Amazes me how dense people are; you completely missed the whole point of the article.
Drugs don't cause brutal street wars; the fact that drugs are ILLEGAL causes brutal street wars.
I keep reading about all the crime wars fought by organized crime over beer and whiskey... Oh, you mean that those crimes aren't being commited anymore? When did they end?
If the criminal penalties are ended, the criminal activities will end too.
Mark
Oh, wait, people who sell alchohol don't go around killing people? I thought the only people who dealt in booze during prohibition were violent hoodlums. How do we nowhave a (mostly) peaceful and above-board industry?
You sure are right, I agree 100%. I think it is our duty to turn in every one we know who does drugs (I'm sure each of you knows 4 or 5 at least, unless you live in a jackrabbit hole). And we should turn in anyone who ever has done drugs, because their braincells are warped beyond repair. Well, maybe except for President Bush, and Al Gore who are kissing cousins in this regard. We should also include anyone who had an operation that required morphine, warped them too.
Now, since only 10% at best of drug shipments and users are ever caught, that means we should stand prepared to increase funding for the drug war by 1000%. Five times as many jails will be needed. Many times more police to go door to door to rid our nation of this scourge. And alcohol and cigarettes got to go to be logically consistant. Close the bars, shutter the liquor stores!
Oh, and don't forget sugar and fat, which are deadly drugs too. One causes diabetes, the other heart disease, which in combination make up by far the greatest part of American deaths. Dear Lord, we have to protect the Children from ice cream cones laced with an unnatural amphetamine like drug!
Now, I for one say hang them all, dealers and users, drugs are worse than war, in fact they are war. Fortunately, I am a prepubescent virgin and will not be affected by the strict enforcement measures, but all ye sinners better damn well stand up now and be counted.
Don't hold back Mr. Republic, certainly you should be able to name names in this proud forum, certainly of co-workers, perhaps your children, maybe your wife slipped up at some point. And on a boring night, I am sure there is a corner somewhere filled with crack whores who you can bust on your own. Make sure to report back when you have done your duty as a moral citizen, unlike the rest of the conservative hypocrits who talk big about drugs but never do anything.
Legalize it, and put them out of business.
Why don't with have street gangs for alcohol or tobacco? You know, we did have street gangs for alcohol before? That was during Alcohol Prohibition. Before Drug Prohibition, there were no street gangs or turf wars for cocaine or heroin, because they were legal. You could order them out of your Sears, Roebuck Wishbook.
It's the Prohibtion that creates 98% of the drug crime. Now, that you know this, you'll be sure to come out against crime and support the RE-legalization of drugs, right?
No? Then crime wasn't the issue with you in the first place, now was it? Come on, admit it.