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Drugs might be easier to arrest people for. That doesn't justify the war on drugs, but it does raise the possibility of having more people who should be in jail

by jiggy2011 13y ago

Drugs might be easier to arrest people for. That doesn't justify the war on drugs, but it does raise the possibility of having more people who should be in jail not being in jail.

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
Zealous prosecution of drug crimes also raises the possibility of having more people in jail who aren't involved in any other criminal activity.
- jiggy2011 13y ago
  I would wager most (or at least a very large %) people involved in drug crime on the supply end, or on the demand end of harder drugs commit other offences or are likely to in future.
  - deelowe 13y ago
    But most of the people in jail aren't on the supply end. That's the point.