-=> Quoting Janada Oakley to Mike Angwin <=-
 MA> An interesting point came to my attention last week during a
 MA> Cato Institute discussion about the "Drug War".  It was pointed
 MA> out that about 3.4% of the population used drugs before they
 MA> began being classified as illegal in the late 1800's.  Oddly
 MA> enough, by the mid-60's, with several decades of prohibition,
 MA> about 3.4% of the population used illegal drugs.  In the late
 MA> 1970's it was decided that we must "declare war" on drugs and
 MA> the Drug War began in earnest with about 3.4% of the population
 MA> using drugs.  Now, two decades, countless billions of dollars,
 MA> and millions of prisoners later, how about that, about 3.4% of
 MA> the population uses illegal drugs.
 JO> I've read that too. I also saw the statistics for the DARE programs.
 JO> More kids in schools with the DARE programs use drugs than at the
 JO> schools without it. Well, it figures...afterall, sex education has
 JO> worked so "well" in schools...both subjects should be up to the
 JO> parents, if you ask me.
 What! Give the parents responsibility? Janada, how can you possibly
 entertain such a radical idea? Keep up the good work Janada, I have
 found that all to often in recent years, the parents seem to exist
 primarily to take the blame. It is about time parents have their
 responsibilities returned to them.
 david.hartung@mcione.com
 Ilks of Metropolitan Walls/LENS
 Proud member of White House Enemies database
... and then they took Bill Clinton away in a straight-jacket.
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