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Old 14-03-2012, 19:21   #1080
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Re: Legalise "Illegal" Drugs?

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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy View Post
Prisons are easy to sort out, just build some more. This would create jobs and work.
Once they are built you would need Prision Offcers and Staff, so yet again more jobs.

The big problem with illegal drugs, is the fact that the whole supply chain is run by organised crime.
One of the most prolific suppliers to the UK is Morocco, it's grown in the Rif Mountains, not somewhere you are safe to visit. I should know, I used to live in Morocco.

As we cannot catch those at the top of the tree we have to prune the lower branches, unfortunately there is so much money involved you will never, ever get rid of the couriers, dealers etc.

Oh by the way, to those who may want to or have taken Cocaine and Heroin, it normally travels inside someone's stomach, wrapped in condoms or similar but would you wants to take something that has traveled though somebody's intestine?
But isnt there worse crimes that go without a custodial sentence the extra room could be used for?

Not that I would take coke or heroin, but it would of not been touched as it would be sealed, IMO the big shipments would come in via different methods.

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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy View Post
In 2007, 83,975 convicted for drink drive offences.

Maybe we could learn one or two things from Sherrif Joe Arpaio, the pink underwear and maybe the Tent City.
I agree for certain crimes tent city would be a good option, keeping the cost down to the tax payer.

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Originally Posted by jaysay View Post
In the case of drink driving, first offence should be 5 years disqualification, second offence disqualification for life, end of storey
Do you know if you had an argument with the other half and went to sleep in the car with the keys in the vehicle, if you where drunk and the police arrived, you could and probably would be done for drunk and in charge of a vehicle.

Or morning after the night before, you think you fine but your just over the limit.

Do the above deserve a 5 year ban.

The people who don't care, the repeat offender would carry on driving regardless banned or not, licence or not.

Going of BG figure in 2007 - 83,975 people would be banned for 5 years, or life if a second offence, this would have a very big impact on a lot of lives.
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