(Trying to figure out how to reply without sounding like I&#x27;m challenging an idea or putting someone on the defensive... All I can think of is:  Thank you for the reply.  Know that I respect everyone&#x27;s viewpoint, and that we&#x27;re only trying to chase a mystery.)<p><i>If someone who you thought you could trust is now actively threatening your freedom (or access to a substance, which is also a form of freedom), you take action to prevent this.</i><p>So I&#x27;ve spent five minutes mentally putting myself in that situation, and... I don&#x27;t know.  Am I just a coward?  It&#x27;s important in the abstract sense to fight for freedoms, and perhaps in the literal sense when one system (i.e. country) is at war with another.<p>But the idea of taking a bat to someone&#x27;s head for betraying my trust in them is... Well, that&#x27;s really the question to explore, right?  How could someone actually do that, let alone approve of someone else doing that?  The question is far too pointed, though.  Just trying to understand.