Drug arrests AND violent crime are down in San Francisco. (wikimedia.org)
SF "De Facto Drug Decriminalization" Sees Violent Crime Decline
Fewer drug arrests mean more violent crime, right? Wrong, at least in San Francisco.
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Mexico Drug War Update
The Mexican border town of Matamoros was a virtual war scene Tuesday, and that's just one low-light in another week of unrelenting prohibition-related violence south of the border.
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Plan Merida Focus to Shift to Border Region [FEATURE]
The University of Texas-El Paso Border Security Conference saw a shift announced in Plan Merida priorities and a lot of happy talk about defeating the cartels, but little discussion of ending the drug war.
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Houston Deputies Kill Man Fleeing Drug Warrants
A Houston man attempting to evade arrest on drug and other charges was shot and killed by Harris County deputies after he did -- or did not -- hit one of them with his vehicle while trying to flee. That's US drug war death #33 for the year.
Bust after bust... and still no impact besides more violence. (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Mexico Drug War Update
As prohibition-related violence continues unabated, peace marchers are heading for Ciudad Juarez.
Drug prohibition funds the bloody mayhem in Mexico (Image via Wikimedia.org)
Mexico Drug War Update
No end in sight for the prohibition-related violence plaguing Mexico. The hit men just keep on coming.
Escalating Drug Prohibition Violence in Northern Mexico Overwhelms Authorities
Northern Mexicoâs drug prohibition war continues to claim victims, with more than 360 bodies discovered in mass graves just last week. The situation in Northern Mexico is devolving into chaos as prohibition-created organizations fight for control of the lucrative Northern Mexico drug route into the United States. The Mexican government is powerless to end the violence. Overpowered authorities basically have abandoned the area, recognizing their inability to restore any sort of order to the area.
Drug Warriors Gun Down Young Father (Opinion)
James Peron, President of the Moorfield Storey Institute, recounts the recent drug prohibition related death of a young husband, father, and Iraq veteran who was shot at 71 times by heavily armed men who then allegedly prevented medical assistance from being given until he was dead. The heavily armed men were from the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Another drug raid gone bad.
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At Least Seven Police Officers Died for Drug Prohibition Last Year [FEATURE]
Drug prohibition kills cops. At the least, seven more died of drug prohibition last year. There are measures we could take to reduce the toll, but that takes political courage -- and getting the cops on board.
Mexico Drug Prohibition Baron Named 'Worldâs Most Wanted' After Osama's Death
Enriched by drug prohibition, Joaquin Guzman Loera reportedly possesses a personal fortune capable of rivalling Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. Loera is believed to be responsible for more deaths in the United States than bin Laden because of his drug transportation business and the inherent dangers associated with it created by prohibition.