Posted on 04/15/2006 2:21:22 PM PDT by Know your rights
SCOTTISH police officers have sparked anger after calling for the legalisation of all drugs - including heroin and cocaine.
The Strathclyde Police Federation has called for a dramatic change of direction in the battle on drugs crime, and the issue will be debated later this month.
The body, which represents 7000 officers, is set to argue that all drugs should be licensed in the same way as cigarettes and alcohol. Officers claim this would cut drug deaths and divert police resources to other crime-fighting priorities. It is the first time that an organisation representing officers has made such a demand.
Opponents today said the move would only increase the availability of drugs. But the federation believes millions of pounds are wasted on enforcing existing laws, with little impact on the availability of drugs on the street.
Inspector Jim Duffy, chairman of the federation, said: "We are not winning the war against drugs and we need to think about different ways to tackle it."
The Scottish Executive said that drug legislation is reserved to Westminster.
This is what makes you king of the weasels.
Maybe they can hit the jackpot and get a plant that produces substantial amounts of cyanide when burned.
But why do that. MJ must have some level of positive social application ~ setting it up to turn into alcohol if heated to 180 degrees would seem to me to be such a use.
Plus, we can broadcast the seed far and wide. Those badboys growing it in the national forests in this country will sure be surprised.
No, but productive members of society who are also drug users/abusers won't become criminals.
In case you didn't know, some extremely wealthy and productive people have ravenous appetites for drugs and alcohol. Many of them also die of it.
For some reason most people on these threads seem to focus on the street crack whore and totally forget about the Betty Fords, Brett Favres, and (gasp!) Rush Limbaughs.
Why keep addiction a crime?
I've been done with this argument for a week. Good luck with the legalization fantasy.
Sounds like code for "Damn, I don't have anything relevant to counter that with..."
Actually it means I'm done with arguing with drug addled scum.
That's right, when you run out of logic and reason just accuse the other person of being a drug abuser.
LOL....just can't make an arguement that makes sense, can you?
At least Kevin Curry and Cultural Jihad were entertaining and occassionally thought provoking.
That's right, when you run out of logic and reason just accuse the other person of being a drug abuser.
LOL....just can't make an arguement that makes sense, can you? At least Kevin Curry and Cultural Jihad were entertaining and occassionally thought provoking.
None of the 'warriors' have ever been able to answer the question..
-- "Where in the Constitution does it give the Feds authority to outlaw drugs?"
Plus, and this is very important and gets to the heart of the matter, the drug legalization people don't really want the government to remove the heavy hand of coercion from their necks ~ nosirreebob ~ they want it lifted up and placed on the rest of us to keep us from protecting ourselves against them.
Great idea. The stuff will grow just about anywhere. You'll have a few thousand square miles of fire hazard in no time.
Not exactly a fire-hazard until it's heated to 180 degrees at which point none of that matters.
Okay, so a minor brush fire is going to be uncontrollable within a few minutes in the presence of the stuff. No biggie, right?
Hey, you shouldn't be planting MJ anyway, right?
You're the one that's proposing planting it.
This resembles English in some vague way.
Can you please explain how you need protection from Rush Limbaugh, Brett Favre, Betty Ford and a host of other famous, productive addicts whose addiction often becomse a criminal matter?
Just the guv'mnt.
It's not like he went looking for that particular problem.
However, in the absence of some kind of government control on this stuff, we'd all have to provide our own protection against druggies.
At the moment, because of government control, you are protected from private individuals having to protect themselves.
good grief...how insecure must you be to feel compelled to make such a juvenile retort, and anonymously at that?
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