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...when people try to blame society forthe actions of individuals who, or commit crimestake drugs, what in fact they're doing is you'regiving those people a pass. You're sayingindividual and personal responsibility is not apart of it. I think...
...though, if people are poor, they'regoing to take drugs," Koch says, and immediatelycounters, "Rich people take drugs. And all poorpeople do not take drugs. Most poor people do nottake drugs. Most poor people don't commit crimes...
...cannot take drugs without becoming addicted--you can drink liquor and not become an alcoholic." While Koch agreed with a questioner that cigarettes are as addictive as hard drugs he said, "there's one little difference. I've never heard of cigarettes casuing people to go out and commit violence...
When one audience member suggested that the violence might be caused by needing money to buy the drugs, Koch said "You don't commit murder for10 bucks, you do it because your brain is swisscheese...
...While in jail they're not commiting crimes,"said Koch. The audience member said that prisonersfrequently commit assaults in jail. Kochresponded: "They're assaulting other prisoners."And the woman retorted, "prisoners are humanbeings also" and sat down to thundering applause...