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The war on drugs looks to be in full swing.



As I've already said (in this thread) just arresting people is probably pointless, and offering people treatment for addiction, and treatment or support for mental ill health is probably a lot cheaper and more effective than just the criminal justice system.

Having said that, did you read the pinterest page? There are some rapists there; and some rapists of children; and some other sex offenders too.


Yes, I had a look. The majority appear to be drug / theft related, a much smaller portion (mostly near the top) are other crimes (more serious).

I'm not sure about the percentage of non-whites vs whites in American jails but there sure seems to be some racial bias here.




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