All prohibitions (malum prohibitum) have the same results, crime and corruption. And the socialists keep doing the same thing expecting a different result. ho hum...
When will they ever learn? Miss Reason wrote: > > Law enforcement officials tell us that the majority of serious crimes > inAmerica are committed by drug addicts trying to finance their > illicit habits. For decades we have tried to deal with this problem > by incarcerating drug addicts and cutting off the supply of illegal > drugs. Both campaigns have been miserable failures. It’s time that > we face reality: WE LOST THE WAR ON DRUGS. And there’s nothing we > can do to win it. So let’s SURRENDER. Make all drugs legal in > America , if used by an adult. > > > > The result of legalization of drugs would be a major drop in serious > crime, especially murder, armed robbery, and burglary. There would > also be a decline in the corruption of public officials, who are > bribed with vast amounts of money because illegal drugs are so > immensely profitable. We would save hundreds of billions of dollars > which are being WASTED arresting, prosecuting, and incarcerating drug > addicts. > > > > Opponents of legalized drugs argue that it might result in increased > drug addiction. Perhaps so. But the fact is that millions of people > have addictive personalities. If they aren’t using cocaine or heroin, > they are probably going to be addicted to another drug, such as > alcohol, which can be even worse. We can create drug counseling > programs and hope to cure addicts, but realistically we are going to > fail with millions of people. We need to cut our losses and stop > fighting a futile battle against illegal drugs. > > > > Please add your comments on my BLOG at > *http://MissReason.blogspot.com* <http://MissReason.blogspot.com>, and > view my VIDEO at *http://www.youtube.com/MissReason2* > <http://www.youtube.com/MissReason2>. > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertarianEnterprise/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertarianEnterprise/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
