[NinoFan]

It is against the law, therefore a crime. Why put crimes in quotes?

[Zon]

It is against the law, therefore a crime. Why put crimes in quotes?

Drug prohibition laws are unconstitutional. Thus not valid law and cannot be a valid crime. Drug prohibition laws are political agenda laws. That said, even constitutional laws can be political agenda laws -- such as alcohol prohibition made valid via amendment to the constituion..

[Dead Corpse]

Because some of us have a different definition of a "crime". One where there is an actual VICTIM. If you are only hurting yourself, why are we bothering to prosecute you? We should get out of your way and let you destroy your own life. Until you hurt someone else, BFD...

I don't like no-knock raids. Especially with law enforcements occassional "wrong address" type mistakes that end up getting otherwise good cops, and innocent civilians, killed. If they are worried about evidence getting flushed, then they should apprehend their target OUTSIDE the place they want to search. Doesn't seem to hard to me...