tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post2149063175726934822..comments2023-10-31T03:23:29.373-04:00Comments on Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: How to Go After GangsDavid Bratzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-56764256217731417972013-08-05T15:01:42.172-04:002013-08-05T15:01:42.172-04:00It's ironic that drug prohibition was advanced...It's ironic that drug prohibition was advanced by promoting fear of the "drug crazed killer" and the "junky needing a fix and willing to do anything to get it" stereotypes of people it was imagined would threatened the public safety. However, we very rarely hear of a such a threat in real life, even though drugs of all kinds are readily available. What we do have is the threat of violence from street gangs and other, related criminal activities that are directly related to, and a consequence of, drug prohibition. Drug laws naturally couldn't have an effect on crimes that never materialized, but they have been responsible for manufacturing a worse violence and crime problem than that it was meant to prevent.The Davidtollahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805179932887934985noreply@blogger.com