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In reply to the discussion: Black Lives Matter Releases Policy Agenda [View all]Uponthegears
(1,499 posts)19. At first blush
it might seem that way, but the decriminalization of drugs is a near-mainstream idea.
If, indeed, that idea is near-mainstream, I can't think of a reason why any drug offender (assuming they were not also convicted of a violent crime) should not be immediately released.
Given that, BLM's strong interest in preventing the subjugation, imprisonment, disenfranchisement, and execution (both judicial and non-judicial), and the disparate impact of drug convictions on the black community, I can't say this isn't a reasonable policy position.
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"retroactive decriminalization and immediate release of all people convicted of drug offenses"
oberliner
Aug 2016
#13
Actually, this is reasonable. The WOD was all about putting blacks in jail in the first place.
Eleanors38
Aug 2016
#40
Most of what they want can be achieved by simply VOTING and holding their representatives
glennward
Aug 2016
#14
With gerrymandering and bullshit voter ID laws. It makes it kind of hard for all of us to vote.
Glassunion
Aug 2016
#31