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On Friday 03 May 2002 13:38, Caffeinate The World wrote:
> --- Emilie Quast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > AT Fri, 3 May 2002 11:49:01 -0500 (CDT) you wrote:
> > >I'm curious if drug dealing would decrease if we ban SUV's from
> > >entering N. Phillips
> >
> > I doubt it, even if you could do it, but I sure wish the license
> > plates
> > would get published in the newspaper.
>
> In St. Paul I remember they had a website that published hookers and
> johns who were caught in Frogtown. I wonder if that had an impact and
> if such measures might deter people from coming to drug infested area
> to deal and to buy.
And a lot of this type of stuff is being challenged in court by the ACLU.
Personally I feel that this sort of "publishing" is slanderous/libelous
(whichever one is for printed matter, I can't keep them straight) and I
hope our fair city will not engage in it.
Frankly, I think the better solution would be to decriminalize behaviors
that have no obvious victims. Drug buyers, drug sellers, prostitutes and
their patrons... these people are not usually interested in hurting
others, they are usually interested (respectively) in making money,
getting high (an addiction illness that we turn into a criminal offense),
making money, and getting off (probably an addiction illness that we turn
into a criminal offense).
Put the sellers of these two goods and services into storefronts with
licenses, regulations, and taxes to be paid and everybody wins. At least
when you turn drug sellers and prostitutes into legitimate business owners
and employees, you turn any resulting crime into white collar offenses
which don't make the neighbors feel less safe in their homes-- At least
last time I checked no one living down the road from Enron was worried
that the whole shredding thing would spill over into their neighborhoods
and possibly, accidentally shred their children while pocketing their
allowance.
I'm hearing all these complaints about drugs/prostitution. Well, there's
been a Drug War going for almost two decades now and it ain't helping, but
it contributes massively to our prison populations. And we all know what a
timeworn profession prostitution is. If we think either of these things
are going away, we need to pull our heads out of the sand.
While the Feds are interfering with local decision-making surrounding
changes in drug policy (in California, for example). They seem to take NO
interest in Nevada's ranches. So we have an opportunity in Minneapolis,
Minnesota to get at least one street corner problem under control... let's
seize it-- instead of trying to destroy lives with prohibitions. Legalize
prostitution and I bet our convention business would go up too.
- -michael libby (the Cleveland part of North Mpls)
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