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George Washington smoked pot.

Nuff said.

 

Some laws are unjust.

Some crimes are ignored while others are punished.

The poor and the vulnerable are ground up while the rich and powerful remain untouched.

 

Yup.

How many bankers went to jail after 2008?

And how many pot smokers and other incredibly minor offenders?

 

This is all very important, and it's good to have you here posting about it.

Start a thread or two!

 

I used to be hardcore D.A.R.E about some of this stuff, but had to realize something. We have the tobacco industry and it kills so many people, especially in the long term. The double standard in which they treated tobacco versus how they treated marijuana is how I stumbled onto certain unconstitutional laws and their enforcement in the first place.

I won't do drugs, but if someone else wants to, they should be able to so long as they aren't harming others. Once they do, then bring out the punitive laws.

 

Thanks! I could start a thread, but it's been a while since I started one. I'm not on as long as I used to. But thanks again I'll think about it.

 

Liked with the proviso that pot distribution should occur only with strong civil liability attached and warnings about its dangers; decriminalization a positive thing.

 

Agreed. A common sense thing to do.

 

Yes, real slavery is much more honorable than imaginary oppression.

 

I don't understand this .. at all. Are they saying that police just randomly 'steal' stuff from innocent people? How is it that this isn't HUGE news? I've never heard of this happening in my country. Didn't know it was happening in America, either (obviously).

And why does the article mention the race/ethnicity of the people involved? that's dodgy as hell .. suggesting that the author is racist in some way.

 

Hang on a second here .... are we now talking about actual convicted criminals?

Also, why would 'the state' make exceptions (on bail) based on socio-economic status? That's absurd. So you'd be happy for the serial rapist to make easy bail because he was impoverished?

 

If a law states that a certain amount of a certain drug is illegal, how does that - by itself - 'discriminate'? I'm really not understanding the link in this. No one seems to be clarifying where the injustice is.

Surely, if the 'poor and vulnerable' stay well away from crime and criminals, and live clean and industrious lives - abiding by the laws of the land, they're no more likely to be arrested/incarcerated than the rich man.

 

Your 'minor' offence is another man's major threat to youth and society.

 

And yet we still have people in this country proudly flying the flag of the Slaver States.

 

Is this strictly about mary jane? If so, I can agree that personal use quantities should not be illegal ... anywhere.

 

To the 1st part: Many reasons. The police have major benefit of doubt and strong support. When abuses occur it can cost a lot of money to rectify those abuses. Don't want the public fearful or vengeful of law enforcement.

To the 2nd part: America is a race-sensitive country. It tries hard not to be, but race is one of the easiest way to invoke response given this nation's history so sometimes people can't help but state race.

 

1) so is that a yay or a nay? police are randomly stealing stuff from innocent people? they choose the stuff they want (regardless of who owns it) and take it? or is there something else going on ... like say, they're targeting people with history, or known to associate with people with history?

2) in my country, mentioning race when it's not specifically and demonstrably important to the case, would lose you your job as a journalist.

 

Haahahahahaa!

 

Not only about MJ. But learning about the differences between the two, mj and cigarettes, is how I stumbled upon some of the drug laws.

 

Exactly, SJWs will not leave their safe space long enough for that. BTW, what kind of "warrior" needs a safe space? lolz!

 

1. Asked and answered.

2. So you guys have journalistic integrity. Here articles where people can stereotype others by group are pretty common.

 

A better question would be is it still there? Are human rights in Libya great now?

 

Ummm....

 

Yes, there is much humor in the irony of posters here hoping on the wagon of self-righteousness complaining about slavery in Libya while having flags from a former fallen nation that preserved slavery because "it's their heritage."

Again, at least when Libya (and other countries in general) are full of bullshit they admit it.

 

Well then we can label both Cultures/Societies as modern day slave traders, and when they figure out which we can amend that. In the meantime this shows us the kind of people that are still out there, and that we should be very discriminating in who we bring in here.
Some of these huddled masses should stay huddled over there.