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Let’s Go to Prison (2006)
IMDB rating: 5.60
Plot: John Lyshitski is a car stealing slacker, with a weed problem, and has been in Illinois’ Rossmore State Penitentiary so many times, he knows it’s entire population of both staff and cons by their fast names. Cursed with the old ill luck of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in possession of the wrong car, he’s been deemed a lost cause repeat offender in the eyes of everyone else. When the heartless judge, who has been behind most of his sentences, goes to the big court house in the sky, John decides to ruin the man’s legacy by having the judge’s only offspring, Nelson Biederman IV, thrown in the slammer along with him. Here, the world-class selfish jerk learns a certain old lesson the hard way: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. But has John somewhat gone too far in the payback department?
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Directors: Odenkirk Bob
Actors: Shepard Dax,Arnett Will,McBride Chi,Koechner David,Baker Dylan,Shannon Michael,Nino Miguel,Whittaker Jay,Darlow David,Marcus Joseph,Phalen Nick,Balance A.J.,Minor Jerry,Comedy,Crime,
Please,law enforcement officers only.Your opinion on the Legalization of Drugs.?
Think about it,no knee-jerk responses.Lets face it,the situation is out of control.Wouldn’t this at least allow us to get a handle on the problem?Remove the black market,simply crush huge drug cartels,starve violent local street gangs into extinction.Along with a "Vice Tax", I believe we would see the same effect as we are seeing with tobacco.The revenues generated could support a variety of related issues,as well as relieving the tax payers burden,lower prison populations.It goes on and on.
I appreciate all your answers,I hope we will see more input from others.At which time I will have another related question,so stay tuned in.This is a debate which is long over due.
Drugs legalized means a dramatic reduction in DEA related jobs, so cops will oppose it.
That and lots of other reasons.
The government makes a lot of money prosecuting drug crimes especially petty possession. The government spends a lot of the people’s money paying for law enforcement and prosecution.
So, don’t count on legalization any time soon it would lead to a lot of unemployed police, prosecutors, court employees, prison employees, and lawyers.
RockIt | Feb 05, 2010
They will never legalize drugs… and that is a fact . If they did there would be lots of cops out of jobs the money the gov gets from prosecuting minor drug charges would dry up and the Lawyers would scream bloody murder ..Legalizing drugs would be like ending all drunk driving charges .. Just too much money at stake .. Think about it when the money dries up the cops hit the street and will write you a ticket for anything they can find .. Brings in revenue
Larry G | Feb 05, 2010
It needs to stay illegal. We don’t mess with casual drug users anyway. There have been MANY of occasions that I knew darn well that someone I was questioning was in possession of pot, I could smell it in their cars and on their person… But if they aren’t causing a problem, I won’t mess with it…. send them on their way.
Where it being illegal comes into play is when they are problematic…Possesion of a controlled substance is an easy way to tap on extra penalties to criminals. You want to run on me, not only are you getting an obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, and fleeing the scene of a crime, but you are also getting possession of a controlled substance. If you want to be a punk about it… I’m going to hammer it all on you.
The other benefit of it being illegal is it helps keep it out of schools. At a young age, it works as a deterrent. If it were legal, I have no doubt that drugs would be running rampart though the school system. And that isn’t a time where drugs should be a priority.
I also don’t believe for a second that legalizing drugs would crush huge drug cartels or the black market. If you tax the drugs, then the black market woudl have the upper hand. Since they woulnd’t be taxing it on the black market, black market drugs would be cheaper. If you were a drug user, where would you buy your drugs… from the store at $8.00 a pack PLUS $5 in taxes… or from a black market dealer for $8 a pack?
Legalizing drugs won’t solve any problems.
boomn4×42 | Feb 05, 2010
I’m a cop.
All of this "the government makes soooo much money prosecuting drugs" stuff is pure BS. The goverment loses millions and million of dollars every year prosecuting drug cases, trust me, I see it everyday. You think the government collects enough in fines to offset the costs of prosecution? Not a chance. The govenment spends 1.2 billion dollars per year incarcerating drug offenders. What happens when you try to fine a junkie in court? You get squat, they have nothing.
Then there is the moral aspect. Think about your 12 year old daughter having free reign to buy heroin at 7-11. "Well, it would be well regulated" right? Wrong, there is a current age for consumption of alcohol, and we all know how many kids are drinking underage right now and have no problem getting alcohol. School age kids could purchase heroin, cocaine, meth, heck, anything their wandering young mind thinks might be fun. If you don’t think it will happen, you are wrong.
Finally, the "money" argument. People argue that drugs would be dirt cheap and people would no longer steal, rob, and murder for drugs. Wrong. For most of the people reading this that have never stepped foot in the ghetto, I have news for you…..drugs are dirt cheap. Enough heroin or crack to get you high only costs between $5 and $10. It’s not going to get much cheaper than your average pack of cigarettes in reality. The problem with drug addicts, is when you are addicted to drugs you normally either lose your job, simply don’t care about working, or don’t make enough to support your habit and pay your bills anyway (celebrities have proven this - they have millions). It doesn’t matter if you heroin "only" costs $5, when you have no money at all, and at some point they all have no money and the need for a fix. This leads right back to stealing, robbing, murder, etc.
It’s not going to happen. Maybe marijuana could be legalized, fine. However you cannot legalize drugs like Heroin, Meth and PCP. If you have ever seen a stone cold heroin junkie ( which many of you haven’t), you would agree with me.
John | Feb 05, 2010
Here’s how to legalize it.
In the words of Dale C. Carson, LEAVE YOUR DOPE AT HOME. Cops can’t get into your house without a warrant unless you invite them in. And if cops can’t see you toking a joint, they can’t arrest you for it.
Tony L | Feb 05, 2010
To RockIt. First off, the asker requested that cops only reply. As stated, the government loses a TON of money beacuse of drug cases. The only times that the government makes money is on smaller Marijuana cases because those are basically the only convictions punishable by a fine.
"Hard" drugs would be awful to legalize. As stated, hard core junkies are a nightmare to see, and if people could go and get crack and heroin at the local corner-mart, you would see a LOT of people overdosing and becoming addicts.
Marijuana, on the other hand would be a great drug to legalize. It would be awful to tax it right away, but that would be a great way to make money for the government. You’d kill the black market for it, and after a couple of years it would cut down on a LOT of related crimes, illegal immigration, and put a large dent in organized crime. Marijuana, while worse for your lungs than cigarettes (it burns at a much higher temperature, and the way it is smoked and held in makes it more dangerous) is probably less damaging (long term) than alcohol, and I’ve never heard of a father being abusive to his family after smoking a joint.
I think it would be an excellent idea, and tax revenue could go to help with our sick defecit, and could even pay to increase law enforcement and anti-drug programs. California has legalized it for medicinal purposes, and should absolutely continue in that direction for recreational purposes.
Definitely in favor of legalizing marijuana.
VergeOfChaos | Feb 05, 2010