come from homes where addiction is present so from the earliest age they are taught and modeled addictive behavior. Along with the abuse that's generally prevalent in addictive homes what you end up with are people that need, not want, but need to find something to place between themselves and a world they literally are unequipped to deal with. I've heard your ilk before and in your mind you see these people as having the same options that you did. They are as much a product of their environment as you were. As long as idiots like you continue to assert that pre drug use addiction is a choice then the US will continue to make ZERO progress in treating addiction.

So, again, I ask you to support your claims with fact. All you have is misinformed opinion, the really sad part is you don't even know where it came from.

Read this [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger[/URL].

Everything you think you know about drugs and addiction was literally made up by this guy so he could solidify a power base in DC. He wanted power, addicts couldn't fight back against his lies, the few doctors that tried lost their licenses to practice and since 1930 the public and government has been misinformed about addiction.

Here, this is how you handle addiction; [URL]https://news.vice.com/article/ungass-portugal-what-happened-after-decriminalization-drugs-weed-to-heroin[/URL].

It's a public health problem not a criminal problem, criminalizing drug abuse is the thing that kills addicts, not the drugs.[/QUOTE]You're completely confused about my position on this. I am fully aware that the decriminalization of some now illegal substances would go a long way toward reducing violent crime. At the same time, just like they do with alcohol, the defiant sector of society that refuses to use responsibly would continue to kill people, just like the drunk driver that's had 10 DWIs and every opportunity to rehab, but could not find it in his heart to believe it was important enough to stay away from the car keys. That poor, innocent alcohol addict that splatters grandma across the highway, we should all get a gofundme page going so we can buy him some flowers, he can't help it he was born an alcoholic.

The arguments you've made that drug abusers are born that way is the exact same argument serial killers and pedophiles use. Yes, some people are born with a propensity for addiction, I do agree about that. But barring any mental illness, those people have an elevated responsibility to stay away from things that are dangerous in the hands of addicts, whether they are illegal (crack, meth whatever) or legal (alcohol, cigarettes, etc). Those people already know they are naturally weak, but with some exceptions they make the choice to live on the edge anyway.

Yes there is some segment of society that has gotten screwed by the US healthcare system of corrupt doctors, who prescribe opiates irresponsibly and whatnot, resulting in addiction the patient never asked for. But we are talking about a relatively small percentage of drug addicts there.

And I'm not going to spend a lot of time digging up research to prove I'm right when you've already declared you will "own" me, and demonstrated what I meant by that by not only modifying my posts but also modifying my profile. In your mind, you're already right and you can prove it by the fact that you are willing and able to ban or cause general mischief for those that disagree with you.

[QUOTE=Amateur11;3179585]I leave for a few days then see this, and am reminded how who voted for the clowns who passed HB2. Same logic applies, "people choose to be gay (even though everyone around them knew they were effiminate by age 5), people choose to get hooked on cheap narcotics that began as a routine prescription for pain from their innocent doctor. Dude, fuck off. You are everything that's wrong with this state right now. Terry Sanford must be rolling in his grave at what has happened to this state in the last 5 years which has put policy in control of people who believe the shit this guy does, and all but destroyed 60 fucking years of progress AWAY from this kind of religion-based ignorant mindset. We used to have more "MA" and less "MS" in this state, but it's clear the Mississippi mindset is what's in fashion again.[/QUOTE]You just violated the rules that were right there in your fucking face.

"Effective immediately, posters in the Raleigh forum are prohibited from criticizing, complaining about or discussing other forum members.

This restriction is necessary to stop the endlessly pointless rhetoric.

The 1st violation will result in the perpetrator being placed on Permanent Moderation status. ".

Are like assholes as the old saying goes, we all have one. You are entitled to your opinion, right or wrong. But I think you have some misconceptions and are greatly oversimplifying a complicated issue. Humans are very complicated animals. Also, you seem to be a lot less forgiving to people who make mistakes than you should be in my opinion. We all make mistakes, and some turn out worse than others. Years ago I drove home drunk a few times. Luckily nothing happened as a result of my bad decision beyond a few hangovers. But it could have turned out that I caused an accident which caused someone else permanent injury or death. My bet is that all of us are in a similar boat and have made plenty of mistakes. Maybe you should walk a few miles in some other folks shoes before you come down so hard on them.

[QUOTE=Fappernator;3179265]People become addicts because they make the conscious choice to engage in that behavior. They didn't get addicted to drugs because someone forced them to partake in the behavior against their will, they got addicted because they ignored all the people saying "don't do that! Its addictive and will ruin your life! Over and over again they have the opportunity to listen to the voices from people smarter than them that tell them its a bad idea, but they make the conscious decision to ignore those warnings and in an act of defiance choose their own fate. That's not opinion, it's fact. Although I'm sure this will get censored, because facts aren't welcome here unless they align with your own opinion.[/QUOTE]

(climbs on soapbox).

Addiction is not a simple issue. And various opinions are being expressed in this thread. And some good factual information thrown in too by A2. I am no expert, but from some of what I have read and heard about I think that brain chemistry is a major factor in a lot of human behaviors. We are "normal" when brain chemistry is what it should be, and when the brain chemistry goes awry a variety of maladies result. Obviously addiction is one of these, but not the only one. I think mental illness is also mostly maladjusted brain chemistry. And if I remember right homosexuality is also very likely a brain chemistry phenomenon. Not something that, according to some ignorant conservative bigots, people freely choose for themselves. Not sure how certain the proof is yet, but I think there seems to be a good case for a genetic predisposition to addiction. And addiction comes in many forms, not just drugs. Gambling is another obvious example. So I totally agree with other opinions such as in this thread that treating drug dependency as a physical illness is the right approach. It is clear that criminalizing all drugs, and prostitution, creates a lot of problems and, in my personal opinion, is proven to be an unsuccessful approach which results in a lot of damage to a lot of people.

Maybe someday we can finally move past the legacy of some of the tyrannical Puritans who were so high and mighty about knowing what is right for all of us and ruthlessly enforcing their narrow moral vision. So let's get rid of that ridiculous HB2 which has already significantly damaged our state in more ways than one. Let's legalize and manage prostitution which will eliminate a lot of crime and health issues. And let's treat drug addicts with some compassion and medical help to get clean; more crime and health issues eliminated.

My two cents worth. If you don't agree you can flame away.

(climbs off soapbox).

[QUOTE=Fappernator;3179935]You're completely confused about my position on this. I am fully aware that the decriminalization of some now illegal substances would go a long way toward reducing violent crime. At the same time, just like they do with alcohol, the defiant sector of society that refuses to use responsibly would continue to kill people, just like the drunk driver that's had 10 DWIs and every opportunity to rehab, but could not find it in his heart to believe it was important enough to stay away from the car keys. That poor, innocent alcohol addict that splatters grandma across the highway, we should all get a gofundme page going so we can buy him some flowers, he can't help it he was born an alcoholic.

The arguments you've made that drug abusers are born that way is the exact same argument serial killers and pedophiles use. Yes, some people are born with a propensity for addiction, I do agree about that. But barring any mental illness, those people have an elevated responsibility to stay away from things that are dangerous in the hands of addicts, whether they are illegal (crack, meth whatever) or legal (alcohol, cigarettes, etc). Those people already know they are naturally weak, but with some exceptions they make the choice to live on the edge anyway.

Yes there is some segment of society that has gotten screwed by the US healthcare system of corrupt doctors, who prescribe opiates irresponsibly and whatnot, resulting in addiction the patient never asked for. But we are talking about a relatively small percentage of drug addicts there.

And I'm not going to spend a lot of time digging up research to prove I'm right when you've already declared you will "own" me, and demonstrated what I meant by that by not only modifying my posts but also modifying my profile. In your mind, you're already right and you can prove it by the fact that you are willing and able to ban or cause general mischief for those that disagree with you.[/QUOTE]I didn't modify any of your posts, I deleted one. I changed your user title because you are an idiot. Well to be completely honest you're probably not an idiot, you're clueless, you're clueless because you have accepted incorrect information as truth because you have heard it so often. I have no doubt at all that you looked for studies to support your position and after finding there are none decided to say that you won't waste your time looking for them because to admit that your assertions are not supported by fact would be tantamount to admitting you are incorrect. You have not been banned, your posts have not been modified, what's happening is that you are losing the argument, and you are losing this argument because you are wrong.

Addicts are not weak, addicts have a disease, saying they are weak is the same as saying somebody with cancer is weak. You're just restating Nancy Reagan's ridiculous "just say no" campaign.

You're again talking about the pharmacological root of addiction which has been debunked. If it was correct then EVERYBODY who had opiates mis-prescribed would end up with addiction issues. They don't, addicts are predisposed to addiction, this is nothing new, look at the effects of alcohol on Eskimos when Europeans started trading with them. They drank rum to the point where they stopped fishing and died. And with some people, their entire lives have sucked so bad that they lack the capacity to not do the drugs. They are also fucking surrounded by drugs.

[QUOTE=Fappernator;3179938]You just violated the rules that were right there in your fucking face.

"Effective immediately, posters in the Raleigh forum are prohibited from criticizing, complaining about or discussing other forum members.

This restriction is necessary to stop the endlessly pointless rhetoric.

The 1st violation will result in the perpetrator being placed on Permanent Moderation status. ".[/QUOTE]Here you are being a fucking idiot. As I told you in the PM, when I added the special restrictions in Raleigh I opened this thread for the specific purpose of posts like this, so no, hes not violating a rule right there in his fucking face.

[QUOTE=Fappernator]
You just violated the rules that were right there in your fucking face.

"Effective immediately, posters in the Raleigh forum are prohibited from criticizing, complaining about or discussing other forum members.

This restriction is necessary to stop the endlessly pointless rhetoric.

The 1st violation will result in the perpetrator being placed on Permanent Moderation status.[/QUOTE]Here's the thing I saw your 1st post in the BP thread and hated it, didn't agree with anything you were saying, thougt you were being an idiot. But, fine, figured it was your first post and you didn't know that "opinions" should go here. Then, you posted another idiot post in the News thread and that's when I made the determination that you are a troll. I reported your post to A2 and flamed you in the correct thread. You're being an asshole. I'm happy you have been labeled an idiot. You're not a victim, you're an antagonist of the worst kind. You are the weak. You are pathetic. You are a troll.

[QUOTE=Fappernator;3178824]It makes me sad to hear of a brutal murder like this. And I can fully understand why her former clients feel an even more intense sense of loss, I've had that same feeling with every one I've ever known that passed away, even if I didn't know them well.

What bothers me about some of the posts I've seen here is how there seems to be a tendency to minimize the role of drugs that exists in these violent crimes in almost every case. I know that details are not yet fully known in this particular case, but we do know that both victims were participants in illegal drug use, and 9 times out of 10 when there is a shooting like this, drugs are involved in some way or another. Most of the time it's some variation of a drug related robbery -- someone owes someone money or someone knows someone has money for the taking because they've been involved in a drug transaction with them at some point. I seriously doubt these were just random robbers that chose a girl off BP at random.

Even if the drugs were not a direct motive for the killings, all drugs encourage a "live on the edge" lifestyle like these young people were living. Hooking out of a hotel room to make ends meet, for example. Everyone can sugarcoat it and say things like she was careful, she was low volume, etc. But this death could have been avoided by smarter lifestyle choices by the victims.

It's not until society starts holding everyone accountable for their irresponsible decisions that this kind of violence can be curtailed. When someone gets killed there is an automatic outpouring for the victim and an instant denial about how they got into that situation in the first place.

When young adults make the conscious choice to partake in illegal drug use, then find themselves in a predicament (like homelessness) as a result of their own actions, then are injured or killed as a result of those actions, it does ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD to ignore the fact that if they had just stayed off drugs they would still be alive. Allowing ourselves to be in denial only makes it certain that more young people will be lured into the drug lifestyle, and more of them will die violently.

[blue]I moved this idiots post here to make it easier. Feel free to tell him what a fucking douche he is.

A2[/blue][/QUOTE]Man oh man I started to post what was on my pea brain but it just kept getting more interesting to read. So many things were pointed out, such as this ain't the North Carolina I grew up in. I saw this state really taking a big turn in the 80's when the big bucks started coming into the state. Which meant there was a population that thought the old way (Jesse Helms culture remember him) then a new culture was bringing their thoughts from (NJ, NY, PA). Now that's just the people, guess what those fucking drugs got a whole lot more powerful too. For you old fuckers remember the potency of the weed from the 70's compared to now. Holly Molly! My point is people's habits / recreational play over the last 45 years has not changed but the potency of their choice has. This includes cigarets much more addictive chemicals, anyone here addicted to diet soda's? Listen it is part of life to partake in whatever you choose just pray your DNA can handle it. I never look at a BP girl and say she's in the business because of drugs or she's in it strictly for fast cash. Frankly I have no idea why she chose the profession because it could be for any reason. Just like I never look at a guy standing on the side of the road holding a sign for change and have a preconceived answer in my mind why he's there who the hell knows. As far as this girl that got killed, of course she could have avoided the whole thing by not doing drugs and hanging around who she was with "IF" that was her problem. Or it could be she just had shitty luck being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But back to the main point that was made earlier that it was her fault or anyone's fault that find them self in a bad situation because they made a bad decision when there were so many opertunities to make the right decision. Well my gut feeling is this could and does apply to certain individuals but you cannot swing this broad brush over everyone. We all are wired different and some of us have worse luck than others. This girl may have had some serious issues or she may not have been that bad at all it was some folks she was with that had the really serious issues. Bottom line is she was way too young to die she was a mom, like her sister said she may not have been perfect but she didn't deserve to die. Just one last thought about Fappernater's comment about people have a choice when they come to that fork in the road to choose to hook or not, take drugs are not. There are many in our society especially my conservative State of North Carolina that consider porn, adult book stores, massage Parlors, Escorts, adult web sites EVIL, ADDITIVE and all other kind of nasty things. Fappernater at some point when you got on the web you took the fork that led you to the PUSSY forum on USASG, question? Was this a conscious choice or something that's more deeper inside you? Just asking - me I just love pussy

[QUOTE=Admin2;3180185]\Here you are being a fucking idiot. As I told you in the PM, when I added the special restrictions in Raleigh I opened this thread for the specific purpose of posts like this, so no, hes not violating a rule right there in his fucking face.[/QUOTE]Let's do a quick idiot litmus test here. First I have received zero PMs from you. If you simply had a cognitive malfunction and really meant e-mail, I haven't checked it yet so I have no idea what you said there. And, yes he violated the rule that was right there in his fucking face and yours too. Because your other rule was not there with the others, and I have no idea where you might have decided to sideload the exception about anything goes in this particular thread, because for whatever brain fart reason you chose not to put it with the rest of the rules. You and I know the only reason I'm not banned yet is because I haven't called you out for the brain dead stooge that you are yet.

[QUOTE=XHippie;3180235] Fappernater at some point when you got on the web you took the fork that led you to the PUSSY forum on USASG, question? Was this a conscious choice or something that's more deeper inside you? Just asking - me I just love pussy[/QUOTE]It was a 100% conscious choice. But my comments here were specifically about drug users, not aspects of becoming addicted to other things. A person can get addicted to food, yet not be doing anything that puts their own safety in immediate and grave danger. The same can be said for many things like porn, gambling, etc. Many things (including prostitution in certain areas) can be enjoyed without breaking the law or putting myself or others in imminent harms way.

I was always smart enough to avoid putting myself in such high risk situations. Even when I had opportunity for pussy, if I thought there was a chance of a jealous husband or boyfriend with a gun catching me in the act, I either found a way out of the risky situation or just told myself "look, pussy is great but its not worth risking my life over".

Too bad that simple strategy for self-preservation is not only not being taught to today's youth, they are being actively encouraged to live like today is their last day. They are being encouraged to put them in situations that increase the liklihood they will die young and die painfully.

[QUOTE=Admin2;3180185]I didn't modify any of your posts, I deleted one. I changed your user title because you are an idiot. Well to be completely honest you're probably not an idiot, you're clueless, you're clueless because you have accepted incorrect information as truth because you have heard it so often. I have no doubt at all that you looked for studies to support your position and after finding there are none decided to say that you won't waste your time looking for them because to admit that your assertions are not supported by fact would be tantamount to admitting you are incorrect. You have not been banned, your posts have not been modified, what's happening is that you are losing the argument, and you are losing this argument because you are wrong.

Addicts are not weak, addicts have a disease, saying they are weak is the same as saying somebody with cancer is weak. You're just restating Nancy Reagan's ridiculous "just say no" campaign.

You're again talking about the pharmacological root of addiction which has been debunked. If it was correct then EVERYBODY who had opiates mis-prescribed would end up with addiction issues. They don't, addicts are predisposed to addiction, this is nothing new, look at the effects of alcohol on Eskimos when Europeans started trading with them. They drank rum to the point where they stopped fishing and died. And with some people, their entire lives have sucked so bad that they lack the capacity to not do the drugs. They are also fucking surrounded by drugs.

Here you are being a fucking idiot. As I told you in the PM, when I added the special restrictions in Raleigh I opened this thread for the specific purpose of posts like this, so no, hes not violating a rule right there in his fucking face.[/QUOTE]While I see the points both A2 and Fappernator are making here. I have learnt a lot from this discussion. As a bystander I would like to point out that, maybe the base problem / audience each of you is addressing is different. (some of it exacerbated by reading people's words literally than in spirit maybe?

Common points:

Main one: Addiction is a disease.

I think that is the most important common point and we all are on agreement there.

Discord point:

Did the addiction happen by conscious choice or otherwise.

Both are possible.

But in this context, A2 is right, as the folks we are talking about here are mostly those who come from eco-systems where drug-use is already rampant.

Basically, they didnot have the same options as a "normal" bring up would have given them. That is probably one reason why we should try to empathize their usage / addiction from their shoes.

That said, when we see teenagers from affluent / ample-provided backgrounds succumb to drug use (bsaically first-gen users). I personally feel the society (being friends and family around them) around them is as much responsible as much as the victim is. No body can escape the blame there.

I feel A2 is referring to folks who are coming from the eco-system where their background made gave them no option to use drug at some point in their "not-so-perfect" bringup.

While Fappernator is probably referring to the first-gen drug users where there is some element of conscious choice (recreation use gone from bad choice to worse).

I think this is the correct sub-forum to say you're a crass, uneducated little prick. You continue to embarrass yourself, and I'm really enjoying that immensely. Please continue to amuse me!

[QUOTE=Fappernator;3179938]You just violated the rules that were right there in your fucking face.

"Effective immediately, posters in the Raleigh forum are prohibited from criticizing, complaining about or discussing other forum members.

This restriction is necessary to stop the endlessly pointless rhetoric.

The 1st violation will result in the perpetrator being placed on Permanent Moderation status. ".[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Fappernator;3180239]Let's do a quick idiot litmus test here. First I have received zero PMs from you. If you simply had a cognitive malfunction and really meant e-mail, I haven't checked it yet so I have no idea what you said there. And, yes he violated the rule that was right there in his fucking face and yours too. Because your other rule was not there with the others, and I have no idea where you might have decided to sideload the exception about anything goes in this particular thread, because for whatever brain fart reason you chose not to put it with the rest of the rules. You and I know the only reason I'm not banned yet is because I haven't called you out for the brain dead stooge that you are yet.[/QUOTE]You are correct and as usual you are only giving half the truth and using misinformation. Indeed I did not send you a PM, I mis-spoke I responded to you on the reported posts side of my work when you wrote me crying that the big meany was breaking the rules. Through that channel I explained to you, in detail, why this thread is the exception to that rule. As is normal for your ilk you neglected to mention that when you said I didn't PM you in order to make it seem as if I hadn't communicated with you when I had. Surprise fucking surprise. You even went to the effort to let me know "I haven't checked my email" bullshit, you read it an know it's there.

Point to you sir.

Obviously your still not banned but you have no shown yourself to be a liar and I won't be wasting anymore time with you. As the other guys said, you're just a troll, even your name says so. Solitary guy getting his thrills self pleasuring on the internet. Like the guy said in the movie, "you have been weighed, you have been measured and you have been found wanting. ".

A2.

[QUOTE=ADreamer;3180254]While I see the points both A2 and Fappernator are making here. I have learnt a lot from this discussion. As a bystander I would like to point out that, maybe the base problem / audience each of you is addressing is different. (some of it exacerbated by reading people's words literally than in spirit maybe?

Common points:

Main one: Addiction is a disease.

I think that is the most important common point and we all are on agreement there.

Discord point:

Did the addiction happen by conscious choice or otherwise.

Both are possible.

But in this context, A2 is right, as the folks we are talking about here are mostly those who come from eco-systems where drug-use is already rampant.

Basically, they didnot have the same options as a "normal" bring up would have given them. That is probably one reason why we should try to empathize their usage / addiction from their shoes.

That said, when we see teenagers from affluent / ample-provided backgrounds succumb to drug use (bsaically first-gen users). I personally feel the society (being friends and family around them) around them is as much responsible as much as the victim is. No body can escape the blame there.

I feel A2 is referring to folks who are coming from the eco-system where their background made gave them no option to use drug at some point in their "not-so-perfect" bringup.

While Fappernator is probably referring to the first-gen drug users where there is some element of conscious choice (recreation use gone from bad choice to worse).[/QUOTE]I'm just happy to see an intelligent response from someone paying attention. Yes, you're correct on all counts, I was never talking about cases such as children that are born with drug addictions because of their parent's habits. And no doubt, there are plenty of kids who grow up in homes that are broken, dysfunctional, or otherwise are prime breeding ground for Future Drug Addicts of America candidates. This does not mean the latter doesn't have a choice, there are plenty of people who overcome their upbringing and use it as a reason to carve out their own successes in life. And I'm sure there are also those who are genetically disadvantaged in that regard.

But creating an environment where drug users are coddled and spoon fed the idea that they are just victims of the system and thus not responsible for their actions only makes it less likely that those who want to exit the lifestyle would be able to. It throws fuel on the flame. We should be teaching them that if they get involved in substance abuse, they will most likely have trouble holding a job and personal relationships and may find themselves homeless and on the streets, involved with some very dangerous people.

The discussion could get very involved here, such as "at what point does substance usage become abuse"? -- or, "why do dangerous people and drugs necessarily need to go hand in hand". But of course this complicates the discussion somewhat. There are many reasons for all this, some will say the availability of guns in the USA contributes to the violence or whatever, and I'm sure it does but it just goes to show that you cannot just take a drug policy that works in Portugal and transfer it to the USA and assume the same results will occur. It's a little like saying they don't have speed limits on the Autobahn in Germany and it all works well enough, so effective immediately lets just remove the speed limits on US roads. Its not quite that simple.

I don't doubt for one minute that addiction is a disease and didn't come here to debate that. But clearly there is a point in the lives of most of these addicts where they have a choice to partake in the behavior initially, or to say to themselves "you know, everyone is telling me this is a bad idea and it will ruin my life, maybe I should listen? The problem I have is that when everyone stops telling them its a bad idea, that they can't help it and they have no choice in the matter anyway because they were born that way, then quite frankly they are fucked from day one. Coddling them and telling them there's no need to resist their urge toward dangerous behavior is hurting them, not helping them.

[QUOTE=Admin2;3180642]You are correct and as usual you are only giving half the truth and using misinformation. Indeed I did not send you a PM, I mis-spoke I responded to you on the reported posts side of my work when you wrote me crying that the big meany was breaking the rules. Through that channel I explained to you, in detail, why this thread is the exception to that rule. As is normal for your ilk you neglected to mention that when you said I didn't PM you in order to make it seem as if I hadn't communicated with you when I had. Surprise fucking surprise. You even went to the effort to let me know "I haven't checked my email" bullshit, you read it an know it's there.

Point to you sir.

Obviously your still not banned but you have no shown yourself to be a liar and I won't be wasting anymore time with you. As the other guys said, you're just a troll, even your name says so. Solitary guy getting his thrills self pleasuring on the internet. Like the guy said in the movie, "you have been weighed, you have been measured and you have been found wanting. ".

A2.[/QUOTE]Fapping refers to masturbation, it's just a stupid funny name that was chosen for a monger forum. A good percentage of your existing member base have some reference to their cock, masturbation, or similar in their name so I have no idea what sort of mental malfunction led you to believe it was designed with trolling in mind. My original messages here made a point that could be debated, or not. You on the other hand decided to come right out of the gate with name calling and admin abuse. Who is the troll again?

I definitely don't think anyone chooses to be an addict. Some people are more susceptible to addiction than others. I don't think anyone wants ugly track marks all over their arms or scabs all over their face. Some of it is genetic and some of it is upbringing. I feel horrible for Muneka and regardless of whether or not she had a drug addiction she is was still a woman who just made the wrong choices in life. As much as I'd like to say you should take responsibility for your own actions your upbringing has a lot of influence on your life. I'll bet either her mother or father had some sort of addiction / bad lifestyle choices too.