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Cory Booker Slams Drug War
Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker took to Reddit Sunday to criticize the war on drugs, saying it was ineffective and "represents big overgrown government at its worst."
"The so called War on Drugs has not succeeded in making significant reductions in drug use, drug arrests or violence," the Democrat wrote during the Reddit "ask me anything" chat. "We are pouring huge amounts of our public resources into this current effort that are bleeding our public treasury and unnecessarily undermining human potential."
Booker then called drug arrests a "game."
"My police in Newark are involved in an almost ridiculous game of arresting the same people over and over again and when you talk to these men they have little belief that there is help or hope for them to break out of this cycle," he wrote.
Booker has said he supports medical marijuana, tweeting in May that "NJ should do more to make it real for those who need it."
Booker also used the Reddit discussion to outline programs he has implemented to lower drug arrests: reentry, court reform, jobs, treatment and legal aid.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/cory-booker-drug-war_n_1676008.html
Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker took to Reddit Sunday to criticize the war on drugs, saying it was ineffective and "represents big overgrown government at its worst."
"The so called War on Drugs has not succeeded in making significant reductions in drug use, drug arrests or violence," the Democrat wrote during the Reddit "ask me anything" chat. "We are pouring huge amounts of our public resources into this current effort that are bleeding our public treasury and unnecessarily undermining human potential."
Booker then called drug arrests a "game."
"My police in Newark are involved in an almost ridiculous game of arresting the same people over and over again and when you talk to these men they have little belief that there is help or hope for them to break out of this cycle," he wrote.
Booker has said he supports medical marijuana, tweeting in May that "NJ should do more to make it real for those who need it."
Booker also used the Reddit discussion to outline programs he has implemented to lower drug arrests: reentry, court reform, jobs, treatment and legal aid.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/cory-booker-drug-war_n_1676008.html
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This thread started out as a discussion about the war on drugs -- either take it back to the original topic or the entire thread comes down.
WOW a liberal making untrue statements and judgements about a conservative. Your comments are comical, why not lay off weed and stop directing comments at me and be concerned with yourself.
I never said I was in control of anything you did but you brought me back into a conversation where I didn't need to be a part of. Stop pointing the finger and look in the mirror.
Tell me where is my anger? Show me, oh wait you can't. I can not help it if you think and others think I am angry. I am passionate about my family, my job, my lord, my politics and my sports but I am not angry. But I guess it doesn't matter what I say to you about it because your just going to make someting up which is not true like you have already done.
I never said I was in control of anything you did but you brought me back into a conversation where I didn't need to be a part of. Stop pointing the finger and look in the mirror.
Tell me where is my anger? Show me, oh wait you can't. I can not help it if you think and others think I am angry. I am passionate about my family, my job, my lord, my politics and my sports but I am not angry. But I guess it doesn't matter what I say to you about it because your just going to make someting up which is not true like you have already done.
My needs are certainly not decided by a stranger on the internet whether they send me a pm or not.
Sorry Vance, you are not in control of me and certainly not in control of what I write to others.
My experience in life tells me that when something bothers us, often it's because it's true.
I've experienced anger and know it's destructiveness.
For you health's sake, look at yourself. Not for me, for you.
You'll do better health wise if you find out why you're so angry.
Those on this forum would probably appreciate it if you stopped using this as a place to vent your anger.
Sorry Vance, you are not in control of me and certainly not in control of what I write to others.
My experience in life tells me that when something bothers us, often it's because it's true.
I've experienced anger and know it's destructiveness.
For you health's sake, look at yourself. Not for me, for you.
You'll do better health wise if you find out why you're so angry.
Those on this forum would probably appreciate it if you stopped using this as a place to vent your anger.
The world revolves around ME.
I know who the post was in responce to, but you had no need to write, "I have only seen him here often coming across as angry and combative." after the time I took to send you a PM and address you personally.
I know who the post was in responce to, but you had no need to write, "I have only seen him here often coming across as angry and combative." after the time I took to send you a PM and address you personally.
You are not the only one on the forum. If you look, you'll see that was aimed specifically at specialmom.
Note: It's not all about YOU.
Note: It's not all about YOU.
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