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Warf Rat · 05-21-2004, 07:17 PM

I don't know how far this subject has been explored here, but I wanted to start a conversation.
Personally I think the war on drugs is devestating our lives in many ways.
Now let me be perfectly clear about one thing I don't believe in legalization of all drugs, that would be stupid, but I think some distintions need to be made here. If you legalize then it becomes just another product to be taxes and I'm not comfortable having the government profit from the slow destruction of lives. However there is a difference between selling dope and violent crime.
That's the heart of the issue for me. I think we should use our resources to fight violent crime more than crimes of self destruction and greed.
Federal prisons should only house violent offenders. If this were the case, then we would not be letting them out early just to open a bed for a drug dealer. That does not address what we do with them, but there has to be a better way. Mandatory minimum sentences have forced us to release far to many sick people into our society, only to be processed again after they do more harm.
I know that I may be too optomistic, but I think change is right around the courner. It won't be long before every member of the government has known lot's of people (themselves included) who have done drugs, moved on and become increadably successful.
Last thought, I have 2 children and I really don't want them to use drugs, but if they do play a little when they are young, I don't want to have to visit them in prison rooming with a murderer or rapist.

05-21-2004, 07:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Warf Rat Psycho Location: Philadelphia	Your thoughts on the war on drugs? I don't know how far this subject has been explored here, but I wanted to start a conversation. Personally I think the war on drugs is devestating our lives in many ways. Now let me be perfectly clear about one thing I don't believe in legalization of all drugs, that would be stupid, but I think some distintions need to be made here. If you legalize then it becomes just another product to be taxes and I'm not comfortable having the government profit from the slow destruction of lives. However there is a difference between selling dope and violent crime. That's the heart of the issue for me. I think we should use our resources to fight violent crime more than crimes of self destruction and greed. Federal prisons should only house violent offenders. If this were the case, then we would not be letting them out early just to open a bed for a drug dealer. That does not address what we do with them, but there has to be a better way. Mandatory minimum sentences have forced us to release far to many sick people into our society, only to be processed again after they do more harm. I know that I may be too optomistic, but I think change is right around the courner. It won't be long before every member of the government has known lot's of people (themselves included) who have done drugs, moved on and become increadably successful. Last thought, I have 2 children and I really don't want them to use drugs, but if they do play a little when they are young, I don't want to have to visit them in prison rooming with a murderer or rapist. __________________ A day late, and a dollar short.