But then........
What you're missing here is that for a reduced sentence, all she has to do is roll over on the people who supplied her with 400lbs of weed, you know, the guys with the guns, murdering people who try to disrupt their multimillion dollar business.Swell Guy said:While I'll in no way defend Missy's actions, can we please stop spending my tax dollars prosecuting drug offenders? Now? I in no way feel safer after the government's actions in this case, and I'm appalled at the huge amount of resources and my tax dollars spent on this largely moral (and health-related) issue. It's money much better spent on defending our borders, bringing the economy out of the dumps and putting America back to work.
Who would not need to use guns or murder people but for the fact that the drugs are illegal in the first place.maleonardphi said:What you're missing here is that for a reduced sentence, all she has to do is roll over on the people who supplied her with 400lbs of weed, you know, the guys with the guns, murdering people who try to disrupt there multimillion dollar business.
Swell Guy said:Who would not need to use guns or murder people but for the fact that the drugs are illegal in the first place.
Do we know whether this pot was grown domestically by non-violent types rather than imported by bad guys? Sounds like a domestic source.
Legalize drugs, tax the **** out of 'em, use the taxes to pay for drug treatment and the general fund. Deficit solved, prisons emptied of non-violent offenders, government out of the morality business.
I hate to break it to you, but legalizing pot will only force the bad guys to find some other illegal, high risk/high return scheme. I'm not against legalizing pot, but just saying all those wealthy drug dealers rolling around in $100K+ cars aren't just going to say, "Oh, weed is legal now? Okay, I'll go get a 9-5 making $15/hr. It was fun while it lasted." So, yes, in my mind it is worth prosecuting people like this.Swell Guy said:Who would not need to use guns or murder people but for the fact that the drugs are illegal in the first place.
Legalize drugs, tax the **** out of 'em, use the taxes to pay for drug treatment and the general fund. Deficit solved, prisons emptied of non-violent offenders.
