On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:46:16 +0000 Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote:
> From a comment on slashdot - I'm not American, but this sounds quite > plausible to me: > > http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/11/27/1343243/lsd-microdosing-gaining-popularity-for-silicon-valley-professionals > " > If you're a $100k/yr engineer (Score:4, Insightful) > by rsilvergun (571051) on Friday November 27, 2015 @10:52AM > (#51013395) such things don't apply. In America we have a > multi-tiered justice system. It's pretty well documented. Wealthy and > educated people get treatment programs, while poor (and let's face > it, black) people get jail. It's because what we're really using our > drug policy for is to keep the poors in check. Feeding the medical and pharmaceutical mafia is another key objective - and purpose - of the government. In a free market, a kilo of a 'natural'(comes from a plant, it's quite green) stimulant like cocaine would cost, say, $100, whereas in the current fascist system, $100 buys you a few pills of the latest patented garbage sold by pfizer and pushed by the narc-cunts known as 'medical doctors'. Think of it this way. > If your poor chances are you or one of your friends is using drugs to > cope with poverty. Now, our drug laws, in particular our asset > forfeiture laws are basically guilt by association. Combine that with > juries that are inherently conservative (since you generally have to > be well off to be able to afford to server on a jury for any length > of time). > > So when poor people show up in wealthy neighborhoods they not only > stick out like a swore thumb, but odds are good the cops can bust them > for the drugs at least one of them is carrying. This keeps poor people > out of wealthy school districts and parks, and lets the wealthy enjoy > their (much, much better) public services. > > Basically, our drug policy is central to maintaining our class > divide... "
