It is long past time for this to take place. These are problems caused by legislation both national and at the state level...it is time those who created the problem fixed it.
Also to blame: Media who sensationalize rare crimes to the point politicians feel pressure to pass even more strict laws that do nothing to protect citizens. Prime example are sex offender laws that were spawned by sensational but rare crimes. These do not provide for the public safety and may actually have the opposite effect.
"War on Drugs" is causing more harm than the drugs do. It is because of our antiquated notions about drug abuse that we allow huge sums of cash to flow to gangs and to terrorists rather than to our treasury. Legalize drugs then treat them as they should be treated...a public health issue. This stops much of the prison growth, eliminates drug related crime and cripples gangs and cartels. It also halts many dollars destined to fund terrorists with our own money.
http://joethevoter.org/economy/15-stupidcongress/26-legalizepot.html for more on this.
About Mexico's Drug War
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Friday, June 12, 2009
Why We Must Reform Our Criminal Justice System
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