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We need only look to the gang-land violence and government corruption that alcohol prohibition caused in the US (1920-1933), and how quickly it evaporated after the legalisation of alcohol. Yes, some people become alcoholics. Yes, some people die from drunk driving. But these problems are seen as manageable in comparison to prohibition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine's_Day_Massacre#Prohibition_and_organized_crime
Everyone agrees that legalising hard drugs would cause problems. However, is the crime committed by people high on cocaine anywhere near the scale of organised crime by international drug networks?
President of Antwerp court says international drug crime is posing danger to social stability
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
And yet, we still hear from politicians who claim that a parallel criminal state within a state is preferable to a state that allows some people to get high.
A [US] commander told non-commissioned officers Monday that the Iran war was part of God's plan to usher in the End Times and bring about Jesus Christ's second coming
"He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the
signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to
Earth,'"
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has fielded more than 110 similar complaints about commanders
A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers Monday that the Iran war was part of God's plan to usher in the End Times and bring about Jesus Christ's second coming, according to a complaint filed with a religious freedom watchdog.The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has fielded...
Raw Story (www.rawstory.com)
