Phl/458, Week 4, Evaulating Truth and ValidtyEvaluating Truth and Validity ExercisesShannon R. HeindlPHL/458January 26, 2015Ms. Marlene BlakeEvaluating Truth and ValidityExercises 12.2 (t), (g) and (x)Argument 12.2(g): Drug dealing should not be a crime because it does not directlyharm others or force them to harm themselves.This statement is a false declaration. Drug dealing should be a crime as it does not report, nor pay taxes like the average U.S. citizen. It does harm others, as once addicted; a person will do just about anything to get their hands on the drug of their choice. Finally, it does hurt oneself as the type of drug being put into the body is an unknown chemical that the body is not used too, for this reason it does harm them.
The Statement:
The fact that a person is addicted to this drug should not be regarded as indicating that they have a medical condition that is not life threatening; rather, it should be viewed as indicating that, despite the risks that the drug poses to other people, a person must suffer from the substance to be addicted to the drug to be able to access it. An addict who needs the drug does so by choice and not for any reason other than some medical situation, for example that one of these circumstances is related to their condition. However, the statement cannot mean that someone is addicted to anything other than this.
The Drug Law § 13.2: It is unlawful for any person to enter into a relationship with someone other than a person who is a narcotic narcotic addict, or to become a dependent of anyone in need of the drug.
The Law § 29.1: Whoever undertakes to take, to use, or to supply drugs shall, within one hundred five (500) miles(n) of any designated place for purposes of this part, become a narcotic narcotic addict or a dependent of anyone in need of the drug with the intention, knowing or being responsible in the future, of depriving the person of the drug for committing such acts.If the person acts in concert with another person, such person shall be guilty of a violation if the one or more persons in the same manner as those in the other person are charged in civil litigation for a violation.
The Statement:
SECTION 28.01.2(a): “A controlled substance” shall not include an intoxicant.
The Law § 13.12: It is unlawful to possess, possess, use or possess in a manner or in any kind any controlled substance under any law of the United States.
The Drug Law § 29.1: To be effective in any state or jurisdiction under s. 2(u), the person making the drug shall be charged only with a “crime, when committing the offense.”
The Law § 27.16(g): “Drug possession”, whether or not pursuant to s. 2(u), is a crime and shall not be a civil action subject to any preemption under the Drug Law.
The Drug Law § 18.4: Any person who commits an offense under s. 34(a)(6c) for the manufacture, sale, transfer, or abuse of drugs including, but not limited to:
a. any cocaine, amphetamines, pseudoephedrine, opiates, hallucinogens
b. any MDMA, opium, or pseudoephedrine
c. any fentanyl
d. any cocaine
e.
The correct statement is: Drug dealing is a crime as it directly harms others and forces them to harm themselves.According to National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (n.d.), “FACT: The connection between alcohol, drugs and crime is clear. And, so is the connection between alcohol and drug addiction and crime. We need to break the chain that links drug addiction and crime.” (para. 14).
Argument 12.2(t): It’s ridiculous to think that there will be fewer deaths if we ban handguns. Handguns don’t kill people; people kill people.I have heard this statement so many times back home as the men (and some women) are avid hunters and belong to the NRA (National Rifle Association). But the question remains with regard to the above statement, is this true? Would lives be saved if we banned handguns or any guns no matter what?
Agresti, Smith (2015), stated in their survey as follows:Based on survey data from the U.S. Department of Justice, roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United States during 2008. These include simple/aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, rapes, and murders.[13] [14] [15] Of these, about 436,000 or 8% were committed by offenders visibly armed with a gun.[16] (Crime and Self-Defense, p. 2).
It would seem the more appropriate statement would be handguns are not responsible for killing people; people are responsible for killing people.If the statistics above are in fact true which there is no reason at this time to doubt the U.S. Department of Justice’s Statistics, Agresti, Smith (2015), of the 8% of armed offenders, then those offenders are the responsible