06-25-2008, 07:49 AM
Kathy, you nailed it. For those who really want to be informed, read "Drug Crazy" by Mike Gray: http://www.drugcrazy.com/
It opened my eyes and changed my perspective. As much damage to society that hard drugs can do, the drug war does even more. Prohibition didn't make Al Capone evil; it just made him rich and evil. Violent crime shot up almost immediately after prohibition kicked in...The irony is that all the stats Mr. Gray cites come from the U.S. government.
And I'm sorry, pot doesn't even belong in the discussion. If our government doesn't have the good sense to legalize it, then at least decriminalize. Going after pot is a huge waste of resources.
Which reminds me, the notion of prioritizing for optimum resource allocation is inevitable for any organization, that's why humans invented Pareto charts. The fact is, we have limited resources with an overwhelming number of serious problems to solve. And we're going to waste it on arresting pot smokers? Makes no sense at all--unless, of course, someone in the government is making money from it...
We can make a bigger impact by educating our children on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, rather than spending millions of dollars on the impossible task of controlling a weed.
Tim
Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.”
Robert Pirsig
It opened my eyes and changed my perspective. As much damage to society that hard drugs can do, the drug war does even more. Prohibition didn't make Al Capone evil; it just made him rich and evil. Violent crime shot up almost immediately after prohibition kicked in...The irony is that all the stats Mr. Gray cites come from the U.S. government.
And I'm sorry, pot doesn't even belong in the discussion. If our government doesn't have the good sense to legalize it, then at least decriminalize. Going after pot is a huge waste of resources.
Which reminds me, the notion of prioritizing for optimum resource allocation is inevitable for any organization, that's why humans invented Pareto charts. The fact is, we have limited resources with an overwhelming number of serious problems to solve. And we're going to waste it on arresting pot smokers? Makes no sense at all--unless, of course, someone in the government is making money from it...
We can make a bigger impact by educating our children on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, rather than spending millions of dollars on the impossible task of controlling a weed.
Tim
Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.”
Robert Pirsig
Tim
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius