Ask Layzie about Heroin Addiction/Doing Time In Prison - Page 13

Layzie · #**121** 03-26-2006, 02:02 AM

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How would you reform the US drug laws?

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Decriminalize marijuana, and come up with a treatment oriented plan for dealing with drug users instead of one focused on incarceration. I'd go into more detail, but i'm about to go to bed. But that's the gist of what I think should be done.

beenben · #**122** 03-26-2006, 02:19 AM

Would it be possible to play it like this: refuse to work. sit in your cell and write/chill. come out only to eat and shower and exercise?

beenben · #**123** 03-26-2006, 02:34 AM

Would it be possible to play it like this: refuse to work. sit in your cell and write/chill. come out only to eat and shower and exercise?

Tron · #**124** 03-26-2006, 02:34 AM

Did you ever meet anyone who genuinely maintained their innocence? Did you believe him?

tuq · #**125** 03-26-2006, 03:21 AM

Thanks for sharing the info in this thread, Layzie. Sharing is caring.

Regarding the addiction aspect, you touched on it, but can you touch on it more? The subject/process of addiction is one of fascination to me (my favorite book, a fiction work called Infinite Jest, revolved around people being addicted to all sorts of things). What I mean is, one minute you're smoking weed in HS, and then a year or two later you're shooting heroin. If I have that timeline correct.

You seem like a smart guy. Now we all know Nancy Reagan is kind of a jackass, but you had to know that heroin was seriously -EV well before you got into it. (An episode of Intervention should clear this up for the uninitiated.) Were you just too far down the path of destruction to admit this to yourself? How many of your friends used?

I don't think those questions have been answered, I read the thread earlier today though. In any event, best of luck to you and make sure you're hanging with the right people. My brother was dealing coke and got popped and the only way he could see getting it together was to leave the state and start over. That was 1987 and he's only been back here once since.

DrPublo · #**126** 03-26-2006, 03:22 AM

Is it true that when you meet someone, one of the first questions asked is "what are you in for"?

The Doc

willie · #**127** 03-26-2006, 04:56 AM

thanks for an interesting and honest thread.

Case Closed · #**128** 03-26-2006, 05:06 AM

Layzie,

Two part question. Where there any cops and or rapists/child molestors that you knew of in the same jail whil you were there? If there said people in there, how were they treated?

goofyballer · #**129** 03-26-2006, 08:44 AM

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I don't agree with you when it comes to child molestation. I don't think people can be cured or reformed of a basic sexual orientation.

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Blarg, I'm curious - when put that way, you make it sound like child molestors are born with an uncurable affliction that forces them to either live their lives in mild agony from not being able to act on their urges, or go to prison. Is that what you believe?

I'm not accusing or making judgements on what you said or anything, it just sounds like a crappy deal for child molestors if that's indeed the case.

illeagle · #**130** 03-26-2006, 09:00 AM

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Would it be possible to play it like this: refuse to work. sit in your cell and write/chill. come out only to eat and shower and exercise?

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Yes but you don't get rec. time and lose good behavior time as far as I know.

Who sucks more cops or CO's? Do you consider CO's to be pigs?

I haven't read the whole thread yet but where'd you do your time?