In a crowded field, a new frontrunner has emerged for this year's worst abuse of power in the War on Drugs. The latest harbinger of liberty's death comes from unsuspecting Goose Creek, S. C. Last Wednesday, a small army of cops stormed Stratford High School, following a student's tip that others were dealing drugs. Fourteen officers burst into a crowded hallway with guns drawn, handcuffing students who were insufficiently submissive. Snarling drug dogs roamed the halls sniffing for contraband. [continues 580 words]
Devastating warfare, widespread poverty and epidemic disease are major problems facing the world. An inanimate, nontoxic plant responsible for fewer deaths than George W. Bush is not one of them. Marijuana takes the rap for a lot of things. According to the government, pot smokers are likely to shoot their friends and rape comely young maidens--if they ever get their lazy asses off the couch. Well, I hate to break it to you, friends, but you shouldn't necessarily believe everything the government says. (Shocking, I know. I'll give you a second to catch your breath.) [continues 588 words]
