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What you can do is try to educate other people. A key solution is to end the War on Drugs, which is the fodder for this madness. That can only happen when the
by pstuart 13y ago
What you can do is try to educate other people.
A key solution is to end the War on Drugs, which is the fodder for this madness. That can only happen when the population realizes that it is a failure and that a different approach is needed.
Otherwise reasonable people will say "but these drugs are dangerous and we must protect people from their harm" -- help them understand that is a fallacy and you will have made a difference.
- hga 13y agoIt was "the fodder for this madness", but it is now so beyond just the Drug War ending the latter wouldn't change this problem. The actual result would be way worse for those of us who aren't part of the drug culture as the police-judicial complex would struggle to avoid layoffs. Which is also part of our problem, real crime is way down (certain parts of the country excepted), yet the authorities haven't downsized in response.
- kevinthew 13y agoWhat we could do is hold police accountable for the violent crimes they commit, shocking I know.
- msandford 13y agoGood luck getting the DA to actually press charges. If the DA says it's not a crime, you don't have any standing to go to a judge for criminal proceedings. You can only sue for civil. With how corrupt things seem to be in some places, that's a definite loophole.