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I did 3 Counter Drug Deployments, and people have no idea how bad it is. The only reason there is a drug trade, anyway, is because so many idiots here consume them. Stop consuming, and it would probably mostly dry up.
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Absolutely. The problem is people using drugs. I think for those of us who stay away from the use of that (beyond beer and spirits), we tend to just see a set of subcultures associated with drug use and we disapprove of some things in those subcultures and by doing so, we tend to lose empathy for drug-users in general.
With regard to the criminal organizations that have committed horrific acts of violence in the furtherance of their enterprises, they must be held fully accountable for the violence they have committed But I think attacking the demand-side is more important than attacking the supply-side and we can only reduce the demand-side by influencing how culture sees drug use, by influencing how schools and families choose to address education on drug-use, and by providing effective treatment to existing users of addictive drugs. But when I was younger I had a much more hardline view.
With regard to the criminal organizations that have committed horrific acts of violence in the furtherance of their enterprises, they must be held fully accountable for the violence they have committed But I think attacking the demand-side is more important than attacking the supply-side and we can only reduce the demand-side by influencing how culture sees drug use, by influencing how schools and families choose to address education on drug-use, and by providing effective treatment to existing users of addictive drugs. But when I was younger I had a much more hardline view.
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LT Brad McInnis
SGT (Join to see) - I am working (writing a book together) with a former cartel money man who worked with every big cartel in the 80's to 90's. He is fond of saying every cartel leader he worked with would have gotten into another business if there wasn't a demand. Their thought process was if the demand needs to be met, why not me? And it is true. The amount of lost lives, money, etc. that has been lost over the years is all directly related to the fact people want to use drugs.
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I saw a movie recently called “The Mule”. Good Clint Eastwood movie inspired by a true story. Mexican crime cartels do bring in illegal drugs to US, but one of their biggest supporters was an elderly white war veteran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mule_(2018_film)?wprov=sfti1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mule_(2018_film)?wprov=sfti1
The Mule (2018 film) - Wikipedia
The Mule is a 2018 American crime film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also plays the lead role. The screenplay, by Nick Schenk, is based on The New York Times article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year-Old Drug Mule" by Sam Dolnick, which recounts the true story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran in his 80s who became a drug courier for the Sinaloa Cartel.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
There is a drug crisis in this country. But we must address the use before we will end the crisis. Stop the demand and we stop the influx.
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