Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons -- Not Enough Crime
By Bruce Mirken
For years prohibitionists, including our own Drug Enforcement Administration, have claimed — falsely — that the tolerant marijuana policies of the Netherlands have made that nation a nest of crime and drug abuse. They may have trouble wrapping their little brains around this:
The Dutch government is getting ready to close eight prisons because they don’t have enough criminals to fill them. Officials attribute the shortage of prisoners to a declining crime rate.
Just for fun, let’s compare the Netherlands to California. With a population of 16.6 million, the Dutch prison population is about 12,000. With its population of 36.7 million, California should have a bit more than double the Dutch prison population. California’s actual prison population is 171,000.
So, whose drug policies are keeping the streets safer?
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So, whose drug policies are keeping the streets safer?
Well obviously the Dutch, I think the article should also mentioned how many prisons the state of California has. interesting though that they are closing eight prisons, while America keeps building them.
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For years prohibitionists, including our own Drug Enforcement Administration, have claimed — falsely — that the tolerant marijuana policies of the Netherlands have made that nation a nest of crime and drug abuse. They may have trouble wrapping their little brains
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that if the police were allowed to go into the muslim-controlled zones, they could find lots of crime .
But, I guess that's how you deal with slavery, rape, childmolestation and murder in the netherlands, isn't it?
Just turn your eyes away.
It seems you guys got completely stoned before getting into this argument. That pretty much explains why there's no time for crime in mary jane's land :-)
I did not say there is no crime ,but there is a point here you don't
don't/won't get it is the fact that it is your choice to smoke mj or not
here .In US people seem to get high w/booze & thats legal(but not
better f/you)drunks here are almost always Brits or US the way they act I can understand why the choice is not in thier hands.
They are able to present competent arguments and present evidence. What do you have to contribute?
Thank you for that review of the conditions in the Netherlands. And with California in such a budget crisis -- not that money should be the only reason -- it's wonderful to have this information floating this way. Someone actually might understand the smarter consequences of legalizing drugs. We spend so much on keeping "criminals" fed and housed, with hardly any rehab possibilities, so many because of our laws on drugs. Hello? And at the same time imprisoning completely non-violent people for doing a non-violent thing. What would happen if we legalized all drugs, taxed the sale of them, and simply educated and inspired those who rely on drugs to heal their mental and emotional selves? Well, we would have millions of dollars more, the cartels would disappear into dust, and we wouldn't have the expenses of taking care of people who just wanted to have a better time in life. Yes, we have a lot to learn from The Netherlands.
The streets may be safer and the country may be saving money on closing prisons. But is that worth higher amount of drug related incidents?