I agree, put this on the first page! Good read.
If marijuana were exempted from the war on drugs, he insisted, “it’d be another 10 or 40 years of assigning people of colour to this dystopia.”
David Simon said:“I’m against it,” Simon told his stunned audience at the Royal Institution on Thursday night. “The last thing I want to do is rationalise the easiest, the most benign end of this.
RobotRipping;11588404 said:I don't see how people can be pro cannabis and not pro all drug legalization, same argument for both!
You misunderstood me, that was exactly what I wanted to say. But my point was that this is big political argument to not close down these prisons. We're on the same page here.RobotRipping;11589544 said:^uh fuck those prison workers? you want a flourishing prison industry over freedom of choice? jesus
Jobs will open up in other places, it's too bad those stupid fucks in LE are too dumb to get any of these new jobs but tough shit for them, the overly qualified people working shitty jobs now will have new opportunities.
Once again, I completely agree.decriminalization leads to a black market still, doesn't fix the problem and the LE people can just fine the shit out of you whenever they want. We don't want powerful cartels having global influence, as purity of drugs are always in question, there are no regulations, no safety nets and violence will always ensue due to fighting over turf.
And again, I don't disagree. I am personally in favour of complete legalization of everything. I just think that politically, it's completely tenable to be in favour of legalizing cannabis and not be in favour of legalizing heroin, since even if you're just looking at health risks to the user, heroin is much riskier than e.g. cannabis. That's all.What's the best argument for cannabis legalization? regulation, taking money from cartels/criminal organizations, ensuring age restrictions and reducing harm. You can apply that argument to every single drug. Decriminalization doesn't fix any of those issues, not even one! just give that a thought and you may change your opinion.
RobotRipping;11589544 said:^uh fuck those prison workers? you want a flourishing prison industry over freedom of choice? jesus
Jobs will open up in other places, it's too bad those stupid fucks in LE are too dumb to get any of these new jobs but tough shit for them, the overly qualified people working shitty jobs now will have new opportunities.
Perhaps when police can focus on solving real crimes, the crime rate will go down and enough new offenders will take the place of non-violent drug users. It won't be the same but may be enough to keep it going, prisons will likely have to be shut down as seen in places in Europe, maybe they can turn them into hospitals instead.
decriminalization leads to a black market still, doesn't fix the problem and the LE people can just fine the shit out of you whenever they want. We don't want powerful cartels having global influence, as purity of drugs are always in question, there are no regulations, no safety nets and violence will always ensue due to fighting over turf.
What's the best argument for cannabis legalization? regulation, taking money from cartels/criminal organizations, ensuring age restrictions and reducing harm. You can apply that argument to every single drug. Decriminalization doesn't fix any of those issues, not even one! just give that a thought and you may change your opinion.
BLueHues said:I don't think you realize exactly how good "those dumb fucks in LE" really have it! The starting pay for police officers in many urban areas is 70k! Also, the best health insurance money can buy, a true guaranteed pension for life that's equals out to 75% of the the three highest paid year you worked and a union that basically makes you immune to getting fired unless you really do something outrageously stupid! 28 days paid vacation a year! Oh, and the best part of all, you only have to work 20 years to collect a pension for the rest of your life! You can get hired as a police officer at 21 and be all done 41, collecting 60k a year and health for the rest of your life...You can start a completely new career at that point and make that on top of your pension....
It's the same thing with prison guards, but they only start at 45-50k a year! These unions are like a incurable parasite! they demand more and more and more while the rest of the country suffers through the worst recession in decades, and they generate so many votes and have so much political power you can't reform them or get rid of them!
They are low-brow, meat-head scum for the most part! and they don't want the gravy train to ever stop! It's outrageous....No politician can openly criticize them or vote against them because the general public considers them heroes...Oh man, don't get me started!