Re:Alfred Anaya Put Secret Compartments in Cars. The DEA Put...
by refurb on Saturday October 11, 2014 @11:35PM
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Thanks for posting that info.
I honestly have no idea if he's guilty of conspiracy to traffic narcotics.
What gets me is this incremental loss of rights that is occurring in the name of the War on Drugs.
Let's see where we are now...
1. It is illegal to sell certain drugs - OK seems reasonable (if you think they should be illegal)
2. It's illegal to have drug paraphernalia - umm that seems like a stretch; so legal stuff is now illegal if it's used to administer drugs (i.e. a pipe)?
3. It's illegal to create hidden compartments in cars - now that's just dumb
What is happening here is that the gov't can't really control drugs. Sure they lock up a few big dealers (and a lot of small-time users), but nothing changes! So what do they do? Cast a wider net! Let's start locking people up who are only marginally involved with the drug trade. What will happen? Nothing! Hundreds of tons of drugs will still make it across the border.
I honestly have no idea if he's guilty of conspiracy to traffic narcotics.
What gets me is this incremental loss of rights that is occurring in the name of the War on Drugs.
Let's see where we are now...
1. It is illegal to sell certain drugs - OK seems reasonable (if you think they should be illegal)
2. It's illegal to have drug paraphernalia - umm that seems like a stretch; so legal stuff is now illegal if it's used to administer drugs (i.e. a pipe)?
3. It's illegal to create hidden compartments in cars - now that's just dumb
What is happening here is that the gov't can't really control drugs. Sure they lock up a few big dealers (and a lot of small-time users), but nothing changes! So what do they do? Cast a wider net! Let's start locking people up who are only marginally involved with the drug trade. What will happen? Nothing! Hundreds of tons of drugs will still make it across the border.