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01-23-2011, 05:47 PM | #1 |
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Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons Not Enough Crime
Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons Not Enough Crime
Saturday, January 22, 2011 Drug-Friendly Netherlands to Close 8 Prisons -- Not Enough Crime Bruce Mirken Opposing Views 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? http://www.activistpost.com/2011/01/...o-close-8.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8bc_ZyORbM |
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