Arresting people for murder does not stop murder. Should we legalize murder then?
Is it really that hard for you?
The point I was making is were it not for the utterly useless, totally counterproductive drug war and the way it is being managed,
this shooting would not have occurred. Nor would millions of other wholly unnecessary acts of violence and mayhem have taken place. Also, billions of taxpayer dollars would not be wasted year after year if a more intelligent, productive approach to the problem of drug abuse were taken.
Isn't it obvious to you by now that law-enforcement is not the way to deal with abuse of recreational drugs?
It might help you to understand the situation if you'd consider that cigarette smoking, which involves ingestion of one of the most addictive substances known, nicotine, was reduced by more than 75% within five years after the public education program was launched -- and it didn't require arresting anyone.
When I started smoking cigarettes in 1951 nearly everyone I knew smoked them. I managed to kick that tenacious addiction in 1985 because of the intelligently managed public education program that opened my eyes. My lungs are clear and healthy today, and today I don't know anyone who smokes. Again, it didn't involve arresting anyone to achieve that, nor was there any violence associated with it. And again, it is a medically established fact that nicotine is more addictive than heroin.
So what are your thoughts on the subject now?