The movie Traffic proves that Steven Harper’s policy on drugs is preposterous. The American laws against illegal drugs function as a price support system for the criminal drug industry. They don’t stop drugs. Despite billions of dollars spent on toll of death, addiction, crime, and corruption and lives wasted in prison, it is very possible today for anyone who wants drugs to get them. Even Caroline said it’s much easier for someone in high school like her to get drugs than alcohol. All of the laws against selling these drugs are what makes it so profitable for anyone to do. Illegal drugs are so easy and affordable to sell because the suppliers aren’t taxed, they don’t have to pay for advertising, packaging, insurance, employee benefits, or quality control.
The main character in the movie is Robert Wakefield, a judge that the White House promotes to the new drug czar. His belief is that he can destroy on of the Mexican cartels by cooperating with the Mexican authorities. His information provides an advantage for one cartel over the other. His daughter, Caroline, is an all-star student. One night at a party she tries crack cocaine and she …show more content…
It’s been fourteen years since Portugal’s decriminalization and they have yet to be run into the ground by a nation of drug addicts, and is doing much better than before. This shows how it’s a good idea to legalize drugs.
Steven Harper’s idea about harder policies and longer sentences really doesn’t make sense. It will just cost the government money to keep the users in prison and then once they get out, they will most likely just go right back to using illicit drugs. Legalizing all drugs will eliminate the criminal market place which is what the U.S spends so much money. Eliminating the criminal market place would reduce crime. Legalizing all drugs could make youth more responsible. I think it would make them realize what kind of person they are and want to
The main character in the movie is Robert Wakefield, a judge that the White House promotes to the new drug czar. His belief is that he can destroy on of the Mexican cartels by cooperating with the Mexican authorities. His information provides an advantage for one cartel over the other. His daughter, Caroline, is an all-star student. One night at a party she tries crack cocaine and she …show more content…
It’s been fourteen years since Portugal’s decriminalization and they have yet to be run into the ground by a nation of drug addicts, and is doing much better than before. This shows how it’s a good idea to legalize drugs.
Steven Harper’s idea about harder policies and longer sentences really doesn’t make sense. It will just cost the government money to keep the users in prison and then once they get out, they will most likely just go right back to using illicit drugs. Legalizing all drugs will eliminate the criminal market place which is what the U.S spends so much money. Eliminating the criminal market place would reduce crime. Legalizing all drugs could make youth more responsible. I think it would make them realize what kind of person they are and want to