AMERICAS FAILED DRUG POLICY
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posted by Bob at Saturday, July 07, 2007
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#1. The war on drugs is a total failure. It is costing billions across the nation and nothing productive is coming of it. It has become a tool of politicians to gain attention to win votes. It has become big government business to investigate, prosecute, and house these drug addicts.
#2. If these open air drug dealers were hanging outside a business the owner of the business can be held responsible for them. We've seen this happen time and again. This kind of thinking is CRAZY!
Maybe we should hold the bus company responsible because they aren't doing enough policing of their business at bus stops. After all why aren't the police telling the bus company they better hire more security or they will be put out of business for excessive police work dealing with the criminals attracted to the bus corner to sell drugs? This is what they do to the small business man and landlord.
#.3. If these guys were selling dope from a rental property the landlord can be held responsible and innocent peoples housing can be effected. This has happened time and again.
This is the reason many dope dealers sell on the street corner. The heads of households are saying "you aren't selling dope here and getting me evicted to the street". Or the dope dealer in many instances is looking out for his family and taking his business down the street.
Folks, our jails are FULL. People "are" getting arrested and doing time for drugs. The government is victimizing it's people with these failed policies of the drug war.
People do not belong in jail for drug offenses it's that simple.
Kids are being raised across America in homes where Mom & Dad do drugs and teaching their children the police are the bad guys when it comes to this war on drugs. If people want to look for a war that can't be won with the current strategy the drug war is it. As with many government policies the intent is good but the outcome is bad and all it is doing is creating a "us and them" mentality through out America.
We need to change this failed policy and put that wasted tax dollars into education and treatment programs. It will take a couple of generations to see the change. But this is the only way.
Our war on drugs should be against the pharmaceutical companies.
Funny, we tell our kids not to take drugs...like: amphetamines because it is a dangerous drug. But be assured the school nurse will give your child a dose of the very same drug on a daily basis. ie: Ritalin!!
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You hit the nail on the head as usual Bob.
Every election year we see these drug bust go up.
A damn phony political tool and the general public is catching on to these antics.
As a citizen of this City and country I have had about enough non sense.
Bill Cullen hit it right on the head when he says catch, release, move and then repeat!
What Cullen forgot to mention was how often all of these neighborhood meetings mention "blame the landlord!"
The politicians have been using this "drug dealer" issue in conjunction with "blame the landlord" for almost 20 years now to get reelected to a position where they do nothing more than spend money foolishly and find scapegoats to blame for their failed policies and actions.
I am really suprised that the taxpayers fall for it very damn election cycle. Are the people of St Paul reallt that ignorant on this issue?
"Community Policing" is just a fancy term that is hard for people to disagreee with and at the same time allows the police to do nothing....unless that is..... you consider punishing an innocent landlord for the acts of his/her tenants a reasonable law enforcement tactic. I submit that it is not, and until we start to go after the real criminals and punish them, St Paul is only going to see crime get worse.
It scares me to wonder how much worse it will get before the people of St Paul get enough spine to elect honest leaders with the backbone to make the hard choices?
Hi All,
I posted this topic because I felt Bill Cullen's statement was important. However, it is also equally important to acknowledge the drug war is a failure and collectively put pressure on our government to make changes.
I am waiting for the day we get a President with "real courage". One who will make striking social changes that will impact our society for generations to come.
Baby Bush ain't doin it!
I second that 9:07.
There is HOPE WITH HILLARY!
One of the biggest issues I see on a regular basis with the drug war is;
Ok law enfrocement have made 60 arrests, what folows those arrests?
Many of theses offenders are most likely young, this is the begining of the revolving doors of the legal system for many. Now they will be set free with probation for a first time offense with a felony on their record, second offense they will be incarcerated where the statistics show that most come out only to have learned more criminal behaviors from other inmates.
Once they are released they now have a felony record making it near impossible to move forward with their life, jobs are limited, and housing is almost impossible to find for a felon. So now you have an offender unable to get a job or housing leaving the odds against him to succeed without reoffending.
I would think it would make more sense to instead of jailing non-violent drug offenders that the system work closely with them for a better future to rehabilitate them not only with the drug issues but also with education and career training(job placement), upon successful completion of the all the programs allow these offenders a second chance even a third chance at a productive life by securing the felony record from the public use and only refer back to it in the case of another charge by the judicial system.
I have heard people say they should of thought of the consequences when they committed the crime now they pay the price. True...but the fact is they didn't so now it is up to the system to help them for the future of not only the offender but many of them also have children that are at risk of following the same pattern if changes aren't made.
Without offering support and a chance to actually succeed at life how can anyone expect them to make it as a law abidding citizen when they are not given the oppertunity to become one? Some of these offenders really don't know any other lifestyle, either way it is going to be at the cost of the taxpayer so why not spend the money on the future and have success stories and safer, productive community to live in.
Nancy
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