[wnevets]

I mean we could

[leesalminen]

Kind of like how we could implement the death penalty for marijuana possession?

[wnevets]

It's not like there aren't countries where that exist.

[leesalminen]

Right, but should we? Probably not. That’s what I’m getting at.

[wnevets]

If we really cared about stopping marijuana possession, a death penalty that was objectively and consistently applied would probably work very well.

[rhizome]

Arguments by analogy are not worth anybody's time.

[1stcity3rdcoast]

Arguments by analogy are an excellent way to compose an argument. Socrates built entire ethical systems using analogy.

[rhizome]

You only have to look at what we have above, a changing of the subject from corporate punishment to...execution for marijuana possession. That is bad community'ing.

As an aside, I've got some bad news about how Socrates' method worked out for him.