> That is a complete non sequitur. Agreed. I'm not remotely a fan of the war on drugs or its consequences for the prison-industrial complex or the militarizati

> That is a complete non sequitur. Agreed. I'm not remotely a fan of the war on drugs or its consequences for the prison-industrial complex or the militarization of the police. The real root is really shitty legislation based on shitty moralizations based on shitty philosophical grounds, the absurd nature of how the police are funded, and the ridiculous political reality of law enforcement offices. It's such a multifaceted problem that I'm unwilling to try to tackle it myself. But all of this was just a handy example for why wishing for an "empirical investigation" is not necessarily the right way to go about things.