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Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health by ogre_codes on Saturday November 07, 2020 @01:38PM (#25017275)
> The purpose of existing drug laws, especially marijuana, is to give police a reason to harass and discriminate against certain populations.

I've heard it argued that this is the purpose of traffic laws as well. A lot of enforcement is based on officer discretion which is IMO a moral trap.

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Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health by amanaplanacanal on Sunday November 08, 2020 @10:50AM (#25026488)
Not sure why you are getting downvoted. Red light cameras seem to be hated because they catch everybody impartially.
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