"Pan Ohco" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:30:22 -0400, "Joe Cilinceon"
> > wrote:
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>
>>We have more people in prison per capita than any nation on the planet.
>>Most
>>people serving prison terms are in for non violent crimes, drugs being the
>>highest number. Now this also includes you local jails and stockades for
>>short term offenders.
>>
>>Joe
>>
> Dealing drugs is a non violent crime?

Dealing in bootlegged alcohol used to be violent crime also, until the
repeal of probation. As would drugs if they where to be legalized and
controlled. Also the none violent part I was meaning is the use of not the
distribution of and I don't advocate either the use or legalization of
drugs. Prostitution, gambling etc are also none violent crimes which I was
talking about. A state like Texas for example you could get 20 years for
smoking a joint.

Joe