Jason Bourne Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Many innocent people make a living from growing those drugs. True... and (a) no other crops will grow in the difficult climate and altitude of the Afghan mountains (b) no other crop will provide as much money as opium does and © if British troops did come down heavy on opium cultivation and distribution, they'd lose a lot of the support of local warlords that is needed to fight the Taliban. It's a difficult one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Open more abstinence based recovery programs. Stop the root cause of theft. Stop free bus passes to pay for it. Drug problem sorted. You wouldn't need to stop anything to pay for it; the amount saved in court costs and police costs from dealing with the crime involved, would more than offset the cost of those programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 It's an age old question concerning drugs, I don't have the answer & sure nobody on here does but, it does not help when proven drug cheats are allowed to represent us in the Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Stopping British troops from turning a blind eye to opium growing in Afghanistan would be a good start... Strange how you mention Afghanistan and not the coke baron of South American. I wonder why that might be Jason Bin Bourne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Strange how you mention Afghanistan and not the coke baron of South American. I wonder why that might be Jason Bin Bourne? This is what's happening in South America. A step in the right direction. One wich I think many countries will follow. http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/04/colombian-court-decriminalises-small-amounts-of-drugs-1029134.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 This is what's happening in South America. A step in the right direction. One wich I think many countries will follow. http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/04/colombian-court-decriminalises-small-amounts-of-drugs-1029134.html News isn't good from other parts of South America that have been 'clamping down hard' - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-03/pena-nieto-bets-on-pablo-escobar-nemesis-to-win-mexico-drug-war.html 47,000+ killed in Mexico so far & the drugs are still flowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 News isn't good from other parts of South America that have been 'clamping down hard' - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-03/pena-nieto-bets-on-pablo-escobar-nemesis-to-win-mexico-drug-war.html 47,000+ killed in Mexico so far & the drugs are still flowing. I like the part where they use Colombia as an example; when General Naranjo brought an end to the Medellin cocaine cartel in 1993 and homicide rates drop to 1,649 in 2011 from 6,349 in 1991. ..............yet Colombia are now looking at decriminalising drugs in an effort to reduce the hold that drug cartels have. Just goes to prove, no matter how much money or fire power you throw at the drugs war; it will never be won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 That's 10% of the population. You'll need 6 million immigrants to replace them. There are 8 million inactive adults of working age in the UK so not replacing them would solve many problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo77 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 There are 8 million inactive adults of working age in the UK so not replacing them would solve many problems. What percentage of those people are drug addicts? What's the percentage of drug users that are in active employment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 What percentage of those people are drug addicts? What's the percentage of drug users that are in active employment? I see you spotted the flaw in the plan, what has surprised me though is the number being quoted has taking drugs, I don’t know anyone that takes them and I wouldn’t have a clue where to buy them, other than contacting some of the members on SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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