Illegal Activities

If I may raise a serious question here at the risk of shocking everyone here who have read a few of my posts, I am a little cheesed off to see a certain new thread locked up, mainly because I didn't get the opportunity to make my own witty post but hey, rules are rules. 

So a point for clarification, since we are a forum of many members from many countries, where is the line drawn for what can be discussed and what can't?  As in: what country or countries get to set the legal standards by which the policy is enforced?  To get to a specific example which got me thinking about the question, If all countries except for the USA were to make marijuana use legal, would it then be acceptable to discuss openly?  If only the the US were to and no others, what then?  What about other polarizing issues like Israel/Palestine?

I am of course referring to the Phelps thread.  Feel free to substitute "file swapping, polygamy, speeding", etc. for marijuana.  (Perhaps that I raise these questions is plenty good reason why I must never be promoted to admin status.)

From the Site Rules & Guidelines:

5. No Illegal activities. Posts and threads promoting or facilitating file swapping, drug abuse, or any other forum of illegal activity are not permitted. Any such posts will be deleted

This is one of those issues which polarise opinions, but the bottom line is drug use is illegal in most places, & as such this thread is now closed.

Just trying to stir up some crap,

Cheers.


Edited by Slartibartfast - February 03 2009 at 12:05

Well, at least we can discuss immoral activities, ,  and , for example. 

In the meantime, there's always these:

http://www.cracked.com/article_17016_7-items-you-wont-believe-are-actually-legal.html

I think in general terms this is making a mountain out of a molehill. While different countries may have variations in their laws, most of the basic things which are illegal are thus worldwide.

If memory serves me right, Our cherished public broadcaster's web news-site, the CBC (CBC.ca), has always been a prime source of articles on studies detailing the benefits of , and relative harmlessness of this substance. These articles are also open to comment by readers.
And while the fascists, I mean Conservative party would love nothing better than to cut all public funding to this organization that enjoys an international reputation for unbiased reporting,  most Canadians have vocally defended its' existence.
Amen to discussion, boo to outright promotion. But where's the dividing line ? How many are killed by DUI drivers ?

Which part, the Fulcrum or the Super Hornet? 

Crash and burn baby!

Naked girl on the "Most beautiful girl in the world" thread... just to let you know... see yaa...!!!

Can I start a thread F-18 Super Hornet vs Naked Girl?

OH! I love illegal activities.....oh...this isn't what I hoped for.

delete the bs about smoking meth. It's insane. I know it, you know it, the American people know it.