Many times I have pointed out that the old alcohol prohibition (which never really ended, but was just changed to profit a nastier gang) and the current prohibition on politically-incorrect drugs have a lot in common. Such as creating gang violence and inflating prices and selecting for criminals in the supply of the prohibited substances. Without making the demand for the substances go away even a little.
There is one big difference between the old alcohol prohibition and the current everything else prohibition, though: the most dangerous gangs this prohibition has spawned are the ones with the badges.
Now, I admit, the old prohibition is not something I have first-hand knowledge of. And history books often lie. Still, I'm willing to believe them when they claim the worst prohibition-related violence back then was committed by the "criminals".
That simply isn't the case with the current prohibition.
This time, more innocent people are hurt and killed by the prohibition enforcers. They are worse, by at least an order of magnitude, than the prohibition violators.
And, even the prohibition violators who cause real harm are outnumbered greatly by those who violate prohibition non-violently. The same can't be said about the enforcers. Even the "best" of the prohibition enforcers is destroying lives every time he kidnaps or robs someone who did no actual wrong, but only ignored a counterfeit "law". And the enforcers who cause real harm also outnumber the prohibition violators who cause real harm. It's time to put an end to this stupidity.
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