Comments on: Crystal Darkness

By: John B.

John B. — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:19:57 +0000

I think the problem has gotten so bad that radical measures must be taken if we are to cut it down to size. Some of the Muslim countries have no tolerance for dealers, at all.

I remember several years ago when two Australians entered Indonesia (if I remember the country correctly) with a package of heroine or cocaine in their luggage. They were caught at the airport on the way in. They were arrested, tried and hanged in a few weeks despite pleas for mercy from the Australian, British and American governments.

Their families came over from Australia to visit with them on their last evening, then had to come back the next morning to take away their bodies. Both men were in their twenties, I believe. Radical? Yes, but that country has little or no problems with drug dealers. Their government was serious about the problem. Is ours?

By: Nancy Cleveland

Nancy Cleveland — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:05:41 +0000

I don’t know…throw the dealers in jail and toss away the key certainly. But while what happens to the users, though horrific…they did and do have a choice whether to start using or not. It’s a rare instance a dealer shoves it down someone’s throat and they don’t give it away free (other than, perhaps, the first time). At the same time, our prisons are already overcrowded with drug users…even without any other criminal activity. There’s no easy answer for the user once hooked. We’ve been conducting “drugs war” for the last how many years and where has it gotten us.

Educating in schools would be a good thing, John, but you only have to listen to radio, tv, read papers and forums/blogs to learn that there are few who want their children taught such things of which they don’t approve…even if to save a life.

By: John B.

John B. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:50:23 +0000

I only watched part one and that was enough for me. I am well aware of this kind of thing even though I have never done any kind of drugs in my life, not even tried pot.

It is sad to see people destroying themselves yet it seems that everyone who starts doing drugs, perhaps thinks they can handle it whereas others were weak. Peer pressure enters into this problem, too.

I think education in schools and on TV are the way to start handling this problem. It is so important that it should be a mandatory course in all schools. As they say: “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.”

I would go a whole lot further, too. I’m talking about special courts for those caught dealing drugs. Ten years jail for a first offence, and execution for a second offense. Educate the public about that, too, so they know what to expect if they get caught.

Drug-dealers sell death and destruction, and it is they who must be taken out even if executing them is the only way. And I’m not talking about them sitting in jail with endless appeals for the next 15- 20 years. I’m talking about three months at the most. We need to dispatch them quickly. These people are murderers without a conscience. Until we deal harshly with them, the problem will continue.

Until we get some politicians with guts to write such laws, we are going to see more incidents as shown in the video.