War On Drugs - The Prison Industrial Complex (3/10)

***The first few minutes are in dutch, but the rest is in english.

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decad ***The first few minutes are in dutch, but the rest is in english.

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decad ***The first few minutes are in dutch, but the rest is in english.

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decades. ... all » Today, nearly 500,000 Americans are imprisoned on drug charges. In 1980 the number was 50,000. Last year $40 billion in taxpayer dollars were spent in fighting the war on drugs.

As a result of the incarceration obsession, the United States operates the largest prison system on the planet, and the U.S. nonviolent prisoner population is larger than the combined populations of Wyoming and Alaska. Try to imagine the Drug Enforcement Administration erecting razor wire barricades around two states to control crime and you'll get the picture.

According to the U.S. Dept of Justice, the number of offenders under age 18 imprisoned for drug offenses increased twelvefold from 1985 to 1997. The group most affected by this propensity for incarceration is African-Americans. From 1985 to 1997, the percentage of African-American young people put in prison increased from 53 to 62 percent.

Today, 89 percent of police departments have paramilitary units, and 46 percent have been trained by active duty armed forces. The most common use of paramilitary units is serving drug-related search warrants, which usually involve no-knock entries into private homes.

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[Rockynurse]

No they are actually Nazi's enforcing laws that restrict our freedom. Thomas Jefferson grew marijuana.

[beatnikjd]

The DEA are nothing but criminals with a license to steal at will Death to the DEA! What is truly appalling is the pride they take in their criminal behavior. Murder, theft seem to be their stock in trade. America is becoming a very scary place to live! I get the creeps just listening to these thugs!

[timosh78]

shame on america

[LoveVanillaRose]

AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE

[scumgod13]

@ingeberge I'm with you on that on so many levels. All races, religions and people from all walks of life need to put differences aside and REVOLT!

[scumgod13]

@Rockynurse REVOLT NOW!

[justinloc187]

@Rockynurse and he fought cocks

[1973mazdarx4coupe]

im a cop, and im sorry, i saw a rolex and i want one ! i think; shoot everyone and let god sort out the mess ! my videos show raids on rolex shops, bmw dealerships, fuck even a cessna dealer !

[f328owner]

They will raid homes and find nothing and shoot the famly dog and terrorize people in house they get wrong address but they say we acted in good faith that means were not taking blame on mess up

[ingeberge]

DEA = Pirates. Lowest of the low. Criminal scum, much much worse than the people whose lives they ruin. There need to be a revolution in this country.

[davehutchinson67]

@gypsy1961 Amen Amen Amen. She couldn't have said it better. White and affluent, drug treatment, underclass you are going to prison.