Comments on: Prison Planet

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:11 +0000

…good points, mike…

…when society is geared towards distrust & paranoia, it’s quite understandable to be surrounded by distrusting & paranoid people…& it certainly detracts from creating a society that might be, as you suggest, stronger, better, happier, safer & freer…

…unfortunately we’re really geared up for the base aspects of that thought process in this country…whether you’re talking about prisons or border security…we’ve lost a lot of ‘middle ground’ perspective as a society…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:45:02 +0000

I’m not even going to try for ’25 words or less’ this time. This here’s a full blown rant: for what it’s worth, I’m drug free, don’t drink, and am opposed to the War on Drugs, which refers to a specific set of government policies that have been a huge contributing factor to the outrageously high imprisonment rate in the US, and particularly within communities of color. In my opinion, there’s absolutely no contradiction between being opposed to doping, and being opposed to unreasonable government drug policies.

Just because “drugs are bad” doesn’t always mean “there oughta be a law”. Pot may arguably not be good for you, and may be a real motivation killer, but by far the biggest dangers from smoking pot are the risks associated with being arrested for it and locked up. I’m perfectly comfortable choosing not to smoke pot without the Nanny State telling me I can’t and threatening to put me somewhere where I’m going to be raped and generally mistreated. Hope most other adults are similarly comfortable making their own choices.

Even if drugs like methamphetamine are in another catogory in terms of dangers and social costs, prison isn’t necessarily a good way to deal with them. Prison may be a good way to deal with the relatively small group of people who are so predatory or screwed-up that they will almost certainly harm or kill others if not locked in a cage. But for most people, I think the harm done to them by State imprisonment far exceeds whatever harm they may have done to society. Ultimately, I believe that has the opposite effect of making society stronger, better, happier, safer, and freer.

By: Skidmark

Skidmark — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:39:58 +0000

U.S. citizens get hammered for simple possesion. Mexican dope mules(backpackers) just get booted back south if they’re carrying less than 450 pounds! They do run the risk of getting whacked if they loose too many loads though.

By: KG

KG — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:22:45 +0000

Of course you know that the California Athletic Commission deems marijuana as an banned substance for athletic events and if it’s found in your system you will be stripped of titles and suffer penalties.

By: sommerfliesby

sommerfliesby — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:08:51 +0000

Damn Joe. I was gonna use that reference! Props to the Clutch song too…gonna have to play that one today during my LAW ABIDING EXISTENCE.

By: bikepunk

bikepunk — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:56:38 +0000

Husky, You are a man. Not THE man, but a man, and I salute you.

And I think many of us would be against the ‘war on drugs’. Or at least for the relaxation of Marijuana laws. All the other shit can stay illegal as fuck, but mandatory FEDERAL minimums for possession? Like 15 years for having some?

Fucking stupid. Let the states decide how severe those guys should be punished. One sober weekend picking up trash on Hwy 5 out by Buttonwillow in the summer heat will make them sorry they were so damn stupid. But prison time for being a Spicoli? That’s just mean, man.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:20:20 +0000

They are tring to build a prison, so you and i can live in.
” system of a down “

By: sc

sc — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:17:25 +0000

don’t look at me i been out 3 months.lotsa the usual dumbasses but the real common denom is poor.add black for the double whammy

By: dentext

dentext — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:58:29 +0000

boiling frog.

been this way a long time.
Everyday, garden variety injustice.

built in.

By: Husky Midget

Husky Midget — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:47:21 +0000

But I escaped there though a secret passage way, once I lived there for a thousand days.

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:43:55 +0000

…”get your hands off me you damn dirty ape !”…

…it’s talk like that, that assures you, that you don’t get a reach around, when the time comes !!!…

…share the love, you slacker piece of meat…

By: Husky Midget

Husky Midget — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:43:48 +0000

Bodies are bagged, skidmarks are measured, the stories in the paper you may read it at your leisure!!!!
get up, eat shit, escape from the prison planet!!!!
Just passed alaska, you know nothing of this if they ask ya!!!!
Stoner rockers on two wheel stand ups unite!!!!
Escape from the palnet of the apes, go forth, AD infinium return the relics to the elephant.
tasty little nuggets of alien technology!!!!
rebuild the rednecks of the armament!!!!Oh Yeah!!!!