Nick Bernabe

October 13, 2014

(TheAntiMedia) Comedian and commentator Dave Smith recently posted a critique of the “War on Drugs”. In the video he draws comparisons to the drug war and slavery, as well as some other valid criticism. Watch the short video below:

An important point that Dave brings up is the incarceration rate in the US. While American politicians and corporate media pundits pound the idea that America is the ‘free-est’ country in the world, the cold hard statistics directly contradict this rhetoric. The US has the highest incarceration rate both per capita and overall in the world. See figure below:

Another point made in Dave’s video is how the War on Drugs is an inherently racist policy. The graphic below illustrates his point perfectly.

So while the rates of ‘illegal’ drug use are nearly identical across races — even higher use by white people in some cases — minorities in America are much more likely to be incarcerated for drug related victimless ‘crimes’.

Do you think it’s time to end the failed War on Drugs? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

h/t to TheDailySheeple for bringing this video to our attention.

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