As a former prosecutor who did his time in the war on drugs (Brooklyn in the
golden age of crack, late ’80s, early ’90s), I agree wholeheartedly with
Nicholas D. Kristof’s views that the war on drugs is over (“Drugs Won the War,”
column, June 14).
In addition to Mr. Kristof’s three main points, let me add two of my own. First, abandoning the war on drugs will provide a tremendous opportunity to appropriately intervene in the lives of people who are abusing drugs. Forcing an addict to register with the government and be subject to attempts to influence his or her behavior in exchange for access to the drug of choice is appropriate; kicking in the door and arresting the person are inappropriate.
Second, the military is becoming increasingly entangled in the war on drugs, a law enforcement role that is entirely inappropriate. Our brave fighting men and women should be protecting us from real threats, not burning poppy fields and arresting drug lords in Afghanistan.
Tinkering around the edges will not do it, and I do not favor state-by-state experiments. The federal government declared the war on drugs, and the federal government should now declare victory (or defeat, it doesn’t matter), and end the war. Radical reform is needed now.
As Michael Douglas, portraying the drug czar, so wisely said in the movie “Traffic,” the war on drugs is a war on ourselves and our families.
WE CAN CHANGE!!
oke, thank you
In addition to Mr. Kristof’s three main points, let me add two of my own. First, abandoning the war on drugs will provide a tremendous opportunity to appropriately intervene in the lives of people who are abusing drugs. Forcing an addict to register with the government and be subject to attempts to influence his or her behavior in exchange for access to the drug of choice is appropriate; kicking in the door and arresting the person are inappropriate.
Second, the military is becoming increasingly entangled in the war on drugs, a law enforcement role that is entirely inappropriate. Our brave fighting men and women should be protecting us from real threats, not burning poppy fields and arresting drug lords in Afghanistan.
Tinkering around the edges will not do it, and I do not favor state-by-state experiments. The federal government declared the war on drugs, and the federal government should now declare victory (or defeat, it doesn’t matter), and end the war. Radical reform is needed now.
As Michael Douglas, portraying the drug czar, so wisely said in the movie “Traffic,” the war on drugs is a war on ourselves and our families.
WE CAN CHANGE!!
oke, thank you
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