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Does society not like drugs because they are bad, or are drugs bad because society does not like them? In his column of April 23, "Ignoring Internal Decay," Joshua Kaufman offers several arguments condemning drug users and drug dealers. He concludes that Blankenship and David, two students accused of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, LSD, mushrooms and ecstasy, deserve punishment if guilty. But to agree that society should condemn the actions of such students, one should examine which of Kaufman's arguments rest on bad qualities inherent in drugs and their dealers, and which rest on society's dislike...
...that on the spectrum of safe to dangerous drugs, no line can be drawn that puts marijuana on the more dangerous side than alcohol, his taxonomy between hard and soft drugs is too coarse. Although there is substantial evidence that chronic cocaine and crack use cause mental damage (but Blankenship and David were not in possession of these drugs), no reputable studies have ever shown marijuana, mushrooms and LSD to have measurable long-term effects on intelligence. Ecstasy, however, has been shown to cause brain damage in monkeys under extreme dosages (the dosages were so extreme that similarly large dosages...
...your pursuit of a sensational story you see nothing wrong about discrediting an entire house. I may be mistaken, but drug use is hardly unique to Currier. So what gives Josh Kaufman the right to insult Currier and its HoCo? Furthermore, Josh should get his facts right: Bill Blankenship is not the social chair this year. Furthermore, Josh alleges that the two Currier residents were dealing drugs rather than just possessing them, a much more serious charge. Why does not Josh leave it to the HUPD to make accusations of this kind? Currier residents have enough decency not to brag...
After their arraignment Friday at the Cambridge District Court, Blankenship and David were released on personal recognizance...
...Blankenship and David will appear again in the Cambridge District Court May 22 for a pre-trial conference...