8 November 2010

Police Wrap - 8 November 2010

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1. Say Something Day:

ACT Policing and Crime Stoppers ACT are gearing up for a national phone-in day on Friday November 19, as part of a nationwide offensive – codenamed Operation Unification – against amphetamine production and distribution.

The national Crime Stoppers campaign kicks off today (Monday, November 8 ) as the lead-up to “Say Something Day” on November 19 when everyone in the community is encouraged to speak up if they have information relating to the production and distribution of amphetamines.

While the focus of this campaign will be on amphetamines and amphetamine production, ACT Policing (ACTP) would urge the community to contact Crime Stoppers with information on any illicit drug-related activity.

Focused national efforts such as this operation, using the Crime Stoppers information-gathering capability, helps increase police intelligence on organised crime groups and can help lead to arrests.

ACT Policing has had a productive partnership with Crime Stoppers for almost two decades. During this time there have been a number of significant arrests and seizures of property and drugs. This has occurred due to information received from members of the public calling Crime Stoppers.

In the past financial year alone (2009-2010), Crime Stoppers ACT received 5162 calls and 640 web-based reports. Of these, 1195 were converted to information reports. As a result of these reports, information was provided to assist in the apprehension of 35 people with a total of 97 charges.

Anyone who has information about illicit drug activity is urged to call the Crime Stoppers toll-free hotline on 1800 333 000 and talk to police in confidence.

Crime Stoppers and police would encourage members of the public to take an active role on November 19 in making our community safe. Illicit drugs are a major problem for all communities and cause major social problems, resulting in significant social costs.

Current Australian Crime Commission data places the cost of illicit drugs at over $10 billion annually in social costs. This includes the cost of hospitalisation, rehabilitation, violence, death, injury on the roads and lost days at work.

Added to this is the actual cost of the illicit drugs themselves. Around 45 per cent of illicit drug users admit to being involved in criminal behaviour to feed their habit.

Although a clandestine laboratory for the manufacture of illicit drugs has not been detected in the ACT since 2007, recent reports indicate that the number of clandestine laboratories across the country is increasing.

The Crime Stoppers hotline provides a mechanism for the public to confidentially help police attack the organised manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs and really make a difference.

Some of the “telltale” signs which may indicate a home or commercial premises is being used for illicit drug production are:

• Drawn curtains and/or shielded windows during daylight hours;
• Persons carrying laboratory glassware into the premises;
• Extensive and excessive security systems;
• Frequent visitors to premises who only stay for short periods of time;
• Persistent chemical smells;
• Chemical/fertiliser/empty pill/capsule containers in rubbish;
• Pool-cleaning equipment around a house with no swimming pool;
• Excessive chemical containers for premises;
• Suspicious run-offs into drains.

People can still call Crime Stoppers on the phone-in day with information on any other criminal matters or suspicious behaviour, or make a report via the website at www.act.crimestoppers.com.au.

2. Boy and Girl Racers no more:

ACT Policing has seized two cars and will summons two drivers for illegal street racing after an incident in Belconnen late last night (November 6).

Around 11.30pm last night, officers in an unmarked police vehicle were patrolling in Belconnen when they observed a red Holden utility and a green Nissan 200SX stopped at the intersection of Luxton Street and Coulter Drive.

When the traffic light turned to green, police will allege the two vehicles accelerated rapidly westbound into Southern Cross Drive, reaching speeds of over 110km/h in an 80km/h zone. One vehicle was seen to cut dangerously in front of the other until police stopped both vehicles near Chewings Street in Page.

The driver of the Holden was identified as a 25-year-old male, while the Nissan was driven by a 21-year-old female. Both drivers admitted to racing each other.

Both drivers were subjected to a roadside screening test for alcohol. The 21-year-old female driver, who is a provisional licence holder, later returned a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.123, which is more than six times her permitted level. She will be summonsed on a drink-driving charge.

As empowered under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999, police seized and impounded both vehicles. Under Section 5 of the Act, police may hold the vehicles until legal proceedings are finalised or, if ordered by the Court, for up to 90 days.

3. BizSafe enhancement:

ACT Policing is joining forces with the ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ACT CrimeStoppers in a crime prevention program called BizSafe.

BizSafe aims to diminish the risk of crime against businesses in the ACT by providing information about the types and prevalence of crime specific to that business type and area, provide the knowledge and skills to assess the risks, and implement the most appropriate strategies.

The BizSafe program was first introduced in the ACT in 2008 and was adopted from the Western Australia initiative. The success of this initiative has seen a large number of other jurisdictions across Australia embrace the program.

ACT Policing, in conjunction with its supporting partners, has reinvigorated the content and design of the program, and for the first time incorporated an online version which will be made available via ACT Policing’s website.

The enhanced BizSafe program follows on from the recent “Eyes on the Street” programs, in which businesses, ACTP’s Crime Prevention team and other major stakeholders share information and awareness to minimise suspected criminal activity.

Superintendent Kylie Flower, from ACT Policing’s Crime Prevention team, said the online enhancement of the BizSafe package provided more access, more readily for all key stakeholders. The package provides advice on such diverse topics as Citizen’s Arrest powers, preventing shoplifting, and fraud.

“Information can be a powerful tool in the right hands. The BizSafe fact sheets provide valuable information to assist businesses, which may assist to reduce their exposure to crime,” Supt Flower said.

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If she is a P plater, then obviously she doesn’t have the experience of three decades on the road on two and four wheels as I do.

In my youth I did drink and drive/ride on many occasions but was extremely fortunate in that I never had a serious accident.

In my view, if you are an inexperienced driver (P plater) and pissed then you are a potential disaster in the making.
As I said, I was lucky, never got sprung, never injured anyone but self and learned from my mistakes.

roflmao said :

“The 21-year-old female driver, who is a provisional licence holder, later returned a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.123, which is more than six times her permitted level.”

I looove how they say provisional driver as if it makes the offence worse, she doesn’t represent all P plate drivers. I’ve seen some serious road rage, and dangerous driving and fully licanced drivers do there fair share. If anything isn’t it worse if a fully licanced driver breaks the road rules?

Do drugs have to do harm to the body long term for them to be illised, or could it be the trans they can put you in, possibly cuasing harm to themselfs and there friends.

Your spelling and grammar…tsk, tsk…a product of the texting age.

roflmao said :

I looove how they say provisional driver as if it makes the offence worse, she doesn’t represent all P plate drivers. I’ve seen some serious road rage, and dangerous driving and fully licanced drivers do there fair share. If anything isn’t it worse if a fully licanced driver breaks the road rules?

To be fair, the fact that she is on “p”s makes a difference with respect to how drunk she was.

“The 21-year-old female driver, who is a provisional licence holder, later returned a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.123, which is more than six times her permitted level.”

I looove how they say provisional driver as if it makes the offence worse, she doesn’t represent all P plate drivers. I’ve seen some serious road rage, and dangerous driving and fully licanced drivers do there fair share. If anything isn’t it worse if a fully licanced driver breaks the road rules?

Do drugs have to do harm to the body long term for them to be illised, or could it be the trans they can put you in, possibly cuasing harm to themselfs and there friends.

caf said :

I’ll agree with car crushing for street racers if it’s also done for the typical middle-aged drink driver, too.

Ah, really does raise an interesting question about relative dangers to society doesn’t it? What is worse:

1. Sober, alert, individual concentrating hard on driving their car (which is designed to handle speed – good suspension/brakes/etc) at more then the speed limit on an otherwise empty road.

or

2. Middle aged, drunk, uncaring enough about what they are doing that they are willing to drive while drunk, but doing the speed limit.

I am not saying that either of these is a good thing to be doing, but I do find the different ways they are approached by the justice (and political systems) to be interesting.

farnarkler said :

The complete mindf*ck of the Amsterdam coffee shops is that if the police catch you smoking tobacco mixed with your dope, they’ll charge you but if you’re smoking 100% weed, they won’t bother you.

Just smoke 100% weed then!

I’ll agree with car crushing for street racers if it’s also done for the typical middle-aged drink driver, too.

The complete mindf*ck of the Amsterdam coffee shops is that if the police catch you smoking tobacco mixed with your dope, they’ll charge you but if you’re smoking 100% weed, they won’t bother you.

Spartacus said :

Oh and yes, Portugal and Czech have decriminalized all drugs and legalized several of them.

You’ve answered my question – they have not legalised all drugs (because it would not work).

p1 said :

Tooks said :

Not long ago I saw a Mitsubishi Evo (7 I think) pull up at some lights next to a WRX Sti, after both sped and weaved through peak hour traffic to make sure they got to the lights first. They then dragged each other off at the lights and proceeded to weave in and out of traffic at speeds of up to about 140kmh, for about 2-3km, before they went their separate ways at a roundabout. Incredibly dangerous and stupid; I would’ve loved to have seen those two arseclowns lose their cars.

How is it you observed this whole sequence? Were you in the Evo or the WRX?

Just cruising behind in my Maybach.

Spartacus said :

Oh and yes, Portugal and Czech have decriminalized all drugs and legalized several of them.

Yes, Czech Republic has decriminalised possession of drugs (up to a certain amount) and Portugal has done likewise, if the person is addicted to drugs.

But in both countries the drugs can be confiscated, the person compelled to take treatment and failure to complete the treatment can result in community service or a fine. That is a long way from legalisation.

There is no country in the world that has legalised drug use, possession or supply… and yes that includes the Netherlands. Contrary to popular opinion it is still illegal to possess and use cannabis in Amsterdam. Even the famous coffee shops are technically illegal, the Dutch just have a policy that they will not enforce those laws under certain circumstances.

I have no real opinion on the social experiment of decriminalisation and harm minimisation strategies. But it is wrong to say that drugs have been legalised in those two or any other countries.

Spartacus said :

Just watched a documentary called “Ecstasy Rising”, very interesting. (youtube it)

I love the reason Ecstasy was originally banned, because it has no proven long term side effects (best study to date that isn’t the retarded “HOLES IN BRAIN!” Government study that has been proven wrong by every independent study ever shows <5% difference in Serotonin between Ecstasy users and non users) and it hurt the DEA's position that all drugs are the spawn of Satan.

Was in Melbourne recently and I see in clubs down there they are handing out pamphlets (with lollypops!) that are basically "We know you do drugs, here is the information you need to do them safely" and it contained a full MSDS on drugs like Marijuana, Ecstasy and GHB. It was quite interesting and good to know that kids down there are getting the appropriate information.

-Government and Police stop mis-information campaign about MDMA, Marijuana, LSD
-Government and Police provide proper, real information on said drugs and how to use them safely.
-Government slowly decriminalizes Marijuana, LSD and MDMA.
-Government slowly legalizes them one by one over a period of time once people learn to respect the drug. (hard drugs are decriminalized, addicts should be treated by doctors, not the courts)

This somewhat in line with you Tooks?

Oh and yes, Portugal and Czech have decriminalized all drugs and legalized several of them.

It’s certainly better thought out than the old “legalise everything” argument. Some good points there, but I’d have to disagree with some of it (don’t have time to go through each point right now though).

Solidarity said :

Tooks said :

Solidarity said :

farnarkler said :

In WA the street racers would be made to watch as their cars are crushed. Pity we don’t have that punishment here.

Why? Bit over the top if you ask me.

Not over the top at all, in my opinion (although I like the idea at #26 better).

Not long ago I saw a Mitsubishi Evo (7 I think) pull up at some lights next to a WRX Sti, after both sped and weaved through peak hour traffic to make sure they got to the lights first. They then dragged each other off at the lights and proceeded to weave in and out of traffic at speeds of up to about 140kmh, for about 2-3km, before they went their separate ways at a roundabout. Incredibly dangerous and stupid; I would’ve loved to have seen those two arseclowns lose their cars.

BTW, the EVO won.

But there is nothing to define what street racing is, what bothers me is that the police could potentially take cars off people who haven’t done anything wrong, for instance accelerating to the speed limit, spinning tyres in wet, stuff like that.

Plus the Commonwealth is destroying assets that do not belong to the Commonwealth.

Perhaps removing registration and automatically striking the VIN number from the RTA Databse (meaning it can’t be reregistered, ever) I would agree with, but the fundamental destruction of property that the Commonwealth has no ownership over irks me.

That’ll work well.
Did you hear about the Lamborghini owner in WA who had his car serviced?
The mechanic took it for a spin and got the thing impounded.
Apparently (at that time, sometime earlier this year) there was no way of appealing the decision (due to the law being a complete ass) so Mr Lambo owner was without his car for 30 days.
Gee, I hope I can never rego my car due to someone elses fuckup…

georgesgenitals3:09 pm 09 Nov 10

Tooks said :

georgesgenitals said :

Car crushing is ridiculous. Why aren’t we clearing the title, selling the vehicle and then using the proceeeds to support victims of crime?

Not a bad idea. Having seen some incredibly dangerous street races in this city, I’d be happy to see something like this put in place.

Street racing is incredibly dangerous, and there are plenty of modified cars getting around that are seriously quick pieces of kit. Young driver with no self control coupled with seriously quick vehicle is often a recipe for disaster.

(And that includes the P-Plater who overtook me on a crest between Yass and Murrumbateman the other day doing over 160km/h).

If drugs were decriminalised then it would be inconsistent to treat them differently to alcohol with respect to the treatment of addicts within the court system. It seems inconsistent to advocate that drugs aren’t dangerous, while still accepting them as a “special” excuse for committing a criminal act.

Just watched a documentary called “Ecstasy Rising”, very interesting. (youtube it)

I love the reason Ecstasy was originally banned, because it has no proven long term side effects (best study to date that isn’t the retarded “HOLES IN BRAIN!” Government study that has been proven wrong by every independent study ever shows <5% difference in Serotonin between Ecstasy users and non users) and it hurt the DEA's position that all drugs are the spawn of Satan.

Was in Melbourne recently and I see in clubs down there they are handing out pamphlets (with lollypops!) that are basically "We know you do drugs, here is the information you need to do them safely" and it contained a full MSDS on drugs like Marijuana, Ecstasy and GHB. It was quite interesting and good to know that kids down there are getting the appropriate information.

-Government and Police stop mis-information campaign about MDMA, Marijuana, LSD
-Government and Police provide proper, real information on said drugs and how to use them safely.
-Government slowly decriminalizes Marijuana, LSD and MDMA.
-Government slowly legalizes them one by one over a period of time once people learn to respect the drug. (hard drugs are decriminalized, addicts should be treated by doctors, not the courts)

This somewhat in line with you Tooks?

Oh and yes, Portugal and Czech have decriminalized all drugs and legalized several of them.

Tooks said :

Not long ago I saw a Mitsubishi Evo (7 I think) pull up at some lights next to a WRX Sti, after both sped and weaved through peak hour traffic to make sure they got to the lights first. They then dragged each other off at the lights and proceeded to weave in and out of traffic at speeds of up to about 140kmh, for about 2-3km, before they went their separate ways at a roundabout. Incredibly dangerous and stupid; I would’ve loved to have seen those two arseclowns lose their cars.

How is it you observed this whole sequence? Were you in the Evo or the WRX?

Tooks said :

Solidarity said :

farnarkler said :

In WA the street racers would be made to watch as their cars are crushed. Pity we don’t have that punishment here.

Why? Bit over the top if you ask me.

Not over the top at all, in my opinion (although I like the idea at #26 better).

Not long ago I saw a Mitsubishi Evo (7 I think) pull up at some lights next to a WRX Sti, after both sped and weaved through peak hour traffic to make sure they got to the lights first. They then dragged each other off at the lights and proceeded to weave in and out of traffic at speeds of up to about 140kmh, for about 2-3km, before they went their separate ways at a roundabout. Incredibly dangerous and stupid; I would’ve loved to have seen those two arseclowns lose their cars.

BTW, the EVO won.

But there is nothing to define what street racing is, what bothers me is that the police could potentially take cars off people who haven’t done anything wrong, for instance accelerating to the speed limit, spinning tyres in wet, stuff like that.

Plus the Commonwealth is destroying assets that do not belong to the Commonwealth.

Perhaps removing registration and automatically striking the VIN number from the RTA Databse (meaning it can’t be reregistered, ever) I would agree with, but the fundamental destruction of property that the Commonwealth has no ownership over irks me.

Skid – I absolutely love that scene. The expressions Burns goes through while hearing his car is gone to the eager anticipation that the call could be about his cube gets me every time! Kudos.

georgesgenitals11:39 am 09 Nov 10

Solidarity said :

Well, if you can crush a car for street racing, why don’t they lop the balls off rapists or take the lives of murderers?

Depends on whether we can sell the balls, I guess…

p1 said :

After they crush your car into a cube, do you get it back so you can at least sell it for scrap?

Homer [to Mr Burns]:
Here are your messages:
“You have 30 minutes to move your car or it will be impounded”,
“You have 10 minutes to move your car or it will be impounded”,
“Your car has been impounded”,
“Your car has been crushed into a cube”,
“You have 30 minutes to move your cube”.
[phone rings]
Homer: [answers] Yello, Mr. Burns’ office.
Burns: Is it about my cube?
— “Homer the Smithers”

georgesgenitals said :

Car crushing is ridiculous. Why aren’t we clearing the title, selling the vehicle and then using the proceeeds to support victims of crime?

+1

It is a waste of a resource. Sure, it might have an impact on the person who owned it, but so would it being sold at an auction.

After they crush your car into a cube, do you get it back so you can at least sell it for scrap?

Solidarity said :

farnarkler said :

In WA the street racers would be made to watch as their cars are crushed. Pity we don’t have that punishment here.

Why? Bit over the top if you ask me.

Not over the top at all, in my opinion (although I like the idea at #26 better).

Not long ago I saw a Mitsubishi Evo (7 I think) pull up at some lights next to a WRX Sti, after both sped and weaved through peak hour traffic to make sure they got to the lights first. They then dragged each other off at the lights and proceeded to weave in and out of traffic at speeds of up to about 140kmh, for about 2-3km, before they went their separate ways at a roundabout. Incredibly dangerous and stupid; I would’ve loved to have seen those two arseclowns lose their cars.

BTW, the EVO won.

Well, if you can crush a car for street racing, why don’t they lop the balls off rapists or take the lives of murderers?

georgesgenitals said :

Car crushing is ridiculous. Why aren’t we clearing the title, selling the vehicle and then using the proceeeds to support victims of crime?

Not a bad idea. Having seen some incredibly dangerous street races in this city, I’d be happy to see something like this put in place.

georgesgenitals10:45 am 09 Nov 10

Car crushing is ridiculous. Why aren’t we clearing the title, selling the vehicle and then using the proceeeds to support victims of crime?

The car-crushing policy in some Australian states is a misguided imitation of what has been happening in America for half a decade. The difference is that in the US, cars are impounded for violations but only crushed if they have been involved in commiting a serious crime, are found to contain stolen parts, or have been purchased using proceeds of crime.

Australian Governments or Police officials caught wind of this car-crushing phenomenon, misconstrued the intent, then implemented it as part of the anti-hoon legislation.

farnarkler said :

In WA the street racers would be made to watch as their cars are crushed. Pity we don’t have that punishment here.

+1 maybe if the punishment was harsh like this it might actually discourage more people from street racing.

farnarkler said :

In WA the street racers would be made to watch as their cars are crushed. Pity we don’t have that punishment here.

Why? Bit over the top if you ask me.

troll-sniffer said :

Tooks said :

Just to clarify – and possibly be a 3 post nutbag depending on the mod queue – I’m all for the govt having a serious look at the policies of countries like Portugal, but I do get tired of people coming out with the fix-all solution of “legalise it” (I’m not referring to anyone in this post), without putting any thought into how this might work.

It worked for centuries quite well until some guvmnt types principally in the US decided it would be a good idea to ban all drugs to save the very few problem users from themselves, problem users who represented but a fraction of the current levles.

A conspiracy theorist might think there was a hidden agenda, i’m in two minds, but I suspect it was just misguided do-gooders.

Centuries ago they didn’t have drugs like Miaow Miaow (Mephedrone) and ice/crystal meth (methamphetamine).

Tooks “Can’t wait to read all the “All illicit drugs should be legalised – that would solve everything” responses. Pity I’ve never heard anyone come up with a workable, realistic legalisation strategy.”

Sadly there is no real discussion of what will be a less harmful strategy. This is the first step. All the talk about “legalisation” is just part of the discussion about keeping drugs illegal. I often think “legalisation” is the main plank in the argument to retain the current system. A fear based argument.

I don’t see the public getting over the propaganda soon.

In WA the street racers would be made to watch as their cars are crushed. Pity we don’t have that punishment here.

Mike Bessenger9:22 pm 08 Nov 10

Did they mention who won? the holden or the nissan?

troll-sniffer8:58 pm 08 Nov 10

Tooks said :

Just to clarify – and possibly be a 3 post nutbag depending on the mod queue – I’m all for the govt having a serious look at the policies of countries like Portugal, but I do get tired of people coming out with the fix-all solution of “legalise it” (I’m not referring to anyone in this post), without putting any thought into how this might work.

It worked for centuries quite well until some guvmnt types principally in the US decided it would be a good idea to ban all drugs to save the very few problem users from themselves, problem users who represented but a fraction of the current levles.

A conspiracy theorist might think there was a hidden agenda, i’m in two minds, but I suspect it was just misguided do-gooders.

On a lighter note. Damn they forgot to mention that someone stole the big S from Red Roosters at Wanniassa….

Troll Sniffer… is that all you sniff?

How does making the community safer by attempting to remove dangerous drugs (and all the associated riff raff) attract a “fwit brigade” title? How is it self serving unless said brigade were in direct competition?

There are calls for people with drug issues to be dealt with by the health system as opposed to the criminal courts system.
Former ACT Supreme Court Judge Ken Crispin is an advocate for such a system.

If drugs are decriminalised/legalised however, what other issues will we then have with drug affected/impaired people in the work place and on our roads etc.

Prohibition is not the answer but buggered if I know what is…

Just to clarify – and possibly be a 3 post nutbag depending on the mod queue – I’m all for the govt having a serious look at the policies of countries like Portugal, but I do get tired of people coming out with the fix-all solution of “legalise it” (I’m not referring to anyone in this post), without putting any thought into how this might work.

LMR said :

gospeedygo said :

That reminds me, anyone know when Season 3 of Breaking Bad is going to be on ABC2 or Foxtel for that matter?

Its available for download from the torrents right now.

I don’t have a spare 4gb at the moment but I’ll keep it in mind.

Waiting For Godot5:34 pm 08 Nov 10

Whatever happened to Operation Paradox, the national phone-in to dob in pedophiles which was conducted during the late 1980s and early 1990s? I remember after the 1993 one the NSW Police commissioner was hailing it as a huge success on 2UE because they received a record number of calls. A talkback caller phoned in and said “I hardly consider a record number of kids being molested “a huge success””.

Spartacus said :

“Pity I’ve never heard anyone come up with a workable, realistic legalisation strategy.”

Except in countries that have come up with workable, realistic legislation strategies where they have basically decriminalized all drugs and made “soft drugs” legal, like Portugal and the Czech Republic, which has led to LESS people using drugs.

Really? They’ve legalised ALL illicit drugs? You can be sure similar laws would work in this country, with its cultural differences etc?

Pork Hunt said :

All illicit drugs should be legalised – that would solve everything.

Hehe, thanks 🙂

gospeedygo said :

That reminds me, anyone know when Season 3 of Breaking Bad is going to be on ABC2 or Foxtel for that matter?

Its available for download from the torrents right now.

Wasn’t some British guy caught dealing illicit drugs laced with cyanide?

All illicit drugs should be legalised – that would solve everything.

“Pity I’ve never heard anyone come up with a workable, realistic legalisation strategy.”

Except in countries that have come up with workable, realistic legislation strategies where they have basically decriminalized all drugs and made “soft drugs” legal, like Portugal and the Czech Republic, which has led to LESS people using drugs.

That reminds me, anyone know when Season 3 of Breaking Bad is going to be on ABC2 or Foxtel for that matter?

Can’t wait to read all the “All illicit drugs should be legalised – that would solve everything” responses. Pity I’ve never heard anyone come up with a workable, realistic legalisation strategy.

Or if you read the RA or have FB:

rikki_b52 said :

I dread to see your reflections in the mirror. It has been my personal experience that a lot of you are regular ice users, and indeed often some of you are even dealers. It would be interesting to see your facebook friends list ?
.

Makes you think.

Or if you enter a home that smells of cat urine, and they dont have a cat.

troll-sniffer1:38 pm 08 Nov 10

So the fwit brigade carries on as usual. Must be some sort of self-serving end to which these morons subscribe. I suppose the ‘war on drugs man’ gives these people a self of self-importance and an empire to build or rise up in. Seriously there can be no other rational explanation for the time and resources wasted on the pursuit of the drug business.

In centuries to come, assuming the species survives its attack on the planet’s finite resources, our chillu’s chillun will look back at this period wioth the same sense of incredulity that we look back at the American prohibition.

Then again even if we wanted to break free and develop some sensible policies the American guvmnt wouldn’t allow it anyway so we’re stuck with morons chasing desperate halfwits who supply a phantom need generated by the very people they are trying to eliminate.

Makes me wonder sometimes how far we have actually evolved since leaving the missing link.

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