On March 24, 2014 at 12:03, FP Crazy said...
Red herring in so many ways.
Yes they do take the proceeds and use them for more drug enforcement. And if that in itself, doesn't seem to rile all the conservatives, then any conservative or libertarian is a hypocrite. Especially when they talk about getting big government out of their lives.
I'm in the middle of the political spectrum but this march of confiscating property, most of it having nothing to do with "illegal" activity, and selling it for their own gain, to further their ability to take more property...rinse, lather, repeat...is plain effing wrong and self serving, not serving the greater good. It smacks of bureau corruption.
The bigger cost of the war on drugs is in the court and penal system. State and federal DEA enforcement budgets (regardless of whether their property seizures) is a pimple on the ass of a whale compared to the costs to our penal system.
It really is time society pulled its head out of its ass on this one. End the reefer madness myths, end the stoner lacking motivation myths (you on this board know who you are), quit telling me what I can do with my body on my own time. There are laws in place to deal with anyone who abuses anything (driving while intoxicated, stealing to propel your habit, etc...) Punish those crimes, and end the pursuit of the RED HERRING.
So, all of the homes, cars, boats and anything else bought with the drug money should be kept by the dealers/cartel heads? Really?
If someone is caught driving a van with a welded steel box in the floor that contains over $900K in cash, is it likely that they're just carrying their life savings, or working for a drug dealer?
Next, you'll say it's the government's fault that the cartels and gangs kill so many people.
Stoners lack motivation- that's what they do. I'm not saying some people can lead very productive lives AND smoke pot, but as I wrote, I can give names of a lot of people who can't do both, preferring to get high. When they're not high, they're mentally deficient, having lost a lot of their ability to reason.
Last edited by highfigh on March 24, 2014 22:15.
