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| "I do not support crack dealing in the classroom!" |
BOSTON—A proposal by Gov. Deval Patrick to shrink the drug-free zone around Massachusetts schools is drawing fire from police and prosecutors who say they need the 1,000-foot area and the tougher prison terms that go with it...Some law enforcement officials say the reduction would allow dealers to sell drugs very close to schools and would weaken strong drug laws passed during the 1980s crack cocaine scourge...Supporters of the smaller zone say that many of the people arrested are charged with dealing drugs in their own homes, during hours when schools are not in session and don't realize they are within 1,000 feet of a school.
Is anyone else as confused by this as me? Because I'm so puzzled I have no idea which side to support. Aren't illegal drugs just that, illegal? Can't we just lock up drug dealers regardless of their location?
Supporting the shrinking of the zone doesn't seem to make much sense since I'm pretty sure only drug dealers would be in favor of that. Who else is lamenting the poor criminal who inadvertently sold crack out of their den unaware that they were within 1,000 feet of a school? You still sold fucking crack, who gives a shit!
Then on the other hand you've got the law currently on the books which seems to implicate that selling crack outside of the 1,000 foot zone isn't all that important. Which again doesn't make any sense, because YOU'RE SELLING FUCKING CRACK!
