S1 EP 103: The real problem in society.

The more power we give to government to make decisions on our behalf, the more often we will suffer the negative consequences of those decisions. Nobody is more suited to make decisions on how I live my life, than me. If I make wise decisions, I will enjoy the prosperity from that. If I make poor decisions, I will have to suffer the consequences of those decisions. This is true for all of us. We are not all the same, we are very much different. Let us be. As long as my actions don't infringe on the rights of others, let them be.  The more responsibilities we give the police, the less likely they will be to effectively and responsibly handle those responsibilities. And the more power they will have to assume, to carryout those responsibilities. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". It is my belief that law enforcement should exist to protect us from each other. And that's it. They should be dispatched if a person has committed a crime against another person/people.  Police should not be used to enforce laws that prohibit victimless crimes.  In giving cops the authority to enforce all of the arbitrary dictates of the politicians who write the law, we have given them a power they cannot control.  By criminalising the use and possession of drugs, we have put a large majority of our population at odds with the men and women who are sworn to protect us, and serve us. I don't think many people truly understand the effect the drug war has had on our society. It is a fact that the war on drugs was at least in large part created to demonize people of color, and give government the power to crack down on otherwise peaceful people. I'm not making that up.  In the beginning, it was made very clear that these laws would be used to stifle dissent among Blacks and Hispanics who at that time were in a very fierce battle for basic human rights. It is well known that it was also a tool to disrupt the dissent brought about by the horrendous and illegal war in Vietnam. The drug war gave governme