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Francis A. Ney, Jr. wrote:
> 
> In article <33E7E66C.145E@internetwis.com> die_spammer@internetwis.com writes:
> 
> > > >Tim McVeigh mean anything?  It is really AMAZING how many crooks get
> > > >caught because of some silly traffic infraction.
> > >
> >
> > Didn't somebody recently post something to the effect that in one state
> > (I think it might have been New Mexico) the cops have on their "drug
> > courier" profile list: "Scrupulous obedience to traffic laws."?
> >
> > So the message to the law-abiding is.... obey the law, but don't obey it
> > TOO good, since we think that only a criminal would do that.
> 
> This is one of many reasons why I believe that war on (some) drugs must end.
> 
> At this rate, breathing in public will be probably cause in a few years.
> 
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> "The conduct of our Nation's affairs always demands that public servants
> discharge their duties under the Constitution and laws of this Republic with
> fairness and a proper spirit of subservience to the people whom they are sworn
> to serve.  Public servants cannot be arbitrarily selective in their treatment
> of citizens, dispensing equity to those who please them and withholding it
> from those who do not.  Respect for the law can only be fostered if citizens
> believe that those responsible for implementing and enforcing the law are
> themselves acting in conformity with the law."
>         - William F. Downes, United States District Judge
>           Carol Ward v. United States
>           79 AFTR2d Par. 97-964 No. 95-WY-810-WD  (2 Jun 1997)

   You did, of course, mean to say "The War on Some People Who Use Some
Drugs."  Minor point of semantics, but I think it's important to call
this insanity what it really is and to point out the hypocrisy that it
has bestowed on us.  

   I watched an A&E special on Prohibition last weekend.  If they show
it again,  I *highly* suggest that everyone watch it.  The parallels
between then and now-- crime, corruption, public cynicism toward the
law, etc. are so close to today that it is truly sickening to realize
how idiotic and clueless the "War" really is.  Prohibition should have
been called "The Organized Crime Establishment and Beneficent Act." 
It's sole "accomplishment" was to take a popular, inexpensive, easily
produced consumer item and place its manufacture, distribution and sale
*entirely* into the hands of unregulated and untaxed (YES, POLITICIANS,
I SAID *UNTAXED*) criminals.

   Anybody care to argue that drug prohibition has accomplished anything
more or different?

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