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Newshawk: Kirk
Votes: 0
Pubdate: Tue, 22 Oct 2013
Source: Daily Courier (Prescott, AZ)
Copyright: 2013 Prescott Newspapers, Inc.
Contact: http://www.dcourier.com/Formlayout.asp?formcall=userform&form=1
Website: http://www.dcourier.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4036
Author: Kirk Muse
PROHIBITION AGAINST MARIJUANA DOES NOT HELP
EDITOR:
I'm writing about Bob Gordon's thoughtful letter: "Keeping marijuana
illegal doesn't work," Sept. 25. I'd like to add that those who think
that marijuana prohibition somehow protects our children and society,
I'd like them to search on Google or Youtube for "Retired Police
Captain demolishes the war on drugs."
You will see that marijuana prohibition substantially increases all
other crime. Back in the 1960s, police solved more than 90 percent of
all homicides. Today they solve just over 60 percent. Why? Because of
our so-called war on drugs. There are huge financial incentives for
police to make drug busts and confiscate the drug dealers' money and
property, but no financial incentive to solve rapes, robberies or murders.
Kirk Muse
Mesa
MAP posted-by: Matt
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