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posted by gr8fuldaniel | 10:55 PM
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
PolitiFact | Joe Wilson of South Carolina said Obama lied, but he didn't
posted by gr8fuldaniel | 3:22 PM
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
NCJRS Abstract - National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCJRS Abstract - National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Annotation: Drugs do not cause the recent alarming crime rates in this country, drug prohibition does.
Abstract: The first result of drug prohibition is crime. Experts estimate that at least half of the violent crime in major U.S. cities is committed by users. Dealers have no nonviolent way to settle disputes with each other. Another effect of prohibition is corruption. Prohibition raises prices which leads to extraordinary profits that are an irresistible temptation to policemen, customs officers, and others. A third result is bringing buyers into contact with criminals. The very illegality of the drug business attracts people who are already criminals. Another effect is the creation of stronger drugs. The more intense the law enforcement, the more potent the drugs. The fifth effect of drug prohibition is the spread of AIDS. About 25 percent of AIDS cases are contracted through intravenous drug use caused by the sharing of needles. A sixth effect of prohibition is the abuse of civil liberties. It now appears that the drug authorities can punish American citizens by seizing their cars or boats, not after indictment or conviction, but after nothing more than an allegation by a police officer. Legalization would not solve all of the drug problems, but it would make the cities safer, make drug use healthier, eliminate a major source of revenue for organized crime, reduce corruption here and abroad, and make honest work more attractive to more city youth.
Main Term(s): Drug legalization
Annotation: Drugs do not cause the recent alarming crime rates in this country, drug prohibition does.
Abstract: The first result of drug prohibition is crime. Experts estimate that at least half of the violent crime in major U.S. cities is committed by users. Dealers have no nonviolent way to settle disputes with each other. Another effect of prohibition is corruption. Prohibition raises prices which leads to extraordinary profits that are an irresistible temptation to policemen, customs officers, and others. A third result is bringing buyers into contact with criminals. The very illegality of the drug business attracts people who are already criminals. Another effect is the creation of stronger drugs. The more intense the law enforcement, the more potent the drugs. The fifth effect of drug prohibition is the spread of AIDS. About 25 percent of AIDS cases are contracted through intravenous drug use caused by the sharing of needles. A sixth effect of prohibition is the abuse of civil liberties. It now appears that the drug authorities can punish American citizens by seizing their cars or boats, not after indictment or conviction, but after nothing more than an allegation by a police officer. Legalization would not solve all of the drug problems, but it would make the cities safer, make drug use healthier, eliminate a major source of revenue for organized crime, reduce corruption here and abroad, and make honest work more attractive to more city youth.
Main Term(s): Drug legalization
posted by gr8fuldaniel | 3:45 PM
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Determined Father Pursues Sept. 11 Lawsuit - CBS Evening News - CBS News
Determined Father Pursues Sept. 11 Lawsuit - CBS Evening News - CBS News: "'I want people to know 9/11 could have been prevented. These Saudi thugs could have been stopped,' Low told CBS News. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers that day were from Saudi Arabia.
Low's 28-year-old daughter, Sara, was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to strike the World Trade Center.
'This is an excruciating thing as a parent to continue this, but I don't have a choice,' Low said. 'I could just not quit until I know I've gone as far as I can go, because I would have her image hanging over me the rest of my life saying, 'You quit, you quit.''"
Low's 28-year-old daughter, Sara, was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to strike the World Trade Center.
'This is an excruciating thing as a parent to continue this, but I don't have a choice,' Low said. 'I could just not quit until I know I've gone as far as I can go, because I would have her image hanging over me the rest of my life saying, 'You quit, you quit.''"
posted by gr8fuldaniel | 8:06 AM
