Walter Cronkite & America's Disastrous Drug War Pt 3 of 6

[peteheatb3]

"i accept that what happened to me happened for a reason"....no, it didnt happen for any reason, its just shitty. I cant stand that 'everything happens for a reason' bullshit-it just exists so that people can feel better about a current situation and ignore it. NO. Ignoring a crap situation by saying 'well it happens for a reason' is destructive to positive progress in society.

[insainbassist]

I wish they gave more info. I'm curious if she even knew the guy was trying to contact her b/f to get drugs. Either way 10 years just for that is fucked.

[13AJJONES]

THEY COLLECT $40,000 OF OUR PAYCHECKS EACH YEAR, FOR 1 PRISONER TO LIVE.

THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $4,000 ON THAT PRISONER IN THAT 1 YEAR !

AND THE SHERIFF KEEPS THAT MONEY FOR HIS OWN USE !

[13AJJONES]

THIS IS 15 YEARS OLD AND THE WAR ON CITIZENS CONTINUES TO GROW AT THE HAND OF LYING LOBAMBA !

4 TRILLION SPENT ON KEEPING DRUGS OUT ? WTF ?!!

[13AJJONES]

AND SHES NOW IS BRAINWASHED FROM KISSING ASS OF GUARDS EVEY DAY TO GET A MEAL OR A PILLOW !!

NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD COP !

JUST ASK HITLER !

[dullsvillain]

It's so much easier to let addicts dose and offer counsel and medical help,than to engage in worldwide war with criminals!

Marijuana is medicine, paper, fiber, oil and food!

[AresCassell]

Nicole didn't even do anything. Why the fuck is she in prison? Fuck the legal system.

[randy109]

Nicole shouldn't have been sentenced to more than 6 months. Even that would have been more than necessary to "punish" her or "teach her a lesson". The idea of putting a bright, young woman with no criminal history in Prison at all should never be done lightly. Our society uses Prison and Jail to try to solve our self proclaimed "drug problem". Whole "War on Drugs" is nonsense to a Libertarian like myself (even though I'm a white, middle aged conservative)...

[clustro]

amen!!!!

[The3rdPlateau]

I, too, and a white conservative libertarian, however middle-class, and not middle-aged. I couldn't agree with you more.

[TCF2148]

...but we all know that Kens and Barbies are just fantasies. I was just chained (metaphorically) to a tool and forced to work for mine.

[anamericanstory]

The government is destroying our economy, destroying our lives, while the members of government steal our money and turn us into Ken and Barbies that turn over their livelyhood for freedom. We have no rights, our constitution is void and we are letting them get away with it!!!

[Runningonempty09]

The time is coming my friends,America is waking up from its long slumber.

[MusicJew158]

Ron Paul had some good ideas....unfortunately he is also completely for the free market taking over everything which is very idealistic but doesn't work

[FlowCell]

It's only unrealistic when it is impossible to keep the government's testicles out of our business. The free market worked find for the first 100 years, before the statists started taking control.

[762x51mmNATO]

look at that freakin' alien who pretends he is an acedemic at 5:00.

his head is pissing me.

[mardy26]

What? You dont care much for civil liberties?

[wiscokiddd]

professor Steven B. Duke teaches and writes on criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, and drug policy. From l981 until 2003, he was the Law of Science and Technology Professor. He received his B.S. degree from Arizona State University...He has submitted many briefs on criminal matters to the United States Supreme Court and has orally argued three cases in that Court. 762x51mm: are you a cop? You lie like one. Cannabis is legal war against 100 million+ Americans is a crime.

[hmetalcowboy]

the drug war is failing in China as well, although they have the most brutal dictatorship.

[rydar1978]

O man is our system screwed up!

[Donziflyer]

And this was aired in "95"! If people in general were aware of present Drug War incarceration statistics it would make them sick to their stomach! This is 2008! The Drug War is WELL KNOWN to be a dismal failure and we as thinking adults need to make our politicians aware of our knowledge to this and our condemnation of such draconian drug laws!

[rydar1978]

Well, I hate to break it to you, but RON PAUL has dropped out of the race and he is ONLY candidate I knew of that was in favor of getting rid of our studpid drug laws. We had the chance to do something about these laws and we blew it.

[NOLIBERALBIAS]

Actually the system is set up beautifully 4 the benefits of not U and me but the selected. Our greatest company Charlie Indy Angel r part of the trafficking, 4 the national security of course.

[MrTeaB]

the sob stories are important as it puts faces to the figures. a documentary full of statistics does not keep the majority of people's interest. the UK is going the same way as the US, the judges are more lenient on pedophiles than drug dealers and we are fairly liberal with drugs. the prisons are full. this will have to end soon.

[densaner77]

The war on drugs has failed. Pass as many laws you like people will still take drugs the and it is the low level mules and dealers that get the slammer. There is no moral difference between smoking crack or a cigarette and it is hypocritical to say otherwise.

[solecist]

I can do without the sob stories, but it pisses me off that they ruin the constitution for do gooder drug laws. I hope I never get messed up in it.

[thefakeyeti]

MOST people who are for the drug war are so because of sob stories..

So.. if they hear sob stories from the other end..

*notices your message is hella old :P*

[decriticize]

The Iraq,Iran,Afghanistan,(Rest of the world) war was unconstitutional, the drug war is unconstitutional, and income taxes are unconstitutional. Hmmm, maybe thats why there is no law saying that you have to pay income tax. But you will get jailed for doing so anyway. You are so stupid.

[decriticize]

however i would like to see less sob stories and more facts and statistics. Sobs stories don't hold my interest.