Comments on: Drugs Are Killing the USA

By: Speaking of Moonbats

Speaking of Moonbats — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:39:46 +0000

>>> I too lived there for over 15 years before leaving in disgust.

My angst? Right. Please tell me where are these “large chunks of [Vancouver] are “no go” areas at dusk.”?

I’m regularly in the worst part of the city late at night, which in truth is only a small contained part not a “large chunk”, often parking there and walking for blocks – often alone and looking like I’m worth robbing and I do carry a lot of cash – and never even once have I been accosted, nor have my cars (Porsche, BMW).

Vancouver is very safe.

By: Gary Gibson

Gary Gibson — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:41:58 +0000

Why is freedom such a hard sell in the “land of the free and the home of the brave?”

I sincerely wish I knew.

By: Sunyata

Sunyata — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:16:36 +0000

Legalize (or at least de-criminalize) all drugs—the drug-gangsters will evaporate overnight, in the same way as the booze-gangsters did after the end of prohibition. Why is freedom such a hard sell in the “land of the free and the home of the brave?”

By: Alexix

Alexix — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:10:53 +0000

To Moonbats: my blatant BS huh? Thanks for the predictable denial and the usual outrage expected from Vancouverites. This isn’t the appropriate forum to deal with your angst but if it makes you feel any better, I too lived there for over 15 years before leaving in disgust.

By: bob b

bob b — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:21:09 +0000

Legalize everything, let 2/3rds the prison population out of jail and end the war on drugs. There is 2Trillion $usd per year right there.

By: w simmons

w simmons — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:28:50 +0000

Facts on Portugal’s decriminalization of drugs in 2001:

“the number of crimes that were ‘linked strongly to drugs’ rose by 9% between 1999 and 2003 (Tavares et al. 2005).”
Overall drug use rose from 12.3% to 17.7% in 4 years.
http://www.idpc.info/php-bin/documents/BFDPP_BP_14 …

By: Speaking of Moonbats

Speaking of Moonbats — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:41:35 +0000

>>> Vancouver has lost its appeal and large chunks of it are “no go” areas at dusk.

I’ve lived in Vancouver for 20 years, and I work as a professional downtown. Nothing you wrote could be further from the truth.

There isn’t a part of this city where even a woman can’t walk perfectly safely at all hours of the night. Easily one of the best cities on earth, especially in summertime. But the last thing we need is more people coming here, so by all means spread your lies but do it elsewhere where someone who knows fact won’t call you out on your blatant BS.

By: Flip

Flip — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:28:31 +0000

I think just using the term namby pamby makes you namby pamby.

I see no harm in getting moonbatted occasionally.

Portugal legalized ALL drugs a while back. There is a clear consensus in portugal that decriminalization is what has enabled them to manage more effectively the drug-related problems (goal for both sides) and that the nightmares predicted never materialized.

By: Alexix

Alexix — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:23:02 +0000

The drug issue in “peaceful Vancouver” is endemic and was well established before Mexican gangsters purportedly showed up there. it’s smorgasbord drug culture is part of its West Coast lifestyle. Drugs are the main reason why law enforcement and corruption are both out of control. Vancouver has lost its appeal and large chunks of it are “no go” areas at dusk.

When you attend a business meeting in downtown Vancouver and realize that those “professionals” you are meeting have been toking and snorting for hours beforehand, you get a pretty good indication of their standards.

Drugs will implode that city. B. C. no longer stands for British Columbia. It stands for either Basket Case or Basically Corrupt. You choose.

By: Gary Gibson

Gary Gibson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:34:13 +0000

Yup, a lot of people confuse liberty with amorality.

Lbierty means accepting that people have a right to do things which you may find personally distasteful.

You’re annoying, but I’m refraining from calling you names. If you can’t do the same, don’t come back to this site.