tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post113075931858817147..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: War on Drugs keeps locking them upPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1130981365852184532005-11-03T14:29:00.000+13:002005-11-03T14:29:00.000+13:00Unfortunatly most of the damage you discribe is ca...Unfortunatly most of the damage you discribe is caused by prohibition. You can directly compare the effects of drug prohibition to the effects of prohibition of alcohol in the US early in the 20th century. Gangs got wealthy as people didn't stop boozing; they just got it through the black market.<BR/><BR/>When was the last time you heard of someone burglarising houses to get his alcohol fix?<BR/><BR/>To quote the economists I linked to above; "Existing evidence, however, suggests prohibition has minimal benefits and may itself cause substantial harm."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1130900676646947482005-11-02T16:04:00.000+13:002005-11-02T16:04:00.000+13:00Economists are saying legalise marihuana in the US...Economists are saying legalise marihuana in the US, this open letter came into existence earlier in the year http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/endorsers.html<BR/><BR/>Milton Friedmans at the top of the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1130875729028653872005-11-02T09:08:00.000+13:002005-11-02T09:08:00.000+13:00Most of these 'celebrity crims' have a long histor...Most of these 'celebrity crims' have a long history of offending.<BR/><BR/>If they were made responsible for these offenses, they would be inside the wire, breaking rocks. Not no parole or out after a pitiful slap on the hand.<BR/><BR/>This is the real issue, not the drugs.Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1130845674254802812005-11-02T00:47:00.000+13:002005-11-02T00:47:00.000+13:00Oh, Jeez... here we go again. Funny that you shoul...Oh, Jeez... here we go again. Funny that you should mention Willian Bell, Antonie Dixon, Ese Junior Faleali'i and Steven Williams. Because I suspect they're the <I>only</I> murderers you can name who have committed murder in the last 4 years and who also happened to be using methamphetamine. One murderer per year. Out of 100.<BR/><BR/>Was methamphetamine to blame, or just blamed? The evidence suggests <A HREF="http://bzp.blogspot.com/2005/02/samurai-slasher.html" REL="nofollow">the latter</A>.<BR/><BR/>"People who smoke cannabis are more likely to try harder stuff I'm afraid, then it's game over." It's true that people who smoke cannabis are more likely to try other drugs. But "game over" is not the usual outcome. These people are just as likely to go on to become <A HREF="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0510/S00197.htm" REL="nofollow">celebrities, sports heroes, news readers, politicians and role models for our children</A>."Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193273919067123296noreply@blogger.com