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Crack and cocaine were treated differently by the laws because their social effects were seen as different. Crack was seen as destroying inner cities in the 80s
by unishark 5y ago
Crack and cocaine were treated differently by the laws because their social effects were seen as different. Crack was seen as destroying inner cities in the 80s and those disproportionate punishments were directed at the dealers in an attempt to protect those communities. The black caucus in congress pushed for those laws.
- rantwasp 5y agoyeah. the black caucus. are you for real?
- unishark 5y agoSpeaking of reality, it's usually more complicated and nuanced than simple narratives about good versus evil. Here's an interesting profile from the 80s of Charles Rangel, when he was chair of the house narcotics committee and perhaps the strongest proponent of tough sentencing in congress. https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=3NQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA128&redir_esc=y&hl=uk#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=3NQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA128&r...