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Besides the questionable bail system, what I really don't get is why there's jail time on minor drug possession delicts. One can debate about the war-on-drugs
by rsp1984 11y ago
Besides the questionable bail system, what I really don't get is why there's jail time on minor drug possession delicts.
One can debate about the war-on-drugs (I think it's failed) but even if society thinks drugs are a bad thing and worth fighting against it, it's the dealers that should go to jail, not the people who use drugs.
30 days for holding a straw that might contain some heroin, really? Something is obviously very very broken here.
- WildUtah 11y agoIf you want the war on drugs to work, arresting dealers is a waste of time. If there's demand, then there are always more poor people willing to make easy money as dealers. Sending casual users to jail is the only way to cut demand. If the casual users -- the most lucrative market -- get off scott-free then there's never any limit to demand and consumption.