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systematic ethnic cleansing by mass information
Apr 6 2008, 2:41 AM EDT | Post edited: Apr 6 2008, 2:41 AM EDT
there is no question that the War on Drugs has nothing to do with drugs at all. Nearly 40 years have past since president nixon declared this war, fueled by reagan's fake "crack epidemic" and the resulting "sentencing reform" in 1986 that called for an unprecedented knee-jerk reaction incarcerating a citizen convicted of possessing 5 grams of cocaine base ("crack") the same amount of time as one convicted possessing 500 grams of cocaine hydrochloride ("powder.") Drug criminalization systematically alienates the country's low- income black and latino cultures by CONCENTRATING them into prison CAMPS.
Much research published in medical and psychological journals shows drug criminalization is culturally biased and ineffective. History shows the criminal approach to substance prohibition only benefits the black market. The federal courts have held that the cocaine sentencing discrimination must be addressed and corrected by the lawmakers rather than judges.
Given Mr. Obama's own personal history of drug use that defies the myth of the professionally successful drug user, as well as the connections he claims with his community- what has he done as a professional to expose and erase the racial and cultural bias against the citizens he represents?
In addition to addressing the unfair and unfounded bias in the differential criminal incarceration between crack and powder cocaine, how does Mr. Obama justify the criminalization drug users when he himself defies the rationale upon which the policy is based? The american jobseeker or professional with a drug conviction is marginalized and dismissed, regardless of personal qualification. How does Mr. Obama respond to potential voters whose careers have been destryoed by the punitive laws rather than any drug itself? 0  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

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