Thanks for this post! I missed Trump's remarks; and, clearly msm hasn't thought enough to give it discussion.
Personally, that would be horrible. Yes, dealers destroy communities; but, they are a small piece of the bigger problem which is too lengthy for this post.
You summed up my belief in two points:
drug addicts make their own decisions
Yep. Most addicts thought it'd be cool to try that one-hit addiction. As sad as this is, crack and heroin are examples of one-time, all-time highs.
mostly low-level dealers and users who get caught up in the middle.
Yep, again. That's not to negate their destructive force. But, they exist because it simmers down to the crackdown, i.e. a 17-yo driving an Escalade, wearing a real Rolex, living in the 'hood', might be an indicator that the problem is bigger than the 17 yo.
I didn't listen to the speech; but, I'm clearly disturbed that the U.S. would go the way of countries that consider the firing squad the final say. It just pushes things under ground, as someone mentioned regarding the Prohibition era.
The solution is life w/o the possibility of parole, remanding all assets to recovery houses nationwide. This would be deterrent enough to get the attention of the next generation. But, to get arrested and back out in 90 days to resume biz as usual, is a revolving door, not a solution.
Typically, I don't get into discussions such as these; because, if a little ant like me can figure things out, I'm sure a colony making millions a year should be able to come up with an answer IF they really wanted to.
Again, thanks for the post!
Peace.