Monday, January 28, 2008

Another Casualty of the War on Drugs

It doesn't often come up in conversation, but a lot of people are surprised that I am against the "War on Drugs" and in favor of decriminalization. One of the reasons is that the Drug War's victims tend to be poor minorities - there is a disproportionate number of minorities in prison for drug-related offenses. Here is a terrible story of the tactics used in the Drug War and a woman who was "collateral damage."

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