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To: gondramB
Typical DEA mindset. Lots of stats = bigger budget. Law of unintended consequences, be damned.

Wonder how many doors they kicked in that were for innocents?

Now left up to the local LEO's to clean up the mess.

And no, I'm not for legalized anything, its just that the War on Drugs is a money making/full employment program for Judges/Prison Guards/Probation Officers/DEA/etc., etc.,etc. and its success while touted by these anecdotal self-serving platitudes, have not had any appreciable affect whatsoever on drug use nationwide; and moreover, have packed our prisons with low level dealers and users.

In addition, have turned a lot SWAT teams into jack-booted thugs who also have to justify big budgets and their existence, all that firepower they were given by feds/military and rather than being utilized for what they were initially designed for (high level crimes/hostage/terror situation) they are now being used routinely to serve warrants--of all kinds.

3 posted on 03/09/2008 11:01:08 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet (One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All)
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To: Conservative Vermont Vet

Well said!


11 posted on 03/09/2008 12:21:52 PM PDT by B4Ranch ("In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." FDR)
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To: Conservative Vermont Vet

It might actually be cheaper to have the government supply these drugs to users for free than to continue with the current enforcement regime. If that proud DEA agent is to be taken at his word, we’d all be safer for doing so.


13 posted on 03/09/2008 12:30:52 PM PDT by Content Provider
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