If you believe in the scientific method of research them we have gone through the theory phase and the experimental phase of the research with the 18th and 21st amendments to the Constitution and Richard Milhous Nixon’s war on drugs. Based on what happened during prohibition. Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, John Dillinger and others shooting up the nation to control illegal liquor and now every drug dealer in sight or out of sight shooting each other I think we have pretty good experimental evidence of the illegal side of drugs.
Now since most of you obviously don’t approve of the scientific method I think we should reintroduce prohibition.
The comparison of drugs to murder is poor logic IMHO. Make a better argument.
I agree with your points, but I have to point out one thing.
Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, and John Dillinger were all bank robbers, who sprung up during the Depression, mainly in response to the bad economy and new cars, guns, and highways that gave them an edge over law enforcement. That would have happened even if alcohol had been legal still. Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Deanie O’Banion, Dutch Schultz, those were the kind of guys who were warring over the bootlegging.
“The comparison of drugs to murder is poor logic IMHO. Make a better argument.”
I made no such comparison. Not even close. You meant to post to another person maybe?
My point is that there never was a true war on drugs; I don’t know what games they’re playing out there but there is no intention of getting the job done. Therefore stating the ‘WOD’ was a success or failure is invalid, the way I see it.
I did not render an opinion as to whether or not I personally think drugs should be legal or not, just that the argument needs to be made in light of the Consitiution, freedom and liberty, not whether or not this faux war attained its goals.