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...and that they learned absolutely nothing from that stupid little adventure.
by beedogs 12y ago
...and that they learned absolutely nothing from that stupid little adventure.
- greeneggs 12y agoPeople aren't stupid. They learned from Prohibition that it is hard to ban a drug once it is legal and established. Hence the reluctance now to legalize marijuana. If it turns out to be a mistake, it will be hard to roll it back. That seems like an honest and fair argument to me, even if one might disagree.
- biehl 12y agoBut it is not the argument one usually hears from probihitionists...
- TheOtherHobbes 12y agoLet's not forget that jails and security are a business, and the War on Drugs has been extremely good for that business. The possibility exists that the moral posturing around drugs has sometimes been a cover for less noble aims. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal
- Natsu 12y agoThat came after, not before. Given that I've heard no one defend those heinous crimes, I find that as lacking an explanation as the silly notions that scientists are advocating climate change because they expect to get grant money.