Originally Posted By: hohbomb73
 Originally Posted By: cupo
[quote=1bighog]I can think of no better place for a crackhead than prison. These people comprise a huge portion of violent street crime. Pot heads, meth and heroin users will commit property crimes all day long to fuel their habit. I have seen dozens of people shot and killed because of something or another to do with crack cocaine. Let them rot...



Typical cop attitude. Has it ever occurred to you that a crack head has a disease called addiction? I don't like crack heads either, but I doubt jail or prison will help them. How about REHAB?

If some of the millions (billions?) spent on enforcement (yes, even for crackheads) and incarceration was used for education and rehabilitation, this wouldn't be such a big problem. You can keep arresting people when they use, but this does not EVER decrease usage. ...Crack only came around after the US led missions into S America to stop the supply of cocaine.

As for "pot-heads" committing "property crimes all day long to fuel their habits"... That's about the most rediculous statement I've ever heard. I'm sorry if your tough job has jaded you into this misconception, but holding onto this irroneous opinion serves to enforce the dichotomy between cops and regular citizens.


REHAB? Typical tree huggin' hippie attitude. Gee... this internet name calling stuff is fun. I would love to invite you on a ride along. I would drop you off at 23rd/Union and allow you to try and rehab all the crack users and dealers you wanted. Just leave your wallet at home because you would be robbed at gun point within 30 minutes. GUARANTEED! How many crack addicts have you talked to or had any contact with? I've had contact with 100's. These people do not want to be rehabilitated! What a joke.

I've never seen such a small part of a post pulled out and misrepresented. I never said all pot heads commit property crime! The ones that do tend to lean towards property crime and not crimes against persons. I was making a comment about Dave's prison stats and trying to make a point about the majority of people being in there for more serious drugs and not marijuana and that's where they belong.

Lastly, I am a "regular citizen." I leave my job 60 miles to north when I go home every day. Most of the people I fish with dont even know what i do for a living.