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Message: [QUOTE="PurgatoryD, post: 1735108, member: 43498"] Yeah, that was a little suspect as well. See, this is one of those situations where, sure, it [B]may[/B] be the case that this person's life was ruined over a very small amount of money lost to internet poker. Or, it may be the case that this guy was bored out of his mind with his classes, didn't really want to go, was going to fail out anyhow, stole $10, pinned everything wrong in his life on internet poker, found a cause that somehow "legitimizes" the fact that he still doesn't have a job, found Jesus, and is enjoying his 15 minutes. I guess there's really no way to tell which is the case. Well, I think we're in a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation here. I'll agree that he was likely addicted to internet poker. But is that addiction the reason he stole? Or is that addiction the reason he wanted more money? I agree that the compulsion made him really want the money. But can that be enough to effectively [B]force[/B] someone to steal it? You got that right. What frustrates me is this: internet poker in the US is not in trouble because it's addicting or costs society. Alcohol and cigarettes are miles ahead of internet poker on both fronts and they're both legal. Internet poker is in trouble because not that many people play it and it doesn't have a well enough funded political lobby. I wish instead of people taking the attitude, "Well I don't play, so what do I care?" they would take the attitude, "What right does the government have to tell people how they can live their lives?" I don't buy McDonald's Happy Meals but I still think the laws created to ban them in certain parts of my state are absolutely ridiculous. [/QUOTE]

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