rssAn unexpected voice for decriminalizing marijuana: Pat Robertson
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Pat Robertson, the host of the 700 Club and a former Republican candidate for president, has added his voice to a growing chorus calling for the decriminalization of marijuana, reports the news site The Raw Story.
In an episode of his widely watched show that focused on prison ministries, Robertson had this to say about the war on drugs, and marijuana specifically:
“We’re locking up people that have taken a couple puffs of marijuana and next thing you know they’ve got 10 years with mandatory sentences,” Robertson continued. “These judges just say, they throw up their hands and say nothing we can do with these mandatory sentences. We’ve got to take a look at what we’re considering crimes and that’s one of ‘em.
“I’m … I’m not exactly for the use of drugs, don’t get me wrong, but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot, that kinda thing it’s just, it’s costing us a fortune and it’s ruining young people. Young people go into prisons, they go in as youths and come out as hardened criminals. That’s not a good thing.”
Who knew a guy more famous for declaring gay people responsible for Hurricane Katrina or calling for the assassination of leaders of other countries would be a voice of reason on our nation’s drug laws?
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Trackback posted December 23, 2010 @ 6:12 pm
An unexpected voice for decriminalizing marijuana: Pat Robertson ……
Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing……
Comment posted December 24, 2010 @ 11:25 am
What do ya know, Robertson’s finally taken his head out of his ass and spoken some truth that I can agree with. Maybe the sky guy slapped some sense into him.
Marijuana, along with all substance use, is a victimless crime which shouldn’t be a crime to begin with. If anything drug abusers directed towards our medical community and offered aid in their addictions, like alcohol and tobacco users are now.
All users of intoxicating substances are locked up like animals, given sentences that makes murderers in prison shudder, and turns them into hardened criminals.
Who in society does this help?
It helps law enforcement with funding, private prison systems that enjoy slave labor and fed stats that are used to justify their “war on the American people”.
Prohibition and these silly behavioral “wars” must come to an end.
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