A Comment About

The End of ‘The Wire’, Not The Drug War

March 12, 2008 - 12:01 am - by Jack Dunphy
EdinTally
2008-03-17 17:32:38

“Jack”

Time to do some homework. The only question that remains is when will drugs be decriminalized not if. I’m sympathetic to those officers who will eventually lose their jobs when Prohibition is over, but for the health of the nation it must come.

It has turned into a system of Us against You. You can’t win even though you are 800,000 strong. Why would you want to win? What’s the prize? 4 million people in jail. 5 million people in jail. When does it end?

The most tragic part is that it looks as if the last straw will be the failing state budgets which are incapable of housing that many citizens behind bars. For 30+ years logic and common sense have failed. It is sad that in the end it will probably come down to budgetary issues. For the People, a win is still a win I suppose.