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re: Teen in Georgia killed, officer related shooting
Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:42 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:42 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Ask yourself this simple question: Has it worked? As most of us can answer from experience: No. The war on drugs has never worked. Today, drugs are cheaper, more potent, and easier to get than they were in 1970 when the war on drugs began. On federal surveys, teenagers consistently report that it’s easier to buy marijuana than alcohol, which is legal and age-regulated. And beyond its failure, the war on drugs has had unintended but devastatingly violent consequences. As with alcohol prohibition, drugs are under the control of bloodthirsty cartels fighting over untaxed profits and killing police and innocent civilians in their crossfire.
The correctional system’s goal of using punishment and rehabilitation in order to protect society from criminals is not well-served by our policy of prohibition. Though any criminal justice professional can tell you that harsh drug laws are not a deterrent, we continue to put people in jail for drug crimes, overcrowding prisons and letting violent criminals go. Instead of supervising high-risk offenders, we find ourselves urine testing non-violent probationers and sending them back to jail when they fail.
Overcrowded prisons are bad for society and a daily threat to many of us. In states like California, prisons have been ordered by courts to reduce populations due to unconstitutional conditions. Jammed prisons make our jobs more dangerous. Focusing corrections on criminals who are truly dangerous to society would bring us back to our purpose and give us a safer and more rewarding workplace
Yeah but then the jump out boys don't get any new toys to play with.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 4:43 pm
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:47 pm to Agforlife
You mean Concord, NH doesn't need an armored vehicle?
Posted on 2/21/14 at 4:49 pm to Agforlife
"'Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it'"
War on drugs a trillion dollar failure
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We haven't gotten any wiser. We keep repeating failed policy hoping it will be different this time.
It's not.
The WoD's had directly led to the state of LE and the militarization of LEO's around the country. It makes life more dangerous for officer and civilian alike.
War on drugs a trillion dollar failure
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Amount spent annually in the U.S. on the war on drugs: More than $51,000,000,000
Number of people arrested in 2012 in the U.S. on nonviolent drug charges: 1.55 million
Number of people arrested for a marijuana law violation in 2012: 749,825
Number of those charged with marijuana law violations who were arrested for possession only: 658,231 (88 percent)
Number of Americans incarcerated in 2012 in federal, state and local prisons and jails: 2,228,400 or 1 in every 108 adults, the highest incarceration rate in the world
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Number of people killed in Mexico's drug war since 2006: 70,000+
Number of students who have lost federal financial aid eligibility because of a drug conviction: 200,000+
Number of people in the U.S. that died from a drug overdose in 2010: 38,329
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National prohibition of alcohol (1920-33)--the "noble experiment"--was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America. The results of that experiment clearly indicate that it was a miserable failure on all counts. The evidence affirms sound economic theory, which predicts that prohibition of mutually beneficial exchanges is doomed to failure
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Although consumption of alcohol fell at the beginning of Prohibition, it subsequently increased. Alcohol became more dangerous to consume; crime increased and became "organized"; the court and prison systems were stretched to the breaking point; and corruption of public officials was rampant. No measurable gains were made in productivity or reduced absenteeism. Prohibition removed a significant source of tax revenue and greatly increased government spending. It led many drinkers to switch to opium, marijuana, patent medicines, cocaine, and other dangerous substances that they would have been unlikely to encounter in the absence of Prohibition.
We haven't gotten any wiser. We keep repeating failed policy hoping it will be different this time.
It's not.
The WoD's had directly led to the state of LE and the militarization of LEO's around the country. It makes life more dangerous for officer and civilian alike.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 4:51 pm
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