I know where you're coming from my dude, and I'm black. I'm just grateful to be clean and sober for 11 years. I've got a degree in addictions counseling, which landed me a good paying job at a treatment center. My past didn't hold me back forever. You can be very valuable to the next person going down the wrong path because you've been there, done that. I don't give a shit about not being able to vote. I have lives to try saving, for those wanting their lives saved
Private corporations owning and running prisons? WTF WHERE THEY THINKING?!? Everything in this video just downright pisses me off! Keep on spreading the good word.
Does crack cocaine discriminate? Concerning the drug wars, (if) there was no demand for drugs, then these drugs wars would not exist. Take the pharmaceutical companies who mass produce more illicit and life destroying drugs that one could imagine. Why isn't there the same legislation and drug enforcement for "prescribing" as opposed to "dealing" these drugs with there physical and psychological side effects being talked about? Why the double standard? As Adolph Hitler said,"How fortunate that
"The Prison Industrial Complex"....The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a system of governmental and private interests that uses prisons as a solution to social, political, and economic problems. The PIC depends upon the oppressive systems of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It includes human rights violations, the death penalty, industry and labor issues, policing, courts, media, community powerlessness, the imprisonment of political prisoners, and the elimination of dissent.
i'm white.I was born in 1978. i have no diploma,ged. i have a record felony, distribution and several white collar crimes.to make things worse,the law (police) made unlawful acts towards me just to charge me.All americans are being decieved by our government .I was given a poor chance to live but i'm living and i'm doing. at 34 I have a house. several automobiles,cars,trucks,motor bikes.Point is i never bothered anyone about the mistakes i made in life.
A guy holding 5 grams of rock cocaine might get 10 years. Without looking at the individual closely there is no way anybody could say "they deserve it". Maybe some do, but a lot of folks are just trying to pay the bills and need to be sentenced to 18 months or so to teach them that what they're doing is "unacceptable". Some men learn, some don't, but America's obsession with locking people up should be an outrage to any civilized person. BTW- I'm ex-law enforcement and a conservative.
WOW!! so the state pays $30-40,000 a YEAR to keep these people in JAIL! That is MESSED UP BIG TIME!!! Just imagine what that sort of investment in the COMMUNITY would acheive!
Sad but true! Prisons are killer of fathers, families, & voters. Societal elites make money off prisons & are exempt from them. Prisons are built in communities where the 3rd grade natl standardized scores dont meet certain levels. Test biases limit students from lower socioeconomic status. Kids in these communities lack 1st hand experience with many concepts on these test. These kids arent given proper school resources, nurturing activities or meaningful exposure to succeed. Grace & Peace T2
Drugs kill people, there is no denying that. When you use drugs you put other people's health at risk and deserve to go to jail. they complain about the three strike law but it works. lots of people go to jail and as soon as they get out they start doing drugs again. These people deserve a harsher punishment.
@inkey2 So when your in a community that has lost all its jobs because of the decline in the manufacturing industry, and the government seals you off with interstates and highways, banks redline you so you can't get a mortgage, you don't have a car b/c you can't afford it and thus you can't travel to the suburbs to search for a job, you wouldn't take on illegitimate forms of work (i.e., drug trafficking?). Of course not.
I think it is 1 out of every 100 American citizens are incarcerated now. The prison industry in American is a thriving business due to ignorance, greed & selfishness. It's sickening!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Think of how many jobs could be provided just harvesting industrial hemp on a massive scale?
Sorry, I must retract some of that. I have been watching many videos on the war on drugs, and was giving a general response to all of them here. Race is a major point of this video, but that doesn't change the point I was making.
"lots of people go to jail and as soon as they get out they start doing drugs again." And that's exactly why jail time doesn't work. Nice argumenting against yourself there.
For all intents and purposes, the prison system in America is physically clean, w/decent (a bit starchy) food, and the system absolutely encourages terrorizing the population via race and social grouping related conflicts. Divid and conquer is the rule. I'd rather do time in third world countries where you can pay the guards a little extra to look the other way! In American prisons, you have to have big money involved to get the system to look the other way.
To the guys having a race war here: What are either of you trying to prove? You guys need to stop focusing on the differences between each other, and pay attention to what you have in common. You are too busy blindly attacking each other to notice the fact that we are all being fucked over by the ruling class. The point of this video has clearly gone right over your heads if you can't see this. This isn't a matter of racism. It's a matter of classism, and we are all being fucked in the ass.
@JMU24AZP keep the justifications for criminal behavior coming.......I think you might have left some out. Me personally. I do not do anything illegal because I just do not want to go to prison.....I don't kill, i don't steal, don't deal drugs to my neighborhood kids.....I made a the decision to stay out of trouble. I guess to you that makes me narrow minded.
@deadreck024 im in the same boat, and its not right, they take it all from us leaving us with no choice but to make "wrong choices" all over again, they trap us in a circle of failure but blame it on us.
p.s i know for a fact that other races besides the white one are racist as well. where i live, it is only 20% white and people are racist to me because i am white. i am never racist because i have a lot of black and hispanic friends. so dont be saying that its only white people!
did anybody put a gun or other weapon to your head or body and "make" you or anybody else you know smoke crack cocaine, or use drugs? Don't you have a choice in what you want to be, what you want to do, and where your future is headed? al Blunt, "The wisest man has something to learn" and NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION AND CONSENT. Al Blunt, "nothing changed is nothing changed" so wakeup, and release yourself from your imprisoned stae of mind. Change your thoughts
majority of drug offenders r in drugs 4 selling weed, not crack...u need to open up your mind and see wat this country is really about, MONEY!...i agree drug dealer need 2 b in prison but the CIA agents who bring the drugs in the country and the police officers who allow it to go on & get a cut need to be in prison also...the prison industry is modern day slavery...i hate drug dealers but i understand its all about survival 4 alot...McKinney is NOT a nutjob she just knows the real unlike urself
@deadreck024 Buddy, I tell you one thing. You can get things fixed. If you cant make it there, make it overthere. Come here to europe, look for a job- you will come along. We need good people here. You have already paid for your `crime`. You are a serious citicen again now. People have to respect this. Give yourself time, work a time here in europe, you can fix your life. Like I told you- come over here.
listen i can tell that you have a grudge against white people for some reason, but dont judge us like that bc it hurts peoples feelings when you make judgments like that. and, no matter how you put it, if you judge a persons decision/opionion just on their race it is considered racist. your actually being kind of racist to white people when you assume things like that. and racism, whether its towards blacks, whites, hispanics, etc, its all equally wrong.
@jaxtripleaxle09 LOL ... I DON'T GET IT ! . LOL . I'm a pig, a douchebag, AND !! I get my life threatened because I used all capital letters !!!! LOL .... wow ! LOL ..
plain and simple do not use drugs if it is illegal and you get caught you will be punished. you have sold yourself into "slavery". legalize pot and it is not a crime
I know where you're coming from my dude, and I'm black. I'm just grateful to be clean and sober for 11 years. I've got a degree in addictions counseling, which landed me a good paying job at a treatment center. My past didn't hold me back forever. You can be very valuable to the next person going down the wrong path because you've been there, done that. I don't give a shit about not being able to vote. I have lives to try saving, for those wanting their lives saved
Private corporations owning and running prisons?
WTF WHERE THEY THINKING?!?
Everything in this video just downright pisses me off!
Keep on spreading the good word.
"You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let's just get rid of all the drug laws." - Ron Paul
RON PAUL 2012!!!
How can I get to see the videos from school from class SCH150? i did change classes and did not happen to see some very good videos of this class.
Is there a way that you can add pill poppers and what is in my baggie?
This was eye opening. I wish the majority of the American public could see this.
Does crack cocaine discriminate? Concerning the drug wars, (if) there was no demand for drugs, then these drugs wars would not exist. Take the pharmaceutical companies who mass produce more illicit and life destroying drugs that one could imagine. Why isn't there the same legislation and drug enforcement for "prescribing" as opposed to "dealing" these drugs with there physical and psychological side effects being talked about? Why the double standard? As Adolph Hitler said,"How fortunate that
"The Prison Industrial Complex"....The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a system of governmental and private interests that uses prisons as a solution to social, political, and economic problems. The PIC depends upon the oppressive systems of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It includes human rights violations, the death penalty, industry and labor issues, policing, courts, media, community powerlessness, the imprisonment of political prisoners, and the elimination of dissent.
@JoeReznik where at in Europe would you suggest?
@headstrong440 Monmouth. Who commanded the 4th Bde?
i'm white.I was born in 1978. i have no diploma,ged. i have a record felony, distribution and several white collar crimes.to make things worse,the law (police) made unlawful acts towards me just to charge me.All americans are being decieved by our government .I was given a poor chance to live but i'm living and i'm doing. at 34 I have a house. several automobiles,cars,trucks,motor bikes.Point is i never bothered anyone about the mistakes i made in life.
point of order: you're not forced into the labor. you can choose not to work while you're in prison.
Wow! Hugeley Entertaining and Highly Educational.
Also watch the documentary War on Drugs- The Prison Industry USA or other documentaries listed in the left side of my channel ;D cheers
I think all drugs should be unregulated and legal. that way the ones stupid enough to do them.... will.
A guy holding 5 grams of rock cocaine might get 10 years. Without looking at the individual closely there is no way anybody could say "they deserve it". Maybe some do, but a lot of folks are just trying to pay the bills and need to be sentenced to 18 months or so to teach them that what they're doing is "unacceptable". Some men learn, some don't, but America's obsession with locking people up should be an outrage to any civilized person.
BTW- I'm ex-law enforcement and a conservative.
I understand the point of the video Nutrition. Yes, people do enslave themselves by the use of illegal and sometimes legal drugs. Unfortunate.
A lot of the footage from this video comes from a documentary called The American Drug War: The Last White Hope
Did you even watch this video?
WOW!! so the state pays $30-40,000 a YEAR to keep these people in JAIL! That is MESSED UP BIG TIME!!!
Just imagine what that sort of investment in the COMMUNITY would acheive!
Sad but true! Prisons are killer of fathers, families, & voters. Societal elites make money off prisons & are exempt from them. Prisons are built in communities where the 3rd grade natl standardized scores dont meet certain levels. Test biases limit students from lower socioeconomic status. Kids in these communities lack 1st hand experience with many concepts on these test. These kids arent given proper school resources, nurturing activities or meaningful exposure to succeed. Grace & Peace T2
Drugs kill people, there is no denying that. When you use drugs you put other people's health at risk and deserve to go to jail. they complain about the three strike law but it works. lots of people go to jail and as soon as they get out they start doing drugs again. These people deserve a harsher punishment.
I hope they see how well this is working in the Midwest.
Drug production in Afganistan has increased by 800% since The Coalition invasion....
@inkey2 So when your in a community that has lost all its jobs because of the decline in the manufacturing industry, and the government seals you off with interstates and highways, banks redline you so you can't get a mortgage, you don't have a car b/c you can't afford it and thus you can't travel to the suburbs to search for a job, you wouldn't take on illegitimate forms of work (i.e., drug trafficking?). Of course not.
I think it is 1 out of every 100 American citizens are incarcerated now. The prison industry in American is a thriving business due to ignorance, greed & selfishness. It's sickening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Think of how many jobs could be provided just harvesting industrial hemp on a massive scale?
Great Video, even better the whole Movie is though.
Sorry, I must retract some of that. I have been watching many videos on the war on drugs, and was giving a general response to all of them here. Race is a major point of this video, but that doesn't change the point I was making.
"lots of people go to jail and as soon as they get out they start doing drugs again."
And that's exactly why jail time doesn't work.
Nice argumenting against yourself there.
@VitalSigns1 finally !! a comment that makes sense !!
For all intents and purposes, the prison system in America is physically clean, w/decent (a bit starchy) food, and the system absolutely encourages terrorizing the population via race and social grouping related conflicts. Divid and conquer is the rule. I'd rather do time in third world countries where you can pay the guards a little extra to look the other way! In American prisons, you have to have big money involved to get the system to look the other way.
@BigMoneyBags Thats real talk. We're all in this together..it dont matta if your black, white, brown, yellow, red, etc.
To the guys having a race war here: What are either of you trying to prove? You guys need to stop focusing on the differences between each other, and pay attention to what you have in common.
You are too busy blindly attacking each other to notice the fact that we are all being fucked over by the ruling class. The point of this video has clearly gone right over your heads if you can't see this.
This isn't a matter of racism. It's a matter of classism, and we are all being fucked in the ass.
I totally agree with this video but now that we have a black President it kind of confuses this entire issue!
Just my observation...
What it is about conspiracy theory that you can't take seriously? You don't think conspiracies happen?
Give this more viewings!
it keeps them from doing stupid things when they are high.
@JMU24AZP keep the justifications for criminal behavior coming.......I think you might have left some out. Me personally. I do not do anything illegal because I just do not want to go to prison.....I don't kill, i don't steal, don't deal drugs to my neighborhood kids.....I made a the decision to stay out of trouble. I guess to you that makes me narrow minded.
@MokomaSusi thank you
@deadreck024 im in the same boat, and its not right, they take it all from us leaving us with no choice but to make "wrong choices" all over again, they trap us in a circle of failure but blame it on us.
p.s i know for a fact that other races besides the white one are racist as well. where i live, it is only 20% white and people are racist to me because i am white. i am never racist because i have a lot of black and hispanic friends. so dont be saying that its only white people!
@jaxtripleaxle09 UH OH !! everybody ! we got a live one !! .... ok, ! I'm confused, so, I'm a "pig" because I wrote in all capitals !? ... LOL .
did anybody put a gun or other weapon to your head or body and "make" you or anybody else you know smoke crack cocaine, or use drugs? Don't you have a choice in what you want to be, what you want to do, and where your future is headed? al Blunt, "The wisest man has something to learn" and NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION AND CONSENT. Al Blunt, "nothing changed is nothing changed" so wakeup, and release yourself from your imprisoned stae of mind. Change your thoughts
Just say NO!
majority of drug offenders r in drugs 4 selling weed, not crack...u need to open up your mind and see wat this country is really about, MONEY!...i agree drug dealer need 2 b in prison but the CIA agents who bring the drugs in the country and the police officers who allow it to go on & get a cut need to be in prison also...the prison industry is modern day slavery...i hate drug dealers but i understand its all about survival 4 alot...McKinney is NOT a nutjob she just knows the real unlike urself
it's all reduced down to class war
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I'ts all about control & power! Wake up people before its to late!
2:13 Bush shows his stash of crack
Well you actually have to find a reason besides the color of my skin to hate me. I personally feel sorry for you.
@mephisto88x no, you cant invent a drug. Native Americans introduced drugs to European explorers
You should check out something called "history" - it's been around a lot longer than Obama's been in office.
ok im just saying that SOME problems are caused by some people who aren't white
2:40 rick Ross?
@deadreck024 Buddy, I tell you one thing. You can get things fixed. If you cant make it there, make it overthere. Come here to europe, look for a job- you will come along. We need good people here. You have already paid for your `crime`. You are a serious citicen again now. People have to respect this. Give yourself time, work a time here in europe, you can fix your life. Like I told you- come over here.
where is God.
Yeah your right its a prison country.
Such violent talk. Fit only for a barbarian.
Ok so your situation you are the minority in that sense the majority of cases are this way and you know it open your eyes....
@treefingers1206 wow,,,,nothing like thinking up dozens of excuses to be a criminal
listen i can tell that you have a grudge against white people for some reason, but dont judge us like that bc it hurts peoples feelings when you make judgments like that. and, no matter how you put it, if you judge a persons decision/opionion just on their race it is considered racist. your actually being kind of racist to white people when you assume things like that. and racism, whether its towards blacks, whites, hispanics, etc, its all equally wrong.
@jaxtripleaxle09 LOL ... I DON'T GET IT ! . LOL . I'm a pig, a douchebag, AND !! I get my life threatened because I used all capital letters !!!! LOL .... wow ! LOL ..
plain and simple do not use drugs if it is illegal and you get caught you will be punished. you have sold yourself into "slavery". legalize pot and it is not a crime