Comment Re:Before you even start (Score 1) 261
Drug use and speeding are probably close parallels in that a tiny proportion of all violations of the law are prosecuted, so who gets punished depends more on whom society chooses to scrutinize than actual crime rates.
It could also be 'those who cause the most trouble and infringe on others' rights when they do break the law.' People who smoke drugs... I'm fine with it as long as their fun doesn't impose on my peace. Must be getting mellow, same thing for opiates. Crack and meth and other designer drugs, that's another matter. People who speed are generally caught regardless of who they are. Radar guns can't detect skin tone from a mile away. Speeding I don't mind either... as long as it is on say a stretch of highway that could safely support higher than the posted speeds, which is quite often, but not in residential neighbourhoods. People in the cars in question buy them because they are the 'everyman's' sports car or maybe the 'everyyoungman's' sports car for those who have more nuts than brains. That is likely why they are caught more. And to your reply, any woman who does drugs while high should have her kid taken away and her tubes tied. I'm not politically correct about that. I don't care.