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Alcohol is illegal in many countries. Why am I allowed to talk about it and not get moderated?

Other drugs, which I will not mention by name, happen to be legal in many countries, and decriminalized in others, as well as several US states.

Why is there a pro-alcohol bias on this forum?

wrong board to ask this lolimaps3fanboy

i think cocaines the worst my father did it and he was considered the town drunk... so was his dad.. just because hes irish and german he thinks he can drink all the time octoberfest then july then st.patricks day are hell because thats when the police come knocking at the door he spent idk how much money getting out of jail or jail sentences but my moms a huge smoker to this day she kills her lungs and my best friend does pot its annoying even though he says its 'ok' cause he sniffs it basically.. -_-

i don't know why we can talk about it :/

drugs are worse then emulators... they are just downloadable game systems..... the actual system isnt actually illegal though the roms are i looked it up

Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.Theokhoth

And more specifically, Californian law.

Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.Theokhoth

The first amendment is part of the US constitution, but is not obseved here on GS.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.GabuEx

And more specifically, Californian law.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.EolGul2

The first amendment is part of the US constitution, but is not obseved here on GS.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.GabuEx

And more specifically, Californian law.

cause that's the way GS wanted to make it.

and i believe we are allowed to talk about drugs(illegal ones), just not about using them.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.EolGul2

The first amendment is part of the US constitution, but is not obseved here on GS.

The first amendment prohibits Congress from making a law that prohibits the right to free speech.

As far as I know, GameSpot has not coerced Congress into making such a law.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.Griss_

And more specifically, Californian law.

For medicinal use, yes.

Not recreational, although if I recall correctly there is a proposition this year to make it legal in such a case as well.

[QUOTE="Griss_"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

And more specifically, Californian law.

GabuEx

For medicinal use, yes.

Not recreational, although if I recall correctly there is a proposition this year to make it legal in such a case as well.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.Theokhoth

And more specifically, Californian law.

Hey now, I am not from California. :x

[QUOTE="EolGul2"]

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.GabuEx

The first amendment is part of the US constitution, but is not obseved here on GS.

The first amendment prohibits Congress from making a law that prohibits the right to free speech.

As far as I know, GameSpot has not coerced Congress into making such a law.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

And more specifically, Californian law.

GabuEx

Hey now, I am not from California. :x

No, you're from Canada, which is like California's cousin, you know, the one nobody talks about? Like, he looks and talks normal and everything, but something just ain't quite right with him?

Congress did not make the rule that prohibits free speech, but GameSpot did. I'm not saying GS broke any law, just that it's not keeping with the spirit of the 1st amendment regarding prohibition of free speech.

EolGul2

What "spirit" of the first amendment has GameSpot breached? The entire purpose of the Constitution is to define the American government and to provide what it can and cannot do. The Constitution is not, nor was it ever intended to be, applicable to anything private. The founding fathers did want not someone to be able to be locked up for an opinion that they may hold, but they similarly did not want to prevent a private establishment from being able to kick someone to the curb who is being a nuisance. That would be a violation of the liberties of the private establishment.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Because GameSpot is based in the US, and thus operates under US law.Griss_

And more specifically, Californian law.

Alcohol is illegal in many countries. Why am I allowed to talk about it and not get moderated?

Other drugs, which I will not mention by name, happen to be legal in many countries, and decriminalized in others, as well as several US states.

Why is there a pro-alcohol bias on this forum?

EolGul2

Because in the USA, it is socially acceptable to use alcohol.

And really...that's about all there is to it. There's a pro-alcohol bias on this forum because the majority of the people on this forums live in places where it is socially acceptable to consume alcohol. Therefore, alcohol is good while marijuana is bad.

Not that I am against alcohol. I LOOOOOOOOVE alcohol. But it can be a horrible and deadly drug. I'm all for alcohol use, but I'm totally against a culture in which abuse of alcohol is considered to be socially acceptable if not normal.

Like others have pointed out, American laws.

i think cocaines the worst my father did it and he was considered the town drunk... so was his dad.. just because hes irish and german he thinks he can drink all the time octoberfest then july then st.patricks day are hell because thats when the police come knocking at the door he spent idk how much money getting out of jail or jail sentences but my moms a huge smoker to this day she kills her lungs and my best friend does pot its annoying even though he says its 'ok' cause he sniffs it basically.. -_-

i don't know why we can talk about it :/

drugs are worse then emulators... they are just downloadable game systems..... the actual system isnt actually illegal though the roms are i looked it up

amazinglyHXC

..wut??

Because alcohol is better than weed.juden41

Alcohol is illegal in many countries. Why am I allowed to talk about it and not get moderated?

Other drugs, which I will not mention by name, happen to be legal in many countries, and decriminalized in others, as well as several US states.

Why is there a pro-alcohol bias on this forum?