What are your views?

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<p>I think we all could use some stimulated conversation (harkness much?) to distract us from the pressures of boarding school apps these days. So...What are your views on the following controversial issues? (That are, surprisingly not related to boarding school rivalries)</p>

<p>Most of these are world issues, some of them are just for fun:</p>

<p>Death Penalty:
Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles:
Gay Marriage:
Year Round School or Traditional Schooling:
Legalization of Marijuana:
Animal Testing:
Abortion and teen pregnancy:
Teen driving laws- lower driving age:
Mac or PC:</p>

<p>Feel free to elaborate or leave blank any of these if you're not comfortable sharing. I found a similar thread in High School Life that I found interesting, so here goes. :)</p>

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<p>This should be in cafe.</p>

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<p>Death Penalty: Yes. I was on the fence about this for a long time (and sometimes I still am), but as of now I am for, though not strongly.
Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles: Yes, they could admit a small amount, as long as they have a spark, are open-minded, and teachable.
Gay Marriage: Yes
Year Round School or Traditional Schooling: Traditional
Legalization of Marijuana: No
Animal Testing: No opinion
Abortion and teen pregnancy: Pro-choice
Teen driving laws- raise driving age: No opinion
Mac or PC: PC…macs have their uses but pc is still more convenient.</p>

<p>Oh and for teen driving laws I meant raise driving age. Sorry.</p>

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<p>Death Penalty: Yes, but it should only be used in very few situations.</p>

<p>Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles: Yes then I would be able to go!</p>

<p>Gay Marriage: Yes, it’s ridiculous two people who love each other can’t get married.</p>

<p>Year School or Traditional Schooling: Traditional</p>

<p>Legalization of Marijuana: Support Legalization of Marijuana. Instead of buying TAXED and REGULATED marijuana from the government, people are buying it from Mr. Gang Member who in turn probably uses that money for even harder drugs or maybe worse stuff…</p>

<p>Animal Testing: No, what gives us the right to kill other beings?</p>

<p>Abortion and teen pregnancy: I think abortion should be legal. I think it should be legal b/c if a girl gets raped she should have the option of getting an abortion. (Though adoption is another great option) However I personally feel that using abortion as a form of birth control is extremely immoral. As for teen pregnancy you could just wait to have sex until you think you’d be old enough to deal with the consequences. </p>

<p>Teen driving laws: Raise the age to 18. As much as I would want to drive, the thought of my 16 year old brother on the road scares me.</p>

<p>Mac or PC: I’ve had Macs all my life. Macs ftw!!!</p>

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<p>Death Penalty: Yes, but only in very extreme situations.
Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles: Pssssh, no all y’all muggles are so stupid you didn’t even realize that the wizarding world existed before stupid J.K Rowling (who btw is in azkaban right now for revealing the international statute of secrecy) wrote a series about that stupid HP’s life.</p>

<p>Just my thoughts,
Draco Malfoy
Gay Marriage: Yeah, like ifax said, marriage is about love right? Gay people love each other.
Year Round School or Traditional Schooling: traditional
Legalization of Marijuana: no opinion
Animal Testing: no opinion
Abortion and teen pregnancy: abortion- should be legal because a woman should choose what happens to her body, but like ifax said, using it as birth control is pretty bad. teen pregnancy- DUH. ‘Tis bad.
Teen driving laws- lower driving age: no opinion
Mac or PC: PC ftw. I don’t feel like payin’ out an extra $1000 more than I need to in order to get a good computer.</p>

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<p>Death Penalty:Yeah</p>

<p>Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles:Muggles can’t handle the truth; and if it were to open to muggles, they’d have to be screened thoroughly.</p>

<p>Gay Marriage:Si! What people do is their choice. PLus my religion is like totally for it,…hippies… </p>

<p>Year Round School or Traditional Schooling:Traditional, maybe longer school days with longer periods+more activities.</p>

<p>Legalization of Marijuana:Yes, imo its only illegal so that tobacco could benefit from the lack of competition. My dad has a theory that they made it illegal to account for the jobs lost when they legalized alcohol (the jobs for persecuting those who violated prohibition.) If Marijuana were legal it could be taxed and regulated, just like tobacco. It would also be less dangerous; the market for it would be less violent.</p>

<p>Animal Testing:depends on the extent of the cruelty; on the fence. I think it should be used for new scientific discoveries</p>

<p>Abortion and teen pregnancy:pro choice</p>

<p>Teen driving laws- lower driving age:I say keep it at 16. Though it would be useful if I didn’t have to wait on a ride. Unfortunately, too many people are stupid and would abuse the privelege</p>

<p>Mac or PC: MACMACMACMACMACMACMACMAC!!! I’ve been a mac person since I was born (alright, maybe I was 2-3) and I don’t plan to change that. I have experience with PCs and I believe them to be flawed. I don’t like bugs, pop-ups and Windows overall</p>

<p>Also: I feel that ifax’s views are similar to mine and I agree with all of them.</p>

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<p>Death Penalty: Only for murderers and depends on the gruesomeness of the crime</p>

<p>Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles: I think that would defeat the purpose of teaching magic and providing a safe haven for wizards and witches to feel safe and amongst peers.</p>

<p>Gay Marriage: YES! It doesn’t harm me in anyway. Nor does it harm society. They deserve to be happy, and it won’t be at the expense of others.</p>

<p>Year Round School or Traditional Schooling: I think that the fall, winter, and spring breaks are fair. I also believe that school hours are just right since they are just a couple of hours shorter than those of a worker. That allows students to complete school extracurriculars in the evening without burning out, but I do believe that American summer break is way too long! I was born here, but my parents are foreign so I get to see different viewpoints. I believe that summer break should be about a month so that we have enough time to go to camps and the such.</p>

<p>Legalization of Marijuana: It is not that horrible a drug. Very few people become violent as a result, and so long as their is an age restriction placed and a good amount of taxing, then I guess I would be okay with it. Though I would never partake in its use.</p>

<p>Animal Testing: Not for make-up and frivolities, but perhaps for certain useful sciences (as Rad in Plaid said).</p>

<p>Abortion and teen pregnancy: Pro-choice all the way. Even if the pregnancy wasn’t the result of a rape or incest, the child would either lead a life of being unwanted and feeling like a burden (which from personal experience, I can say is a horrible way to feel) or the child would be placed into the system which is also sad and may result in the same feelings. Also, the abortion should take place in a timely manner.</p>

<p>Teen driving laws- raising driving age: I don’t think that two years of waiting would do too much. Plus, our culture is used to the way things are now that sixteen year olds would just drive illegally. Also, there are many responsible teen drivers. There would also be serious economical ramifications that would hurt the already ailing car industry even more. I am an advocate of more rigorous and thorough license examinations though.</p>

<p>Mac or PC: MACS! I have grown up with PCs, but they have always given me troubles. Macs have cleaner interfaces and less bugs. They may be more expensive, but if you are in the financial position to comfortably afford one, then I say go for it.</p>

<p>I would also like to point out that I like to remain open minded and am completely willing to accept new opinions and perhaps adopt them or merge them with my own.</p>

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<p><em>can parents play?</em></p>

<p>Death Penalty: Not a government sanctioned death penalty but if a victim’s love ones would like to give it a shot…
Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles: Sure-although it may be a tough admit without any demonstrated magical ECs.
Gay Marriage: I don’t believe in marriage; gay or otherwise.
Year Round School or Traditional Schooling: Extended to 10 months but not year-round. Students need an opportunity to refresh.
Legalization of Marijuana: absolutely, if for no other reason than to witness the spectacle at the annual office holiday party.
Animal Testing: only if it could be somehow tied to the legalization of marijuana
Abortion and teen pregnancy: pro-choice. Hands off the uterus, thank you.
Teen driving laws- lower driving age: no opinion.
Mac or PC: been with PC for so long, I’m seriously thinking about cheating on it with a Mac.</p>

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<p>Wow, a lot of people here have similar views! Rereading my post, I don’t think I made my views on abortion clear. I am personally against abortion, however I think a woman should have the legal right to get one.</p>

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<p>I agree ifax. I personally would never want to be in the position to get an abortion in the first place as it is rather unfortunate, but every woman has her rights IMO.</p>

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<p>Interesting, and I agree.</p>

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<p>Death Penalty: Absolutely against (inhumane, is more expensive than life sentence, wrongful executions, does not deter future criminals, etc.)</p>

<p>Should Hogwarts be open to Muggles: No idea, never read HP.</p>

<p>Gay Marriage: Yes, please.</p>

<p>Year Round School or Traditional Schooling: Sorta half/half (Longer school year, maybe August 20 - June 20)</p>

<p>Legalization of Marijuana: Yes, please. </p>

<p>Animal Testing: Absolutely not.</p>

<p>Abortion and teen pregnancy: I support early-term abortion (before the 3-month mark), but I obviously discourage it. In the end, its the woman’s choice. </p>

<p>Teen driving laws- lower driving age: It’s fine the way it is.</p>

<p>Mac or PC: Mac.</p>

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<p>Death Penalty: Was vehemently opposed to it until the recent Zahra Baker homicide - now my view is “when justified by the facts of the case”.
Hogwarts open to Muggles - no opinion
Gay Marriage: sure, why not?
Year Round School - no way Jose!! Shorter year, longer day.
Legalization of Marijuana - I am conflicted.
Animal Testing - lacking in compassion
Abortion: in cases of rape, incest or endangerment of mothers life
Teen Driving Laws: 18
Mac or PC: both</p>