Forum: Close to Home
Topic: Viewpoints - Has the War on Drugs reduced crime?
Topic Posted by: Close To HomeDate Posted: Wed Mar 18 15:22:22 1998
Posted by: Gail D.
Date posted: Tue Apr 28 11:50:16 1998
Subject: crime
Message:
Sure seems like it's created a lot of crime.
Posted by: Scott P.
Date posted: Sun Apr 19 19:59:13 1998
Subject: Hard to say
Message:
I guess if you legalize any act that is currently held to
be criminal, you would reduce crime. But if large numbers of crimes are commited by those under the influence of alcohol, can't the same be said for drugs?
Posted by: Miriam Harpaz (nharpaz@saveware.com )
Date posted: Fri Apr 17 19:22:33 1998
Subject: Crime and the War on Drugs
Message:
The War on Drugs has done absoulutely nothing in relation to crime. It has not prevented drugs from coming in to this country or drugs taking over our inner cities. The money that is being spent is better used on treatment and prevention than incarcertion and law enforcement.
Thanks Miriam
Posted by: jmk
Date posted: Wed Apr 15 19:48:12 1998
Subject: The WOD had INCREASED crime!
Message:
Not counting constitutional abuses by our "government," including mandating religious 12-step indoctrination for offenders,
the WOD brought us CRACK, because the economics of harsher penalties for less harmful substances made crack dealing attractive.
Posted by: RAMSEY
Date posted: Sat Apr 4 0:06:42 1998
Subject: WHAT WAR?
Message:
I WOULD CALL THE TERM INACCURATE. IT'S MOR LIKE "A HOPLESSLY UNDERFUNDED DUE TO LACK OF COMMITMENT, WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES SCREWED UP MINOR ALMOST NON-EXISTENT SLOGAN BASED ALL SHOW NO GO AD CAMPAIN THAT IS SORT OF AGAINST DOPE" NANCY REAGAN DID MORE WITH JUST SAY NO.