Good golly, I agree with something President Donald Trump said
Much like a broken clock is correct twice a day, and just as a sightless squirrel stumbles upon a nut now and again, here I am, in agreement with President Donald Trump.
Can you believe it? I can’t. But yet here we are, me ol’ Donny sharing the peace pipe. Assuming, of course, that peace pipe contains tobacco and not heroin, because right there, that’s where we agree. On the subject of heroin.
Well, we kind of agree, but I’m just happy to be in lockstep with the Power That Be for once.
Anyway, our grand agreement is this: Yeah, I’m all for the death penalty when it comes to big time drug traffickers, especially those selling heroin, fentanyl and whatever other nonsense kills users dead in their tracks.
Trump makes a solid point: If you can get the death penalty for killing a single person with a gun, shouldn’t you get the death penalty for killing tens, if not hundreds or thousands of people, with drugs?
And honestly, I’d be fine ramping the “big time drug traffickers” down to “anyone who deals in any significant weight.” Put the fear of death in people. They might think twice before they start slinging some scag.
So yes. Once again, allow the headline to state PIGS FLY! EDELSTEIN AGREES WITH TRUMP.
But uh … that’s pretty much where it ends when it comes to my agreeing with Trump on drugs, because if I were president — and really, are we even going to pretend I wouldn’t be better at it that Trump? — but if I were president, I’d double down on the death penalty for dealers by legalizing all drugs.
Yep. All of ‘em. Including heroin. And users would have to register
Can you believe it? I can’t. But yet here we are, me ol’ Donny sharing the peace pipe. Assuming, of course, that peace pipe contains tobacco and not heroin, because right there, that’s where we agree. On the subject of heroin.
with the government, get their drugs from doctors, and be compelled to enter rehab clinics.
Legalizing makes the most sense in the world, because the death penalty for dealers will just result in a few dealers sitting on death row for 20 years while their appeals play out. It will do almost nothing to stem the tide of drug abuse in America.
If it’s legalized, and being doled out by docs, the profit motive for criminals disintegrates overnight. And anyone who wanted to try and buck the system, go black market with their black tar, would be much easier prey for law enforcement to track down. Going after a handful of dealers seems a lot easier than going after tens of thousands.
Heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, you’d get through specialists tied into the government, and LSD, ecstasy, and mushrooms would be available at supermarkets for all I care. (OK fine. Liquor stores.)
As for marijuana, I mean come on. Let’s just stop. Marijuana should be as legal as spinning around in a circle. Anyway …
Anyway, I agree with Trump! Sound the bells!
Jeff Edelstein is a columnist for The Trentonian. He can be reached at jedelstein@ trentonian.com, facebook. com/jeffreyedelstein and @ jeffedelstein on Twitter.