Current mood:	tired
Current music:	Gary Moore - Cold Day In Hell
Entry tags:	civil disobedience, drugs, germany, police, politics

another example of police illegimacy: wares not up to spec, arrest the complainant
german police refuse to inforce fraud laws and statutory rights。 instead they choose to arrest for the 'crime' of attempting to enjoy oneself：

A German pothead was cuffed after reporting his dealer to cops for supplying seven ounces of "completely unenjoyable" weed.

Darmstadt resident Hans-Juergen Bendt, 52, complained of the "fraud" after the retailer refused to refund him the £270 he'd shelled out for "absolutely mediocre quality" toke. The police decided to ignore the serious allegation against the dealer and charge Bendt instead with buying and possession of drugs.

drugs 'laws' are illegimate。 for a introduction to why， read abelard on ethics：

The other major legitimate application of law is the control of intrusion. The costs to society in allowing casual murder clearly waste considerable resources, as every member of that society must spend great effort constantly checking to see whether a potential murderer is attempting to sneak up and do them in. There is a second serious objection to murder, people don’t like it and it is inclined to cause social disruption, as in societies where the vendetta is common.

The anarchist imperative is

your freedom ends when you step on my toes.

Toleration is not just some add-on for especially nice guys, it is a basis for comfortable and effective society. There is no magical fundamentalist answer to ethical questions. But there are solid pragmatic reasons for living according to certain general principles. I am proposing that these principles are essentially the two listed here:

tragedy of the commons avoidance and non-intrusion.

Any laws that do not clearly meet these principles are damaging to peace and progress. Only laws founded in negotiation and tolerance are likely to forward a peaceful community. With ever-growing weaponry, it would be well to remove unneeded sources of friction if we hope to survive and live happily ever after.

of course if said druggie is trying to *smoke* his poison *in public*， it becomes an intrusion issue and thus a legitimate target of legislation。