Comments for Fight drugs, solve jail problem at http://tracypress.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://tracypress.com Fri, 16 May 2008 05:52:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14524/2244/#comment-45221 Interesting assertion, especially since we already have a nationwide "War on Drugs" that has given little in the way of real results (but plenty of press spectacles) for the better part of the past half-century. Here's something else for you to contemplate: Mexican superlabs increased production of methamphetamine, an absolutely horrible drug by any account, in response to DEA coca eradication efforts in South America in the 1970s and 80s. The base ingredient for cocaine was cut off, so they ramped up production of a drug that is cheaper, more addictive, has longer-lasting effects, and is far more debilitating to the user. And I believe San Joaquin County is competing with Fresno County as meth capital of not just the state or country, but the world. So what you're suggesting has already been tried, and it only made things worse. But there's a lot of lucrative government contracts and unionized officers riding on the drug-war bandwagon, so any alternative is off the table for the foreseeable future. - Ian Stewart Wed, 07 May 2008 12:24:12 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14524/2244/#comment-45220 o.k GI Jane - Silly Me Wed, 07 May 2008 12:14:15 +0100 http://tracypress.com/content/view/14524/2244/#comment-45182 well i feel like saying one thing, these guys who go in for 6 mos and out for 6 mos and back again and again for all there life, thats a waste of money, they enjoy that life and we have to pay for them to take a break off the streets. i say sent them to the CCC or the marines, let them learn a little respect. they do it because we do it. or send them to some boot camp somewhere. the nave, army..... - debi Wed, 07 May 2008 08:22:27 +0100