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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#24769 Post contents: "Consider the implicit assumption of the prohibition argument: Bloods, Crips, and other gangs would just suddenly quit being scumbags if drug dealing were legalized. These drug dealers are not going to get jobs where they have to show respect for their boss, show up on time, and cut off their “corn rows” if drugs were legalized tomorrow, just as the mafia did not disappear in the 1950s,instead switching its focus to such varied rackets as extortion, the garment industry, prostitution, and gambling. I’d frankly rather have the natural scumbags directed towards drug dealing--which is easy to find and prove--than have them move to commercial kidnapping, child prostitution, or something worse. " You know, I have almost always been of the view that the ending of prohibition was the best solution. But your point quoted above has really given me pause. Thanks Sent at: 2008 07 06