After the
first six interviews with my brother Police Officer and Detective Howard
Wooldridge of Lansing, Michigan (retired) concerning the "War on Drugs", more
and more Americans understand the underpinnings of how the U.S. government
protracts a national taxpayer fraud. How big a fraud? Taxpayers forked over $1 trillion in 36 years paying for
the impotent "War on Drugs." Results? More drugs
available, major drug networks, cheaper drugs and more potent
drugs.
"The policy of
drug prohibition and its strategy of 'War on Drugs/War on American
People' proves a spectacular failure," Officer Howard Wooldridge said.
"If we begin to shoot every drug user, every Willie Nelson, Rush Limbaugh, Roger
Clemens and other pro baseball players, and the other 30 odd million Americans
who use illegal drugs, would we achieve success? If we eliminated
the Bill of Rights in combination with "shoot-on-sight" anyone the police
suspect has used or is selling drugs, I believe we will achieve a 'Drug Free
America.' How many are ready to pay that price?
"Backing
up--the goal of prohibition was to reduce the availability of drugs, increase
the prices so no one could afford them, decrease drug-use related death and
diseases, and reduce drug use. Reality check: after $1 trillion
tax dollars spent since 1971, drugs are cheaper, stronger and much easier for
kids to find and buy. Even the arrest of 38 million Americans for
drug offenses and having 25 percent of the world's prisoners has not touched the
dynamic. Americans remain as one of the top drug using populations
in the world."
In Sweden the
police are encouraged to seek out anyone they believe has used an illegal drug,
arrest them, draw blood at the hospital to confirm their suspicion and if tested
positive, charge the citizen with possession and use. The next
logical step to make a drug-free world would be summarily shoot the
citizen. Without customers, drug dealers would go out of business,
right? By the way, the Swedes are so liberal; they would probably
just use a lethal injection. Gunshot deaths prove messy; ask any
cop.
"And we don't
need no stinkin' lawyers to get these druggies off on the charges," Officer
Wooldridge said. "We all know that cops and prosecutors are the good guys and
would never lie on a search warrant, plant evidence or coach witnesses on how to
testify. Justice would be swift and sure and it would save all
that money wasted on a trial before a judge. Okay, maybe the good
guys make a mistake five percent of the time. Big deal! Even if a few innocent people are executed, the greater good would be
served, right? Druggies are on every street corner destroying this
country. No wonder we are losing in Iraq. Wait, we
are winning…well you know what I mean. We must act
decisively!"
Congressman
Mark Souder has long called for the USA to get serious about South
America. He supports spraying a mycoherbicide (fungus) on the
countries from Bolivia north to Colombia, an area the size of the United
States. Yes, this would destroy all the coca and poppy plants
being grown (along with all green, living things) but it would eliminate South
America as a source for those two drugs. If some other country
steps up to fill the supply, drop the fungus on them, too.
"Some
politicians call upon the US government to spray all marijuana fields with
Paraquat which would make cannabis toxic," Officer Wooldridge said. "A smoker
would become ill or worse. This might drive the rest of marijuana
production into private homes but at least no one would consume pot grown
outdoors.
"Several aides
to Congressman and Senators have stated their desire to just shoot every drug
dealer because eventually no one would take the job. Maybe
true! Since the feds report that nearly one million young teens
sell drugs, I would want those aides and their Senator to be the first to put a
bullet in the brain of a 14 year old pot dealer. Big Rule #6
(Thou Shall Not Murder)…forget what Jesus would do! To break a
few commandments to achieve a 'drug-free' America is a small price. Besides, a few Hail Mary's and all will be forgiven, right?"
Officer
Wooldridge continued, "The police could focus on the drug user and
dealer. We could spend even less/no time arresting deadly drunk
drivers and go after a baggie of pot. We could spend no/ less time
catching the child predator who wants to have sex with your 13 year old son or
daughter. This would allow us to find more houses where they are
growing pot or cooking meth. Arresting the person who broke into
your home is too petty compared to arresting the guy who sold Rush Limbaugh the
pills. At the federal level we could spend less/no time on Al
Qaeda and other terrorists and that would enable us to destroy every medical
marijuana garden in California. Sound good? Tell
your Congressman and Senator.
"We are a Thin
Blue Line and some Americans believe we spend entirely too little time going
after drug users and sellers. We are public servants. Where do you want us to go? Where should we focus? Who should we arrest? What crimes do you want solved or
prevented? We get paid by the hour. The choice is
yours."
As you read
this series, you see the logic and common sense of my brother, a veteran police
officer. It's time to end the fraudulent "War on Drugs" and begin
to regulate, tax and allow those who will use drugs--a safe, hygienic and sane
avenue for personal use. It would cut out drug-related crime, drug
rings, killings and millions of ruined lives. We must invite
personal responsibility!
Today, my
brother Howard Wooldridge heads up a task force in Washington, DC to educate and
enlighten congressmen at the highest levels. He works for a better
future for all Americans. He can be reached at: Education Specialist, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, www.leap.cc ,
Washington, DC. He speaks at colleges, political clubs, Rotary,
Kiwanis and Lions Clubs across America. LEAP speakers in 36 states
address this issue to citizens around the country to bring an end to the Drug
War. Check out the web site and join. Book a speaker
in your state! Wooldridge also presents at political conferences in Washington. wooldridge@leap.cc
The
mission of LEAP is to reduce the multitude of unintended harmful consequences
resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death,
disease, crime, and addiction by ultimately ending drug
prohibition.
"Envision
a world where crime is cut in half, terrorists don't make money selling drugs
and kids are not employed in the drug trade," Wooldridge said. "Envision a world
where the police focus on DUI, child predators and terrorists. Imagine a world where if you have a drug problem, you see a doctor not a
judge. All are possible, when we find the courage to end our
Prohibition."
Frosty Wooldridge has
bicycled across six continents – from the Arctic to the South Pole – as well as
six times across the USA, coast to coast and border to border. In 2005, he
bicycled from the Arctic Circle, Norway to Athens, Greece. He presents "The
Coming Population Crisis in America: and what you can do about it" to civic
clubs, church groups, high schools and colleges. He works to bring about
sensible world population balance at his website www.frostywooldridge.com
Listen to Frosty Wooldridge on Tuesdays
and Thursdays as he interviews top national leaders on his radio show
"Connecting the Dots" at www.republicbroadcasting.org at 6:00 PM Mountain Time. Adjust tuning
in to your time zone.
1 Comments in Response to Drug Free America: Sure! Yes We Can--Yeah Right!
The War on (some) Drugs illuminates perfectly the weak underbelly of the "line in the sand" mentality. Man laws which go against natural law are destined to fail; humans, like water around a dam, will seek their own paths around the "line in the sand".
The question is, and you have so eloquently answered, whether you want human action to be channeled, bound by the natural laws of economics and open to the sunshine, or underground and hidden, irresponsible and uncontained? Of course we prefer control and order.
Man laws which contradict the laws of nature are so many dams and blockages in the river of human action. Every bureaucratic hoop, every checkpoint brings that river closer to overflowing its banks, not in the floodplain, designed by nature to handle the overflow, but in our cities and settlements with disastrous economic and social consequences.
It's great to see you come around, Frosty. It's good to see you recognize the power of natural law to contain the actions and movements of humans and the uselessness of man laws in contravention of economic realities. With you as a cheerleader, we can finally do something to erase the arbitrary, man-drawn lines in the sand.