Forum: Close to Home
Topic: Viewpoints - The U.S. spends two-thirds of its drug war budget on interdiction and law enforcement and one-third on treatment and prevention. Is this the appropriate ratio?
Topic Posted by: Close To HomeDate Posted: Wed Mar 18 15:22:22 1998
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Posted by: C.B. (Time2sprk1@aol )
Date posted: Wed Apr 1 0:44:07 1998
Subject: Drug War Cost
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Not one penny should be spent on the Drug War. Personal freedom should be respected. I just watched Moyer's program on T.V. and they are starting to get on tract but they missed the big picture. The U.S. gov. is a violent machine with tunnelvision and they only want to destroy lives. Moyer should concentrate on this problem. Also why didn,t they talk about the regular Joe who works hard all day and would rather go home and smoke a joint than get drunk with the boys. Many people fall into that categorie. They do not go out and commit crime or personal injuries. They are peaceful hard working people. They are the ones sitting with their families at home when the violent gov. dogs break down the doors.Moyer should have also covered them. Why didn't you show how compassionate the dutch are? They have open smoking of marijuana and it does not cause violence or crime. You should have also covered how the Drug War is destroying South America and punishing the poor in the name of rightousness. Moyer sho
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