#4 Bright Pebbles:
Warning: Long rant, with trimmings.
The reason for Prohibition was to reduce crime. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was the first organization in the world to address domestic violence, and they made the connection between drinking, drug use, and domestic abuse. They also pointed out how many families were destitute because Dad spent his paycheck at the bar. Prohibition did make a positive difference for many families.
Domestic crime cases and violent assaults dropped dramatically during Prohibition. Of course, that's one little detail that certain people aren't interested in discussing.
"Since Roosevelt's been elected,
Moonshine Liquor's been corrected;
We have real whiskey, brandy, wine and gin!"
I was in my teens when some bleeding hearts claimed that we shouldn't incarcerate drug users; we should go after the pushers.
Of course, drug use skyrocketed because there weren't any real penalties. Decriminalizing drug use created the monster market for drugs and all the crime that goes with it.
I often helped pick up the pieces for my neighbors' kids when their parents have been too stoned to care for the kids. Drug use is like drunk driving. It kills. It destroys families. And we let it happen by not cutting it off at the roots--the user.
If you think these kids would be better off with legal drugs, try explaining it to them when their mom's in detox for the umpteenth time.
"Legalize drugs."
Yeah, right (spit). |
As many as 12 persons were died of drinking poisonous liquor during last three days in Karachi while six others are under treatment at hospitals, police sources said. According to police, seven persons were died in Lyari area while others were died in Risala, Faisal, Maripur, Gulzar and Lalji areas during last three days. According to doctors, injured people are critical in condition and would hardly survive while they could also become physically handicapped once for all. Police are conducting investigation into incidents, police sources added.