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To: Bill who wrote (713675)	11/17/2005 10:19:09 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 769670

Statistics that involve "drug related" arrests or incarcerations are deceptive in that the criminal element will always go with the fast money. If it isn't in drugs they will occupy another niche. As it is they are creatures of opportunity. More robberies, car theft , burglary etc would be the order of the day. In fact most are equal opportunist criminals. Gangs specialize in all of it. I don't think most people understand how organized crime is. Criminals , gangs etc actually have shadow real estate lol They own "corners" , streets, housing areas etc. People encroaching on territory are killed on a regular basis. First thing they would do is sell untaxed and product questionable drugs. If they couldn't do that, the emphasis moves to other illicit activities.

To: Bill who wrote (713675)	11/17/2005 10:22:36 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

The much heralded elimination of prohibition did not end organized crime. They still sold untaxed liquor, but they also morphed into other areas for fast money.

To: Bill who wrote (713675)	11/17/2005 1:35:52 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You ignored some important points in there. One of the most important was: Show me the clause of the federal Constitution that gives it any rights in the question of what anyone puts in their bodies. I failed to find it. I'm waiting. Or is the Constitution just a "scrap of paper"? The incarceration rate has leveled off. Get enough in and it's bound to. Hard to commit a robbery and get jailed again when you're sitting in a cell. And the percentage of drug prisoners is declining. Your definition of "declining" must be different than mine. Looks to me like it's still rising- -just not as fast as in the late '90s. Actually, if you look at the chart, there was a short decline around the year 2000 and it's heading up again. OTOH, the Dow and NAZ aren't doing nearly as well either. Does this mean thay are "declining"?