End is near for Rockefeller drug laws

[MTK]

Good news for NY

End is near for Rockefeller drug laws: Gov. Paterson, NY lawmakers to eliminate mandatory jail time

[itvnetop]

Wow, you mean some common sense finally struck?!

[tryfuhl]

go ny go

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Wow, you mean some common sense finally struck?!

It seems like common sense but if more people start using because they know that they will not serve more jail time will that make good sense? It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I'm sure other states and cities are watching this over the next couple of years.

[MTK]

In case you've missed the last 30 years of the war on drugs jail time is not a deterrent. Time to try something more sensible and realistic.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It seems like common sense but if more people start using because they know that they will not serve more jail time will that make good sense? It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I'm sure other states and cities are watching this over the next couple of years.

Or, another way of looking at it: How many people already on drugs will be more likely to seek treatment once there's no longer a criminal stigma attached to using?

How many dealers will be put out of business once the black market dries up?

[djnemo65]

Thank god! This era was a crime against humanity.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It seems like common sense but if more people start using because they know that they will not serve more jail time will that make good sense? It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I'm sure other states and cities are watching this over the next couple of years.

I thought you believed in limited government and liberty and all that stuff? Do you just automatically take the opposite position of whatever Matty argues and assume that you're being conservative?

[dominionxp]

drugs will always be around