jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 days agoClarence Thomas appears open to making drug addiction illegalwww.rawstory.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1370arrow-down12
arrow-up1368arrow-down1external-linkClarence Thomas appears open to making drug addiction illegalwww.rawstory.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·6 days ago“Thomas said in his opinion in the case that he would like to “dispose” of a 1962 ruling that struck down a California law that criminalized being addicted to narcotics, reported Newsweek.” Should this be interpreted literally?
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoI interpret this as a metaphor for life.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·6 days agoI’m looking at it more like the literal usage of the word “addicted”. Like, even if an addict legitimately quits, they still might feel addicted for many years later. Is that illegal? 🤔
“Thomas said in his opinion in the case that he would like to “dispose” of a 1962 ruling that struck down a California law that criminalized being addicted to narcotics, reported Newsweek.”
Should this be interpreted literally?
I interpret this as a metaphor for life.
I’m looking at it more like the literal usage of the word “addicted”.
Like, even if an addict legitimately quits, they still might feel addicted for many years later. Is that illegal? 🤔