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OJ Simpson Sentenced To 15 Years
Dean's World —
... OJ Simpson was free in large part, I think, because the War on Drugs has greatly eroded faith in the police and courts, especially among urban blacks. Rather than protectors of our rights, police are often seen as a repressive, incompetent enemy by much of the community, as police resources are increasingly misallocated toward suppression of consensual transactions rather than pursuing violent violators of our safety and property. Ed Morissey has a great post over at HotAir on the futility of this destructive war on individual freedom. ...
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Keep Drugs Illegal!
culture11.com 1/16/2009 — [Editor's note: This is one of three pieces Culture11 is publishing on the War on Drugs. See Radley Balko's piece on collateral damage in the drug war here , and Anita Bartholomew on the prohibitive cost of prohibition here . And see David and Radley ...
Are "drugs" "bad?"
lefarkins.blogspot.com 11/24/2008 — Some of the comments made to Rob's post on the devastating effects the U.S. drug war has on Mexico and other nations take the view that (simplifying somewhat) yes, "drugs" produce a net negative effect in society, and would continue to be an overall ...
War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage
culture11.com 1/15/2009 — [Editor's note: This is one of three pieces Culture11 is publishing on the War on Drugs. See David Freddoso's piece arguing against legalization here , and Anita Bartholomew on the prohibitive cost of prohibition here . And see David and Radley debate ...
War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage
culture11.com 1/19/2009 — [Editor's note: This is one of three pieces Culture11 is publishing on the War on Drugs. See David Freddoso's piece arguing against legalization here , and Anita Bartholomew on the prohibitive cost of prohibition here . And see David and Radley debate ...
What should the new Administration know about drugs?
WWW.samefacts.com 12/15/2008 — A friend of mine asked me to imagine what facts about current drug problems and policies I'd want the new Administration to be aware of: not a set of plans, just a status report, and brief enough for busy people to read. That seemed like an ...
Drugs, Money
julescrittenden.com 10/17/2008 — And an innocent six-year-old as collateral. No leads in the abduction of Cole Puffinburger. The cops might want to follow the money. In fact, they might want to send the money man out with a sign on him. Cops establish link to drugs. $8-$20 million worth of beef between a Puffinburger relative ...
We Have a Golden Opportunity to End the War on Drugs: Can You Help?
thehollywoodliberal.com 3/21/2009 — We Have a Golden Opportunity to End the War on Drugs: Can You Help? We can't end the despicable "war on drugs" without an effective media that can mobilize our citizenry and spread the word. Israel's Dirty Secrets in Gaza: It Was Pure Murder Army veterans reveal how they gunned ...
US OFFICIAL DECLARES WAR ON DRUGS A SUCCESS
mapinc.org 11/21/2008 — A senior US drug official yesterday hailed Thailand's war against drugs as a success.
William J. Snipes, the regional director of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, said the war on drugs has been effective.
``Whether that's a lasting ...
The War on Drugs: What's Race Got to Do With It?
reason.com 4/7/2009 — Over at The Corner , Jonah Goldberg argues that there is something "unlibertarian" about pointing out the racially disproportionate impact of the war on drugs: The classical liberal is supposed to see people as autonomous and sovereign ...
This Is Your War on Drugs
motherjones.com 7/11/2009 — Since 1998, the drug czar has been mandated to lie to the American people. So what would a fact-based drug policy look like?
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