Behind Bars in the Land of the Free
The Cato Institute is hosting an online debate/discussion on incarceration, featuring posts from experts with diverse perspectives on the issue. I haven't had time to dig into it yet, but Pete Guither has posted some interesting excerpts and reactions.
Where do you live?!!
Comment posted by mlang52 on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 10:18amI had the same type of friend years ago. He would lie to his parents , even if the truth was nothing bad! He ended up in jail, in a "mental" condition. He , obviously, was mental to begin with. That "friendship" did not last long, either!
re: "land of lies"/"everything our gov't spews forth is a lie"
Comment posted by newageblues on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 7:44pmand "am I just skeptical?" You're exaggerating is what you're doing. Lumping together the good, bad, and indifferent. We can't nail the problem children (like the DEA, or the Prince Georges County PD, or the killer "Judge" Retchin down in deepest Mississippi, sorry that was an error, she's still being an excuse for a human being in our nation's capital actually) without judging when our various governments, judges, police, etc are doing their job, and when they're fucking with us.










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Comment posted by mlang52 on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:19pmBut methamphetamine is legal. And, it does have a medical purpose! It is a class 2 drug, and controlled. I understand they use it in the air force to make sure they can tolerate the 48-72 hour missions, enabled by the stealth bomber. I also read of it being used in Vietnam, as well. In fact, it, likely, was used in every war we have had, since the Korean conflict.
But, allowing the control of those drugs to stay in the hands of mobs and cartels, guarantees the availability of anything, from cannabis to heroin, in the schools of our nation. Dealers don't card. You know?! And kids can buy drugs, easier at school, than they can get alcohol.
Regulation can only occur with legal drugs. It is a matter of the law. No one says kids should have access to any drugs. So, why do we see it in so many rants? The kids are at more risk in the current system!
So, what are we telling the kids, if we legalize drugs? We are telling them that we care about their, dangerous, ability to get illegal drugs and kill themselves. And, that we want to decrease their ability to obtain those drugs! Come on! Let's fix this mess! Let's keep it from starting in childhood. Let's do it for the kids!
And we need to stop worrying about the adults. Let them ruin their lives, if they want. They should know better!
The prices are also high because of the black market pricing that comes with illegal drugs. It is a risky business! So, you have to pay more to compensate for your supplier's, risk taking, business!
If dangerous drugs were legalized, it would still be a problem with the regulation. Everybody who wanted those legal drugs, would have to register and get a prescription to obtain it. Believe me, you would not be allowed to use it without strict medical supervision. And, if a problem was detected, they would constantly be trying to get you to see the destruction. associated with having a meth habit!