Reply #3: Surely the suspect was a paragon of virtue

[one-eyed fat man]

The suspect, Eugene Graves, 30, of Madison Street in Brooklyn, was later charged with attempted murder of a police officer, weapon possession and possession of a controlled substance: Sergeant Miller said Mr. Graves was carrying a plastic bag containing cocaine as well as more than $1,300 in cash. The police said Mr. Graves had a lengthy arrest record, including on charges of murder and robbery. The disposition of those cases was not immediately known.

This is directly attributable to legacy of Prohibition. Making recreational drugs illegal puts the manufacture, distribution and sale in the hands of criminal enterprises. The users, for the most part, do not care how many Mexicans are killed, how many politicians are bribed, or how many cops are corrupted. None of it matters as long as they can snort, smoke or inject their favorite contraband.