- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: The Events Last Night May Be a "Worst Case" Scenario for Race-Protesting
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:07 am to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:07 am to Big Scrub TX
Little nugget of history... Know who was the big proponent on stringent drug laws with regards to crack? Speaker Tip O'Neill (D) of Massachusetts thanks to Len Bias' heart exploding before he played for the Celtics.
The heightened penalties for crack vs powdered coke have been pointed to as a massive reason for the out of whack racial sentencing for drug possession.
The heightened penalties for crack vs powdered coke have been pointed to as a massive reason for the out of whack racial sentencing for drug possession.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:11 am to teke184
quote:
Little nugget of history... Know who was the big proponent on stringent drug laws with regards to crack? Speaker Tip O'Neill (D) of Massachusetts thanks to Len Bias' heart exploding before he played for the Celtics.
Yes, Congress eagerly signed off on the Drug War.
quote:
The heightened penalties for crack vs powdered coke have been pointed to as a massive reason for the out of whack racial sentencing for drug possession.
Correct. And it wasn't on accident. I would say that was the single most relevant antecedent to what we are seeing today...unnecessary laws creating an imprisoned underclass.
BTW, basically every single thing they "taught" the population about crack was propaganda. I'm talking about the "just one hint of one hit of crack and you are instantly addicted...FOR LIFE" type of crap.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News