On Sun, 2015-11-29 at 02:26 -0300, juan wrote: > On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:46:16 +0000 > Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From a comment on slashdot - I'm not American, but this sounds quite > > plausible to me: > > > > http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/11/27/1343243/lsd-microdosing-gaining-popularity-for-silicon-valley-professionals > > " > > If you're a $100k/yr engineer (Score:4, Insightful) > > by rsilvergun (571051) on Friday November 27, 2015 @10:52AM > > (#51013395) such things don't apply. In America we have a > > multi-tiered justice system. It's pretty well documented. Wealthy and > > educated people get treatment programs, while poor (and let's face > > it, black) people get jail. It's because what we're really using our > > drug policy for is to keep the poors in check. > > > Feeding the medical and pharmaceutical mafia is another key > objective - and purpose - of the government. > > > In a free market, a kilo of a 'natural'(comes from a plant, > it's quite green) stimulant like cocaine would cost, say, $100, > whereas in the current fascist system, $100 buys you a few > pills of the latest patented garbage sold by pfizer and pushed > by the narc-cunts known as 'medical doctors'. > > > > > > > Think of it this way. > > If your poor chances are you or one of your friends is using drugs to > > cope with poverty. Now, our drug laws, in particular our asset > > forfeiture laws are basically guilt by association. Combine that with > > juries that are inherently conservative (since you generally have to > > be well off to be able to afford to server on a jury for any length > > of time). > > > > So when poor people show up in wealthy neighborhoods they not only > > stick out like a swore thumb, but odds are good the cops can bust them > > for the drugs at least one of them is carrying. This keeps poor people > > out of wealthy school districts and parks, and lets the wealthy enjoy > > their (much, much better) public services. > > > > Basically, our drug policy is central to maintaining our class > > divide... " >
US drug laws, the ridiculous sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimums, the blatantly racist enforcement (and extra-judicial killings), and the resulting American gulag (highest per-capita incarceration rate in the world) are just a little twist on slavery, which "ended" during the Civil War.... John
