Fun with paranoia

[hedgehog]

Every once in a while, someone exposes a scandal involving the war on drugs such as seizing someone's farm, home, boat or car because a third party was suing illegal drugs. Naturally, the enforcement agencies get to keep the proceeds. How about a strip search of a ten year old? Now here's where the paranoia comes in: These stories always drop from site faster than heroin down the toilet when the cops are at the door. I apparently am the last person in America who hasn't purchased or used illegal drugs (I'm too cheap, I'd rather buy books and CDs). Assuming that everyone else can be threatened with jail over past drug offenses, do you suppose police agencies quash these stories before people get mad enough to change the drug laws.

Nah, they wouldn't do that.




Would they?

[ThomCat]

1. If someone can make a profit by taking your stuff

they will, and don't expect them to let you change the law so they can't.

[otherlander]

2. I honestly think

that the only reason weed isn't legalized is because it's a great way to send people to jail, where they can make you work without paying you, which is great for the big business owners, who are like this with the lawmakers: *holds up crossed fingers*

But I don't think that police are actually quashing the stories. If they did that I'd expect Project Censored to say something about it.