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Entry: The War on Drugs Has Its Advantages Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_war_on_drugs_has_its_benefits#24745 Post contents: I have to say I am more in agreement with he Libertarians here. I have given you high marks in the past but to defend the war on drugs is a loser. It ascribes more power to the state and your arguments are replete with false dichotomies, such as if we don't have don't have the state we are in Lebanon. Eliminating the criminality of drug dealing will eliminate the criminal element being drawn to it, period. Are you suggesting that the Crips and Bloods will become white collar criminals? I don't believe that we as free citizens can ever accept the notion that harmless individuals need to be institutionalized for the good of us all. Keep in mind that you in defense of your arguments pointed out one of the most dangerous aspects of the drug wars. The ease of finding a kilo of cocaine on somebody, regardless of how that kilo of cocaine got there and wether or not it was planted by the police. I have heard of instances where the drugs confiscated from criminals has sat in unlocked evidence rooms and then suddenly gone missing. Sent at: 2008 07 24