We can reconsider some of the policies toward dealing with illegal drugs, its users and its sellers but we cannot just look the other way. The war on drugs has been in place for about 40 years so it is time to review some of its practices but we cannot ignore the depth and seriousness of the drug plague. Many thousands have died early deaths because of drugs. Most drug users begin experimenting with drugs when they are in their teens so they are not mature enough to fully consider the outcome it will have on their lives. Teenagers tend to feel that they are immortal and often believe that their parents don’t know anything.
Remember what opium did to the people of China?
“we cannot just look the other way”
Getting rid of out-of-control paramilitary anti-drug cops and bizarre seizure laws is not “looking the other way.”
Drugs are a problem, yes. Stormtroopers are not the answer.
Doing “something for the children” even if it doesn’t work is what liberals do.