Comments on: Man Wanted On Outstanding Narcotics Related Warrant Leads Deputies On Chase

By: me

me — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:02 +0000

Who’s Who you hit the nail on the head inmates are living a better life than a lot of honest hard working people it should make us all sick. I will be the first to admit I dont have all the answers , but come on cable in jail for the life of me I will never understand our goverment and dont want to its so messed up. Pray and make do the best we can and look forward to going home…..

By: Who's Who

Who's Who — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:49:22 +0000

I say close that Hilton Hotel will call the jail and put the criminals in chicken coups like the did in the 40’s & 50’s. Make them do hard labor 6 days a week and I bet you most will not want to come back. Our jails today caters to much to the criminals, it is like a Hilton hotel. There cloths are washed for them, there meals are cooked for them, there medical is free to them all they got to do all day is watch TV all day and yes it is cable(The law says we must provide cable TV for them) or worst play games all day. It sound like a life most of us would enjoy with the eception of not being able to come and go when we want. But we have to work a real job so we can pay taxes to support the very sames criminals that rob and steal from us. When will the politicans we the tax payers are paying big money for figure out that their plan is not working and try something else. The old saying was if you can’t do the time don’t do the crime but today its just probation. We make life to easy for the criminal. I say: if we keep doing the same thing everyday the we will get the same results. Its time for a change from the President on down to the County Commissioners. We need to bring common sense back to our country and government and start doing what we all know needs to be done and start making this country the greastest country in the world again instead of just the worlds ARMY. And the rest of the world is just laughing at us as we cruble down to nothing. We are laughing stock of the world

Run them college boy’s out of office and put common sense back in control

By: Wild Bill

Wild Bill — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:46:47 +0000

Billy,
I believe you and I will have to agree to disagree on many points. However you did use Singapore as your example that prohibition works. In my research I learned that even though Singapore has VERY strict drug laws, they still have a VERY high number of illicit drug users. So please explain how prohibition changed anything there?

In places such as my example, the Netherlands, where drug laws still exist but are quite liberal, the crime rates remain low and the percentages of drug users are far lower than those in the U.S. and Singapore. So again I ask “how is prohibition the answer”?

You and I both know the answer lies in education not incarceration.

The answer is education not capital punishment.

The answer is education not PROHIBITION!

History has proven that prohibition has not worked. We have had 30 plus years of prohibition at a cost of combined state and federal funding of 30 billion dollars per year and what has it accomplished?

Are there fewer drug users? NO

Are there fewer kids using drugs? NO

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:19:47 +0000

I see you did include one about heroin.

You should try asking 100 people a shameful question in person. Then ask the same 100 people the same question in confidence on paper with no one present. See how accurate the statistics are.

The only statistic that you listed that could be correct is the incarceration and crime’s reported rate. The others are not factual.

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:13:26 +0000

Prohibition still works,

I see all your questionable statistics are about marijuana. I believe the article was about cocaine. Where are the statistics about cocain, meth, heroin, etc. You can’t gather any because they are prohibited everywhere in the world. NO country is stupid enough to legalize these drugs. And if you notice, the countries who choose not to strictly enforce their prohibition are primarily third world couintries who are mostly impoverished and still have a modern day slavery system to supply the rest of the world with the drugs that have completely ruined theirs. You have NOT answered the questions that I asked you.
Legalization will not stop addiction
What are we going to do with the addicts and their children of our government decides to legalize all these horrible drugs. It would probably be the most devistating thing that we could do to our society and economy because the tax money produced off of the new product could in no way compare to the cost that our government would feel obligated to spend in order to get them off of the drugs, pay their bills and raise their children. It is much deeper than money and crime. There are human beings that would suffer from it and many more than in the present day.

By: Still say prohibition does not work.

Still say prohibition does not work. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:16:17 +0000

Billy,
You failed to mention the fact that it is also illegal to carry arms. Singaporean authorities define “arm” as any firearm, air-gun, air-pistol, automatic gun, automatic pistol and any other kind of gun or pistol from which any shot, bullet or other projectiles can be discharged or from which noxious liquid, flame or fumes can be emitted, and any component part thereof. This definition also includes any bomb or grenade and any component part thereof. Carrying arms results in imprisonment or caning depending on the weapon type.

Do you think that passing similar law here would reduce our crime rate? I can see the response now when 8 year old Joey gets a public caning for plinking targets with his bb gun.

IMO Singapore is a bad example because their justice system is quite different from our own. But I will see your Singapore and raise you a Netherlands. The Netherlands has a very liberal drug policy and also enjoys low crime rates. So please explain this?

Social Indicator Comparison USA Netherlands
Lifetime prevalence of marijuana use (ages 12+) 36.9% 17.0%
Past month prevalence of marijuana use (ages 12+) 5.4% 3.0%
Lifetime prevalence of heroin use (ages 12+) 1.4% 0.4%
Incarceration Rate per 100,000 population 701 100
Per capita spending on criminal justice system (in Euros) €379 €223
Homicide rate per 100,000 population 5.56 1.51

Our laws will never be as tough as the laws in Singapore, because we put human rights first, as we should. We believe innocent until proven guilty, as we should. We believe we should have the right to bear arms, as we should. Singapore does not. In Singapore you can be imprisoned for wearing short shorts or even showing too much skin, a “crime of modesty”. Should we do the same? I think not. In Singapore police are permitted to hand out immediate punishments without benefit of trial. Do you really want to rely on an officer like the one who shot the kid out of his cruiser window then ran him over making the decision of guilty or innocent on the street? I don’t!

If prohibition worked here in the U.S. under our law system then one would think that our streets would be drug free by now. But they are not. I am neither drug user nor dealer but I can plainly see what are doing is not working.

By: K.B.

K.B. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:53:15 +0000

Two words…INSTANT GRATIFICATION!!!
That seems to bo the answer to a lot of “why’s” about criminal behavior.

By: Note

Note — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:42:00 +0000

Neighbor, their mind set: Drugs=Fast Money–Can get what I want–Fast. Much easier, in their minds, than getting an education and a respectable job. And it’s not just drugs. You would be surprised how many teenagers are into prostitution, also, to make fast money. Sad, very sad.

By: a fellow century neighbor

a fellow century neighbor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:31:37 +0000

I had Kevin all the way thru K – 8th grade at Century and Carver. A fine young man. This isn’t the first time I have looked at former students who were so nice, capable, smart, maybe not brilliant, but smart, clean, and respectful.
To each of them; can you tell me why, why did you give up? No excuses please just the real reason you gave up. Girls/Boys who are now young men and women some with babies. What will become of them.
Is there something we did not do for you. Did not teach you? And most of all why did you turn to drugs, stealing, why. Will you please let’s us know so we can try to help other young people in our communities. Is there a Program we need?
Lucky us there are several locations where a program or programs could be set up.
One more question: How can we help you now?

By: billy

billy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:22 +0000

if it works, it works and the numbers don’t lie. Might not be traditional but it doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.