5 Sep
2011
5 Sep
'11
5:07 p.m.
On Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 06:48:53PM -0400, Toby Thain wrote:
On 05/09/11 5:40 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Well, so far the "War on (some) Drugs" has only achieved two things:
- put a lot of people in jail that otherwise wouldn't be there
- make producing and selling drugs an insanely profitable business
(for the top dogs in the business, of course)
Aside from that there is plenty of collateral damage both to a lot of
individuals and to society as a whole.
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
On 5 Sep 2011 at 17:20, Dave McGuire wrote:
So there's a clue, Dave. Unless you think the "War on Drugs" has had any
net social benefit. Which would be a rather bizarre and difficult
position to defend. Something has to bootstrap the process, and
people need to take
responsibility for their actions.
A lot of these folks are drug addicts, mostly meth.