Posted November 19, 2007 6:00 AM
Good morning.
Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, November 19.
President Bush is making a Thanksgiving speech at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, Va.
First Lady Laura Bush is particiapting in the debut of the new Dolley Madison coin, part of the Mint’s First Spouse Gold Coin Program.
Nine crimonology and penal experts are relasing a report examining America’s exploding prison system population and recommending significant reforms to the criminal justice system in order to reduce the prison population.
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Comments
I'm no fan of drug addiction, having seen many lose their lives to it. However, it is stupid to keep treating this disease as a crime. It's kinda like a law against restless leg syndrome.
Drug addiction is spread by money. Take the money out of it and the spread will begin to slow.
I know it flies in the face of all logic, but what we are doing is not working.
If you took all the drug related incarcerations out of our justice system, we'd have a lot of empty cells.
If you could wave your magic wand and completely eliminate all of the drugs which are currently illegal in this country, you would not decrease the disease of addiction by one person. They would just find something else to become addicted to.
Posted by: San Miguel | November 19, 2007 9:53 AM