Bout damn time

  • phoneymouse@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Why do we even have a DEA? It’s like putting cops in charge of which medicine you should take. They aren’t the ones who should be making the calls here.

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      6 months ago

      “We knew we couldn’t arrest people for being pro-civil rights or against the war, but by associating crack with black people and marijuana with hippies, we could disrupt their movements. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did!” - Paraphrasing of the Nixon Administration recounting the “Good ol’ days”

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        6 months ago

        associating crack with black people

        Crack did not exist in at that time. The CIA didn’t flood black communities with it until the 80s.

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      6 months ago

      So that way disabled people know who’s boss

      Like seriously as someone unable to function without prescription stimulants that’s how it’s always felt

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      6 months ago

      The Enforcement part

      You think doctors are going to be arresting addicts on the street? Then they are just cops

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        6 months ago

        Why are we arresting addicts? If you want to arrest people for loitering or blocking the sidewalk, fine. But, arresting them for being an addict is asinine. How about we arrest people for having cancer while we are at it.