Comments on: Prosecutors have never had it so good http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/prosecutors-have-never-had-it-so-good/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin Herbert http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/prosecutors-have-never-had-it-so-good/#comment-18270 Kevin Herbert Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18270 Apparently Australia will move forward from the failed zero tolerance to drugs policy when our former Slime Minister, John Howard's generation shuffles off this mortal coyle.<br /><br />I cross the age & political divide fairly regularly & it's rare to find a voter under 55 who isn't ready for a change in our failed drugs policy.......of course, except among the declining numbers of conservative Christian & Muslim younger generations, who have been brainwashed on most things practical by the time they're 10 years old.<br /><br />I'd urge people to check out the comparative drugs problems of those EU countries who have zero tolerance OR a mental health treatment approach.<br /><br />Sadly in the USA, Home of the Twee, I expect their attitudes to be changed by this time in the 22nd century. Apparently Australia will move forward from the failed zero tolerance to drugs policy when our former Slime Minister, John Howard’s generation shuffles off this mortal coyle.

I cross the age & political divide fairly regularly & it’s rare to find a voter under 55 who isn’t ready for a change in our failed drugs policy…….of course, except among the declining numbers of conservative Christian & Muslim younger generations, who have been brainwashed on most things practical by the time they’re 10 years old.

I’d urge people to check out the comparative drugs problems of those EU countries who have zero tolerance OR a mental health treatment approach.

Sadly in the USA, Home of the Twee, I expect their attitudes to be changed by this time in the 22nd century.

]]> By: MAD about Magpies http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/prosecutors-have-never-had-it-so-good/#comment-18271 MAD about Magpies Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18271 Well said Greg, I've been trying to convice friends of mine that decriminalising of drugs would clear out approx 80% of all jails, pull the rug from under the "underbellies" out there and also save lives of innocent young people who are experimenting for the first time with 'junk' some dealer has cooked up in his/her kitchen using god knows what as long as they make money.<br /><br />But this will never happen in my time, (I'm 50), as no politition will touch it with a 100foot pole!<br /> Well said Greg, I’ve been trying to convice friends of mine that decriminalising of drugs would clear out approx 80% of all jails, pull the rug from under the “underbellies” out there and also save lives of innocent young people who are experimenting for the first time with ‘junk’ some dealer has cooked up in his/her kitchen using god knows what as long as they make money.

But this will never happen in my time, (I’m 50), as no politition will touch it with a 100foot pole!

]]> By: Julie http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/prosecutors-have-never-had-it-so-good/#comment-18272 Julie Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18272 In SA the situation is that everytime the Labor Government looks like it is in trouble the bully boy Attorney General announces a new draconian law. <br /><br />SA has moved from being a relaxed place to one where young people out enjoying themselves are likely to be sniffed by drug detecting dogs and arrested. <br /><br />It has nothing to do with John Howard but to do with politicians who like to boast about how many people are in Jail ie Kevin Foley's rack 'em pack 'em and stack'em policy.<br /><br />Not only is it unlikely to change but the propoganda about how terrible the drugs are to the youth of today that it is worth putting them in jail to save them. It is a disgraceful situation exploited by politicians happy to sacrifice young people for their own political necks. In SA the situation is that everytime the Labor Government looks like it is in trouble the bully boy Attorney General announces a new draconian law.

SA has moved from being a relaxed place to one where young people out enjoying themselves are likely to be sniffed by drug detecting dogs and arrested.

It has nothing to do with John Howard but to do with politicians who like to boast about how many people are in Jail ie Kevin Foley’s rack ‘em pack ‘em and stack’em policy.

Not only is it unlikely to change but the propoganda about how terrible the drugs are to the youth of today that it is worth putting them in jail to save them. It is a disgraceful situation exploited by politicians happy to sacrifice young people for their own political necks.

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