"Undercover Baltimore police officer Dante Arthur was doing what he does well, arresting drug dealers, when he approached a group in January. What he didn't know was that one of suspects knew from a previous arrest that Arthur was police. Arthur was shot twice in the face. In the gunfight that ensued, Arthur's partner returned fire and shot one of the suspects, three of whom were later arrested..."
@ 'Wahington Post'
Well thought out piece by two former police.
This blog has called many times for the legalisaion of ALL drugs.
Prohibition has proved itself not to work again & again...
“Narcotics have been systematically scapegoated and demonized. The idea that anyone can use drugs and escape a horrible fate is anathema to these idiots. I predict in the near future right wingers will use drug hysteria as a pretext to setup an international police apparatus. I’m an old man, and I may not live to see a final solution of the drug problem.”
-William S. Burroughs in 'Drugstore Cowboy'
'Horse's Ass'
