That's a simplification, to be sure. And yes, there was support for the idea of drug enforcement in the places where the drug trade spawned the most violence. B

That's a simplification, to be sure. And yes, there was support for the idea of drug enforcement in the places where the drug trade spawned the most violence. But the enterprise went badly sideways from there, quickly degenerating into an excuse for detaining and harassing black people en masse, long after the violence that triggered the crackdown has abated.