Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Things Just Got Real..." video.

  1. I caught Fetterman's critique of the War on Drugs and his recommendation that we decriminalize narcotics. That's a pretty solid, libertarian/constitutional stance for a federal office-holder to have. I wish more held to that view, although I don't like the "It's bad for POCs" angle. Setting police against the community is bad for everybody, and whether the state has ANY say over what you put into your bloodstream. Drug cartels are human-trafficking cartels, and you only make them stronger and more brutal with the so-called War on Drugs. Republicans should lead the way on the abolition of the War on Drugs. Police are to enforce laws protecting persons and property. I don't care if you shoot up or smoke meth or whatever you do on your own time. But if you hurt someone, or nod off on the sidewalk, or steal to support your habit, then THAT is what the police are for. You shouldn't have to confess to a crime in order to get help kicking your drug habit. And yes, if the police got out of the business of the Drug War, there would be more resources for other things. There would also be tax revenues from the legal purchase of narcotics to pay for drug rehab, counseling, etc. Fetterman scoffs at "The Wire," but I think that show lays it all out pretty well. You can't fight the drug cartels the way we do without a lot of collateral damage to the community. Most of the gun violence in the cities is related to turf battles between drug gangs. The end of Prohibition was a MAJOR blow to organized crime. But they left the War on Drugs to keep those criminal organizations plush with cash, weapons and manpower.
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