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Originally posted by librasoul22
Drugs certainly are pervasive in our society. But just to kinda sidetrack and give you an example of the great disparity, take crack vs. cocaine.
Crack = rocks of cocaine mixed with other substances to make it impure, thereby making it cheaper; mostly found in inner cities.
Cocaine = pure powder form; mostly found in upper class, affluent areas.
Crack? Puts user in jail for years. Cocaine? Look at Robert Downey Jr.  And this is the norm, not just one instance. Please, it is no match. Same drug, racial disparity.
It will be the same thing for this new legislation. Do you guys REALLY think that they are going to punish the $300G lawyer like they are punishing the project dwellers?! PLEASE! Be realistic!
As far as the American Dream, let's compare it to the American pasttime...yeah, there are some people hitting the ball and running the bases. There are a select few who hit out of the park home runs. And there are some who DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED. Feel me?
For some it is not a choice of whether or not to sell the rock to get the new Jordans. For some it is a choice of selling the rock or not eating that night.
The people in the ghetto would not be distributing the drugs if they had not been put there in the first place to distribute. Look deeper.
Why is there only one Oprah, one Bill Gates? Why does only a small percentage of America have the entire countries wealth? Consider it.
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This is an interesting discussion. I'm enjoying it a lot.
I understand the disparity between crack and cocaine. Yes it's not right. Ok so what are we going to do about it ?
For those who Don't know that the game is being played, who's fault is that? And what are we going to do to let them know that there is a system that can be beaten? I also wonder why people dont know the game is being played. Some would say education, but that's a whole other topic.
The moral dilemma of drugs for food is compelling. However, I tend to wonder whether the people who sell drugs to buy food also go and buy themselves something nice and get a makeover. So does the argument about food justify selling drugs if the seller purchases material items having no relevance to their ability to survive. Clothes=necessary to survive, Jordan=$150+=not necessary to survive. Feel me?
Looking deeper as suggested. I still wonder about why drugs are being distributed in such high numbers in our communities. I wonder why placing something somewhere implies that people have to move it around. What if people decided not to sell them? Wow, what a concept.
Consider this....if there were no market for drugs in inner city communities, would people/the government still place them there? Laws of supply and demand can apply.
It's not that I feel like people in inner city communities should be tarred and feathered for their actions. I do believe there are wider societal problems at play. However, when do these communities begin to accept their role in their problems. By contributing to it, it's difficult to place all the blame on the government or other ethnic groups. The main point of this post is that inner city communities should take responsibility for their roles in their neighborhoods. Maybe the new drug legislation wouldnt' be in effect if they did