that is the opposite of what i’m saying. i used that example precisely because it was a proven fallacy and a red herring from the war on drugs and used to prop up racist policing policies and class discrimination. Incredibly damaging to so many communities and so misguided, we can do better with guns than our early mistakes with drugs.
again, my main problem with these talking points are they:
- would have zero impact
- are red herring designed to prop up business as usual and undermine actual change
…so they are more damaging than helpful. going further doesn’t help.
want it harder? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
that data shows exactly what i’m asserting. yes chucks was merely place of convenience for the straw buyers, that’s all they were in the sea of dots, unless regulations change. one pox isn’t the sickness, and scratching it won’t help.
