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U.S. Coast Guard Makes Biggest Cocaine Bust in U.S. History
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... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "JimH" wrote in message ... "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "JimH" wrote in message ... "Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute" wrote in message ... In message ups.com, Tim sprach forth the following: Your tax dollars at work! Who cares if someone is hurting themselves? Because drug use often results in crimes on others to obtain money to support the habit, especially with hard drugs like cocaine. Quiz time, Jim. Think about violence related to the manufacture, transport and sale of alcoholic beverages. When is the last time you heard of that kind of violence SPECIFICALLY related to booze? That has nothing to do with Fred's question. Nice try. It has everything to do with it. But, I'm not surprised you missed it. Hint: Forget the words "drug use" and think about the word "crimes". Or, substitute "violence". If you do not see the correlation between hard drug use and crimes against others that is your problem Joe. The subject of the thread has to do with cocaine, not alcohol. I *DO* see the connection you mentioned. But, you must've been asleep in high school when the math teacher was discussing set theory. The crimes you mentioned are a subset of a larger category: drug related crime, in general. This includes not just the crimes you pointed out, but also those committed by people who sell drugs. Turf wars, for instance. This is how it relates to prohibition, and this is why I asked you the original question. Much of the violence exists because the stuff is illegal. This is why you have not heard of THIS TYPE of violence related to alcohol. Do NOT send this discussion off in another direction by pointing out that crimes are sometimes committed because people are drunk. That has nothing to do with the legality of the substance involved. |
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