Quote:So you're saying that black people can only deal drugs?  And that only black people deal drugs?  That sounds pretty racist.

 

The anti-drug precedent was set by good ol' LBJ.  And keep in mind that even he had his reasons -- reasons that extended to the Nixon era and beyond.  Much of crime was believed to be drug related.  And the policies were continued not only by Gerald Ford, but by good ol' Jimmy Carter too.  IT was far from the "right-wing" war on drugs you present it to be.

 

I'm not saying that only black people can deal drugs or use them, I'm saying the purpose of the laws after 40 years is clear, keep black men in jail and their civil rights arrested via a criminal record.

 

Do a small bit of research and you'll find that the penalties black men face for drug crimes are higher and are more likely to be heavily prosecuted.

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