jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoClarence Thomas appears open to making drug addiction illegalwww.rawstory.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down12
arrow-up1367arrow-down1external-linkClarence Thomas appears open to making drug addiction illegalwww.rawstory.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·5 months 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-up7·5 months agoI interpret this as a metaphor for life.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months 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? 🤔