On May 3, 4:09=A0pm, David Smart wrote:
> Good Gordon "DARE" lecture people on the use of
> Cannabis while our Cities/Towns/Areas/Estates/Streets are being taken
> from our grasp by this shitty drug and it's best mate "Crack Cocaine"
> (that by the way is another story) the Metropolitan Police "could"
> have wiped out all the main suppliers of this Violence inducing filth
> but they chose not to????.
It's not just or even a question of a thin blue line.
The focus of the drug problem is the user. If there were no users of
the substances you talk of, there would be no dealers and every square
inch of Afghanistan could be put down to poppies and it wouldn't
affect us one jot. (BTW under such a scenario the invasion of
Afghanistan would still have had to go ahead - that's a different
story also!)
As it is, liberal forces that have prevailed in this country for
several decades now dictates that the problem should be seen as a
medical one as opposed to one of law and criminal justice. I would
urge anyone who supports such an approach to look towards Singapore
and Kuala Lumpur. These are cities where there is no "drug problem"
and further you can enjoy a walk back to your hotel after an evening
out without worrying.
The net result is that we see druggies seen as "victims" or
"sufferers" despite the fact that most of them seem reluctant to seek
treatment as such. Freedom of will and the exercise of it has been an
assumption that has underpinned criminal justice and law enforcement
for centuries provided "mens rea" can be established.
This assumption has been under attack for a long time now and not only
in relation to drug offences. It is a dilemma that society must
resolve. Drug users are not a problem they are the problem. |