Comments on: Home Meth Lab Found 1/4 Mile From School Grounds

By: mortonmalaise

mortonmalaise — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:39:52 +0000

Michael,
I whole-heartedly agree. Next to the colonization of Iraq, the War on Drugs is the US’s biggest waste of money and other resources. Legalize it, regulate it, tax it. If people want to destroy their lives, let them do it legally. The government could make a whole lot of money off tax revenue. I know someone is going to say, “Well, it’s not just their lives being ruined.” Well, gambling, drinking, and credit cards are legal, and we all know how many lives have been ruined by those vices.

By: Michael Legel

Michael Legel — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:30:20 +0000

Prohibition doesn’t work well. In some cases, for instance those involving children, it is the only way. There is no alternative to prohibition when it comes to child labor laws, pedophilia, etc. When it comes to substance abuse it really doesn’t work. At all. Our prisons are full and people are still blowing up buildings and vehicles with illegal meth labs. I don’t care what other people do to mess up their lives … but I do care if they blow up my neighborhood. If we really want to address the real social problems of this abuse we would legalize and remove the black market. We can argue how to police the abusers but the manufacture and distribution problems would be solved. We still can’t seem to come to terms with alcohol abuse so it may be a while with other drugs as well. Myself … I don’t understand why bars have parking lots.

By: Brian A. Graham

Brian A. Graham — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:19:33 +0000

Operation Rattlesnake was a success, but then there was an absence of political will to keep vigilance. It is going to take money and manpower to keep this problem at bay.

Secondly, there needs to be a focus on the underlying socio-economic causes of the meth epidemic, namely Pekin has 48% of its children living at or near the poverty line. Meth use and production is predominately a problem in poorer locales. Until everyone gets serious about the problem and its causes, we will deal with this problem repeatedly.

By: NewsAnchorMom

NewsAnchorMom — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:49:23 +0000

Meth labs anywhere are a problem. I know we did a special on how meth labs are extremely hard to clean up. You could be living in a home that once housed a meth lab and not know it. That’s pretty scary.

By: East Bluff Barbie

East Bluff Barbie — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:01:06 +0000

A few years ago my friend, who lived in Pekin, discovered a mobile meth lab outside her house in an SUV. She left and wouldn’t return until the police assured her that it was gone. She was afraid it would blow and take half the neighborhood with it.

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Today’s 6 links : Peoria Pundit — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:43:25 +0000

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