Can anyone say
exposure?!! I can say
first hand that exposing the dirty underbelly of drug life, shining a light on it (if you will) literally, will curb a HUGE number of drug dealers from being able to accomplish there goal of selling dope for a quick buck. Make it more difficult, not easier, for the dealer to push his stuff. Lets face it, we all know where the bad areas of our towns are. We all know where not to go after dark. SO LETS LIGHT IT UP! I say take practical common sense use of the money raised for the war on drugs instead of lining the pockets of the lodal governement officials.
This is just a simple idea I have had about making it harder to hide in the dark. You've all seen those road crews that sometimes work overnight fixing or building new roads. They have those HUGE halogen lights with the generators on them so they can literally turn night into day. I say set those up, along with police presence, and shine the light on the dark spots of our communities. It sounds like a simple thing huh. Well, I can tell you this, at least where I come from, the drug dealers like to hide in the shadows. They blend in with there enviorment, stealthy, sneaky. I've been there, seen them, walked beside them, hide in the same dark to escpace the "man". People hide in the alleyways and side roads and pop out when they see a car passing by or a guy walking up or down the street at 3 in the morning. A drug deal can go down in literally a few seconds and most people would be none the wiser. If our communities will take there head out of the sand and accually do something together then maybe we could see some results....even if just a few.
Sure there are problems with this idea, heck, tell me an idea that doesnt have its down side? But its a start. I know that people can just sell drugs in a different manner. Take it to the homes, go inside like alot of the upper class users do. But it will definately put a dent in the plans of the average street dealer because he wont feel safe in what he thinks is his enviorment.
There are huge amounts of money being wasted in the war on drugs that can pay for new jobs to man the lights, be trained as armed guards,or just add a honest human presence with video cameras in the areas that are run by the drug dealers.Take back our towns. If you have a twenty man stong alliance patroling the neighborhood along with small scale news media video cameras, armed guards, dogs
that will certainly cut back on the presence of dealers lurking in the dark. Not to mention the fear they would put in the users of not feeling they can slip in and out unnoticed. Most users dont want to be seen. Most users are not the scum underbelly homeless theiving robbers in our areas. Most users are folks just like you and me, and they dont want the exsposure.
Of course there is a safety risk to consider but there is already a risk! The risk of losing our kids to the game. And trust me, the risk of not doing something is far greater than the risk of doing it. There are lots of people out of work,...put them to work! Not vigalanty justice but a presence that cant be ignored.
Look, I've been there. I know what goes on in the street. I use to be the guy walking up and down the road, waiting of an opportunity to be out of the polices eye to score a quick fix from a guy standing on the street corned. I can drive to certain areas KNOWN for drug dealing and have drugs in seconds. Something is wrong with that. It shouldnt be that easy. There should be fear that I would be exsposed, on camera, photo, eyewitness, something. But there is nothing. The drug dealers rule the night, I say light it up!
Now all those stills are being used as antiques and mailboxes.
