Crack Cocaine vs. Powder Cocaine in Congress
So, I’m driving home from work listening to NPR on the radio, and there is a committee fighting it out over the difference in the punishment in the courts for distributing crack cocaine as opposed to powder cocaine.
I couldn’t believe my ears.
They were arguing that it was actually a racial thing!
Opponents wanted to reduce the punishment for crack cocaine because it carries a 100 to 1 longer sentence than powder cocaine. They claimed it was a racial imbalance against blacks and latinos.
First of all, what does that say about blacks and latinos? What a horrible way to argue a case, by pointing out any groups persistent abuses as a reason for it to be racial.
I say they raise the punishment for powder cocaine to be equal to that of crack.
You wouldn’t reduce the laws for speeding because all 18 year-olds speed more, would you?
Certainly not.
I can’t believe our congress could be so stupid . . . er, well . . . I guess I should have expected this kind of argument.
Regards.
