A Reason to Protest

Townhall.com ^ | June 31, 2020 | John Stossel

[HighSierra5]

Apparently,the prison guard union is or was the largest campaign contributor of California governors.

[nikos1121]

This guy is stupid. Legalize marijuana and have opioids over the counter. Doctors over prescribe opioids.

[Alberta's Child]

In 2001, Portugal decriminalized all drug use. Instead of punishing drug users, they offer medical help.

Great. So instead of having a narco-prison-industrial complex, they have a narco-medical-industrial complex.

The author would have had far more credibility if he pointed this crap out.

[ronnie raygun]

Politicians are on this gravy train as well

[HighSierra5]

The only drug that shouldn’t be legalized is crystal meth. But if you go down the legalized drug road where do you stop?

[nikos1121]

Cocaine? Seriously?

[HighSierra5]

Now that I think of it, a lot of the politicians are probably loaded on something or at least drunk on power.

[HighSierra5]

I know.it’s all bad.

[Alberta's Child]

You don’t stop.

The only practical solution is two-fold: (1) legalize all narcotics, and (2) eliminate drug treatment from medical insurance coverage and taxpayer- funded programs.

You’re free to get strung out on whatever you want to invest, but you’re on your own when it comes to dealing with the consequences.

[Alberta's Child]

Sorry — that’s INGEST, not invest. LOL.

[HighSierra5]

Works for me.

[mewzilla]

Legalize pot?

Pothead drivers have killed more people in my neck of the woods than WuFlu.

[familyop]

Stossel is ignorant on this issue. There’s been no war on drugs, which is nothing more than a misapplied metaphor. Addicts have been relegated to quacks who recommend more drugs for more addiction and mental problems.

Innocent people all over America are being victimized by drug criminals in many ways, and the drug society requires enormous amounts of government resources and much more government spending. Legitimize those criminals, and you will render most Americans legally defenseless against their murders, thefts and other schemes. When police arrive at an incident, they need to have access to the criminal histories of addicts and pushers.

[familyop]

"Since sellers can’t rely on law enforcement to protect their property, they buy guns and form gangs."

Stop the promotion of criminality. If law enforcement served as security for the pushers, then law enforcement would become even far more corrupt. No one is going to sell drugs for abuse or secure that abuse without being corrupt to begin with.

[familyop]

"...but in real life, replies Hart, “I know tons of people who do drugs; they are public officials, captains of industry, and they're doing well. Drugs, including nicotine and heroin, make people feel better. That’s why they are used.”

Tolerance of drug abuse is the reason for the bizarre behavior you're seeing in business and politics, people, especially the woke/BLM craze. There's no war on drugs. Societal and government tolerance for and promotion of drug abuse has been increasing for several decades.

[familyop]

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"...but in real life, replies Hart, 'I know tons of people who do drugs; they are public officials, captains of industry, and they're doing well. Drugs, including nicotine and heroin, make people feel better. That’s why they are used.'"

Tolerance of drug abuse is the reason for the bizarre behavior you're seeing in business and politics, people, especially the woke/BLM craze. There's no war on drugs. Societal and government tolerance for and promotion of drug abuse has been increasing for several decades.

[IrishBrigade]

‘He’s right. It’s time to end the drug war.’

assuredly this article won’t go well with this forum’s crowd; but, he’s right, and so is Stossell...

[IrishBrigade]

‘Pothead drivers have killed more people in my neck of the woods than WuFlu.’

you keep track of that, do you...? what do your numbers say...?

[mewzilla]

Five times more. At least.