Straight edge is a very different thing to many different people. There are super violent straight edge kids.. super violent, and then there are some of the most anti-violent straight edge kids, myself included. There are extremely violent and extremely non-violent members of every group. They are people, they feel and act differently towards different things. there is not one thing wrong in the world with being straight edge. there are many things wrong with hurting people. Straight edge and violence are not synonyms, while to many people they are. Straight edge people are not denying themselves anything, simply living their lives differently than others. I've lost over a dozen people including my father and grand-father to overdoses. No one could tell me I'm denying myself anything for not doing drugs or drinking. I have no desire to and hopefully never will. I will never draw X's on my hands because I think thats stupid. As with anything straight edge is very differnt to different people. I am a super happy person who has a great time all the time, so where's the problem with me being straight edge? I am straight edge, I hate violence and dont hate people who use. Theres no use in any more posts saying straight edge is a bad idea. Theres no way to argue it. You might as well make a thread about violent people and continute talking there because putting down straight edge is silly. There are Christians who put bombs in Abortian clinics... does this mean that Christian and violence are synonyms?