"Ignoramus25528" wrote in
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On 2015-10-29, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Ignoramus13886" wrote in
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OK, let me ask you a question.

If the police feels too intimidated to get out of their cars and
confront criminals, in black neighborhoods, would that be good or
bad
for the residents of those neighborhoods?

Would that save black lives?

i

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...ng_better.html




Very interesting. I am thinking, now, if the police stop pursuing
drug
dealers, will tat increase or decrease crime? It almost amounts to a
stealthy decriminalization of drugs.

When I was in the Army in Germany in the early 1970's the excessive
zeal of civil rights lawyers destroyed discipline to the extent that
drug use became uncontrolled. Barracks inspections ceased so the
officers wouldn't have to see but ignore the punchbowls of hashish.
Heroin users walked around with their works in their shirt pockets.

The effect was surprisingly minimal, although examples from Army life
don't extend well to civil society. The 10 - 20% of us who make
everything happen continued to and the happy dopers mostly stayed out
of our way. Of course the military is functionally a dictatorial
communist society where everyone gets fed and paid regardless of how
much or little they contribute.

When required to prove they were addressing the issue the Army created
Drug Education Specialists, for which I was designated since my job
consisted of being available for a rare repair call and the classroom
was next to an airstrip.

The training consisted entirely of watching a grad student's films of
how various intoxicants reduce the blood flow through a frog's
transparent foot capillaries. His presentation was well prepared, I
could see how he BS'd his way into the paid jaunt to Europe.

He was NOT prepared for a soldier with a chemistry degree among a
class of those whose presence at home would not be missed.

-jsw