The Battle Over CA Prop 5: Special Interests Overwhelming the Public Interest

Our justice system itself is a crime. It is not currently interested in public safety or rehabilitation..it is geared toward profits.



Our "war on drugs" is really a war on the poor and minorities who are "treated" for abuse with prison time then find they can't get jobs when released.



The sad part is we let our politicians do this to us, the tax payers. We are the ones who pay for this reckless system. We are the ones who pay when we become crime victims.



I find it hard to believe that what we do now including the financial and social cost to society is somehow better than just allowing some people to use drugs. I am not advocating drug use but when we look at the fact that the "war on drugs" is causing more collateral damage and money than the drugs themselves would, the question is, are we protecting anything other than profits?
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