Re:Its a bad thing, but it needs to be done (Score 1)

Its not soft drug laws that are keeping the black man down, its inordinately harsh drug laws and unfair implementation of these laws. Penalties for possession of crack (basically the black man's cocaine) are much harsher than those for the possession of cocaine (rich white man's drug). Furthermore, despite the fact that 75% of drug users are white, in many states most drug offenders are black. In Illinois, a black man is something like 57 times more likely to be arrested than a white man for drug offenses. Legalized drugs means no more traffickers, which means a drastic reduction in drug-related killings (people won't be fighting over turf anymore because drugs aren't profitable anymore). It also means a reduction in drug-related deaths since people will be getting the pure product from a licensed supplier. It's not drugs that are killing our inner cities, it's drug laws. And these same drug laws are also threatening our freedom.