Question by Mister Chartreuse: Do conservatives agree that keeping minor drug offenders in prison is a waste of tax payer money?
More often, I’ll hear a conservative (normally in regard to the incarceration of some killer or rapist) say “What a waste of money. A bullet only costs 50 cents, just shoot him”.

But I never hear any calls for judicial drug policy reform from the same people. Think about how much money could be saved on the penal system if drugs were decriminalized. Now think about how much money could be made off legalizing and regulating all drugs (not to mention the plummet in gang activity and the associated savings in law enforcement decline).

We could even use the revenue to fund rehabilitation programs and deal with drug use as a societal problem rather than a judicial one – although I know how much you guys hate social programs. (The word “program” makes you physically uncomfortable, doesn’t it?)

I’m sorry if this is a cliche question for this section, but I’ve never heard what the formal conservative response is to the proposition of the legalization/regulation of drugs for financial reasons.

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Answer by ?
I’ve never said shoot them. But you have to arrest, and question the small time dealers to get to the higher ups. Legalizing dope isnt the answer. Treating dealers more harshly is the answer

Answer by I EAT PEOPLE
i am conservative and i absolutely agree with you. this “drug war” cost more than all the other wars in the last 60 years COMBINED.

a war on drugs is a war on the people. its a war on your choices. its a war on your right to the persuit of happiness. i may disagree with someone on how to persue happiness, but to lock them up because of that disagreement is preposterous. and then to pay for the rest of their lives so i can do that.\

well i already used the word preposterous im not sure if i can top that.

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