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Correlation != causation. I suspect if you test murder suspects upon arrest, a majority of them will be wearing blue jeans. The reason that no one wants to face up to the fact that blue jeans are the overwhelming contributor to what we have in our jails today, is because the relationship is spurious. Someone willing to commit murder will also be willing to disregard laws against drug usage.

I suspect (no I know for a fact without being told) that alcohol has a greater role in the murder rate than illegal drugs in the murder rate. Nevertheless, please find some research on the mind-altering effects of blue jeans (particularly on judgement), and then get back to me.

I suspect (no I know for a fact without being told) that alcohol has a greater role in the murder rate than illegal drugs in the murder rate.

I don't disagree.

Nevertheless, please find some research on the mind-altering effects of blue jeans (particularly on judgement), and then get back to me.

What other evidence would the other poster require, other than seeing how many murderers wear blue jeans relative to the population at large? Once again, I claim that correlation does not equal causation. The fact that murderers use drugs doesn't prove drugs induce people to murder any more than the fact that murderers wear jeans proves that jeans induce people to murder.