Originally Posted by Robbie

Damn sure sounds racist.

But I think the real problem is what the govt. has done here. They did the same thing with alcohol prohibition.

And it isn't just in the U.S.

Because of OUR policies and decisions and OUR fixation on trying to boss the rest of the world around...we've created a nightmare down in Mexico too.

And it's all because people are trying to supply US (Americans in the USA) with the products we are demanding.

So the govt. sticks it's nose in, and they create instant billionaire drug cartels. Exactly the same thing they did in the 1920 and 30's with creating the rich mafia gangs with alcohol.

Legalize drugs. Tax 'em. Sell them to adults at the 7-11 just like a beer. And you'll see that shit come to a screeching halt.

The Mexicans won't have drug cartels anymore. They will be obsolete.
There won't be any need for a "wall" across Mexico anymore. Or the billions we're spending on "border security"...which translates into "catching drugs at the border".

And the inner city youth won't have that fast dollar to make selling drugs on the street. It will all be obsolete. They will find other things to romanticize and strive for.
It's hard to tell a black kid in the ghetto that he should go to school and work hard...when he sees other guys selling drugs with lots of money and hot women and cool cars.

Think about it...when you see a news story these days on CNN where the DEA just busted a big marijuana shipment coming in from Mexico...doesn't it sound downright silly now that so many states are legalizing it?

It would be the same with coke and other drugs too.

Then the police could actually go back to arresting people when they commit a "real" crime like stealing, killing, or raping.

All this "drug war" has led to is stealing and killing in such numbers that it's overwhelming. And that in turn has led to even more loss of our rights as cops are setting up "stings", frisking people on the streets, searching our cars, our women's purses, etc.

The whole goddamn thing is spiraling out of control.

And yet after all these decades? Drug use is UP.

It's insanity in my mind.