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Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing (www.theguardian.com)
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Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing::Suit claims app features like disappearing messages and geolocating users make kids easy targets for dealers

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Motivated reasoning is a heluva drug

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How so?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude you were replying to seems convinced criminalization is the way to go, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Like 120 years worth (give or take) of prohibition in the US, and the drug problem has only gotten worse. If dude doesn't want to see that evidence, dude won't.