[A CA Guy]

Would have been better for you to put what I was responding to above my quote to see the context of the appropriate post.

For the safety of others, we ban recreational drugs. It ruins lives, families, costs us money in hospitals, rehab and burials.

As far as your seeming loathing of the police, don't you get that they can make mistakes in good faith once in a while?
If they do real harm they compensate, but that is very rare. If it were bad more often we'd have the druggies post every one of the stories here on FR.

I like no-knock to be in effect whenever there is suspicion of criminal activity where there is possible guns behind the door. I do not think the police have to commit suicide by law to defend us.

Over flowing prisons are a great indication IMO of failing families and what single parent households have helped contribute to in modern society.
It also says volumes about our problems with illegals since over a third in prison are NOT Americans.

[Know your rights]

For the safety of others, we ban recreational drugs.

Wrong ... the recreational drug alcohol is legal.

[muir_redwoods]

You prefer societal control to freedom. I am worthy of freedom. Sorry about you but, like me, you've probably made the correct self-assessment