tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post366639892689839873..comments2023-10-31T03:23:29.373-04:00Comments on Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: From Amsterdam: Lessons on controlling drugsDavid Bratzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-90902865089085154252009-10-29T23:59:18.023-04:002009-10-29T23:59:18.023-04:00It is a very well written article, I would encoura...It is a very well written article, I would encourage all to read it. <br /><br />Also, I am compelled to point out that Alcohol Prohibition has not ended in the the United States 76 years later. One might become overly optimistic of the impact of the D.O.J. statement recently. <br /><br />In my opinion it is the worst thing that could have happened. It leaves a murky grey area that will be filled by alternate legal enforcement. <br /><br />Much like after, 'don't ask, don't tell was made' was made law in 1993, discharges of gays from the military went UP significantly until 9/11, apparently gay blood is just as red. <br /><br />Here is the example most people know; <br />Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee - Home of Jack Daniel's Sour Mash Whiskey, is DRY. <br /><br />To point, Prohibition will not be over in our lifetime.George Thhorntonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-54399039871379477632009-10-26T13:09:14.249-04:002009-10-26T13:09:14.249-04:00Lea - Why the Washington Post? Only Peter can answ...Lea - Why the Washington Post? Only Peter can answer that question. But here is my two cents: the Washington Post is a major left leaning paper in the nation's capital. So it is a great way to ensure that political journalists, senior government employees etc read the piece. Also, they published Moskos's and Franklin's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/16/AR2009081601758.html" rel="nofollow">previous op-ed</a>. This op-ed was very well received, and sometimes it's easier to get published again when the editor is already familiar with your work.David Bratzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-90008682637657857182009-10-26T12:53:14.287-04:002009-10-26T12:53:14.287-04:00We went to Amsterdam too a few years past and got ...We went to Amsterdam too a few years past and got to talk to police. The police are so far advanced in their thinking that it was difficult to leave. It felt so peaceful, so comfortable to talk to them. <br />Why the Washington Post? I've logged on to so many news sites that I'm burned out.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544337064074095302noreply@blogger.com