War On Drugs

Over at Drug WarRant, Pete writes about yet another way politicians and their minions use the fear card to get more money for government programs. As part of his article, he includes a mock "FEAR" credit card. I liked the idea a lot, but I wanted to try making one that was even more obviously a credit card: You might think the monster is so cheesy looking because I have no … [Read more...] about The Fear Card

My post about the Lima, Ohio SWAT team's shooting of of Tarika Wilson and her infant son drew an angry comment from Kevin P: Ok, First of all i would say who the fuck are you to tell them how to handle things. When you become part of the SWAT let me see how you react. I bet you have no clue how that even works do you? Do you know how hard they train. Lets keep it this … [Read more...] about The Lima Raid and the Misuse of SWAT

The town of Lima, Ohio (population 40,000) has a 14-member SWAT team. According to their web site, the SWAT team deploys about once a week. Check out these badasses: That picture is from their web site.  Here's another one from their web site: Now that you've seen how these macho bastards portray themselves, would you be surprised to learn that on Saturday they … [Read more...] about Meet the Lima SWAT Team

Terrific news today. Richard Paey, one of the worst victims of the War on Drugs, has just been pardoned. The state's parole commission recommended denying clemency for Paey, who was only seeking to have his prison sentence commuted. But after his lawyer, wife and four children wept and pleaded for Paey's release, [Florida Governor Charlie] Crist and the Cabinet went further … [Read more...] about Richard Paey Is Free!

The Drug Czar's blog, Pushing Back, links aprovingly to a story in the Record Searchlight of Redding, California: The nation's top anti-drug official said people need to overcome their "reefer blindness" and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public's health and safety, as well as to the environment. John P. Walters, President Bush's drug czar, … [Read more...] about More Lies About Terrorism and Drugs