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iscooterliberally

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Thu Jan 5, 2012, 02:16 PM Jan 2012

Another victim of the drug war.

When will our government ever learn?



A single gunman opened fire on officers late on Wednesday evening as they approached the home, said Lieutenant Danielle Croyle, a spokeswoman for Ogden police.

Local drug task force agent Jared Francom was pronounced dead on Thursday, Croyle said. Five other officers wounded in the gunfire were at area hospitals being treated for injuries ranging from serious to critical.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-shooting-utah-idUSTRE8040FO20120105?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71

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Another victim of the drug war. (Original Post) iscooterliberally Jan 2012 OP
hopefully soon? endcorporatecontrol Jan 2012 #1
1. hopefully soon?
Thu Jan 5, 2012, 06:53 PM
Jan 2012

So many lives lost. So many families split apart and communities destroyed, yet it doesn't appear that our current administration, or any but the most fringe of candidates, has even considered ending the drug war. The cost in life, money, and human suffering is too great for this policy to continue, and I would think that that is the view of a very large portion of the American public. A simple solution(or simple enough) I see to this problem, is to reclassify drug "problems" and "crimes" as health problems. Decriminalization is the only reasonable way forward.

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