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Video: Mom, Who Forced Son to Wear Sign, Speaks to Dr. Drew | Opposing Views
Dr. Drew: I heard you actually stole your neighbor’s lawn mower.
Alont’a: Yeah.
Dynesha: Lawn mower, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and [he] sold half of the merchandise before he got home.
Dr. Drew: What were you doing with the money?
Alont’a: Nothing.
Dr. Drew: Nothing. Really? Not buying drugs and selling drugs for more money?
Alont’a is silent
So that’s what you were going to do. You were going to buy drugs and sell it at a profit. Okay. So he’s selling drugs.
Dynesha: He tried. But I bust that bud. Soon as I seen something, I called 911.
Dr. Drew: And what happened? You called the cops…
Dynesha: And that’s how he’s on the probation now, for possession of marijuana.
Dr. Drew: Do you know few parents will actually do that? And it’s the right thing to do.
Dynesha: I’m not going to be like my grandmother…I’m going to stop mine.
Dr. Drew: Your grandmother? She protected the kids. How’d that work out?
Dynesha: Her kids spent the rest of their life in and out of the system. There are a couple of them in the system now. My boys won’t be like that.
Do you agree with the way Alont’a’s mother handled the situation? What would you have done differently?
Dr. Drew has encouraged using the police to discipline one’s children before:
“If [Lindsay Lohan] were my daughter, I would pack her car full with illegal substances, send her on her way, call the police, and make sure she was arrested. I would make sure she was not allowed to get out of jail. I would then go to the judge and make sure she was ordered to a minimum of a three year sobriety program.” (source)
I don’t like it.
Obviously it’s a difficult situation for a mother to be in and it was totally wrong for her son to steal from his neighbor. I am not Dynesha. I don’t know anything about her, her son, or her family, so I wouldn’t feel right in judging how she handled this situation.
I can say that it’s disappointing (but not surprising) that none of these people realize that Alont’a would not have had the opportunity to make an enticing profit by selling drugs if there was no drug prohibition. If drugs were legal, producers would have to compete for their share of the market by providing quality-controlled substances instead of the mystery powder, pill, or weed that we get today, hoping it’s not cut or laced with something dangerous. Kids like Alont’a wouldn’t stand a chance competing in this market.
But no. Instead, “DRUGS” is dismissed as that word that everyone knows is taboo, that’s associated with the degenerates of society, that’s perceived as unacceptable and life-threatening. The millions of casual drug users who lead perfectly functional lives and use mind-altering substances to have a good time once in a while are conveniently ignored.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhqcdrbiM1qc1ca1o1_1280.jpg "fuckyeahdrugpolicy:
Video: Mom, Who Forced Son to Wear Sign, Speaks to Dr. Drew | Opposing Views
Dr. Drew: I heard you actually stole your neighbor’s lawn mower.
Alont’a: Yeah.
Dynesha: Lawn mower, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and [he] sold half of the merchandise before he got home.
Dr. Drew: What were you doing with the money?
Alont’a: Nothing.
Dr. Drew: Nothing. Really? Not buying drugs and selling drugs for more money?
Alont’a is silent
So that’s what you were going to do. You were going to buy drugs and sell it at a profit. Okay. So he’s selling drugs.
Dynesha: He tried. But I bust that bud. Soon as I seen something, I called 911.
Dr. Drew: And what happened? You called the cops…
Dynesha: And that’s how he’s on the probation now, for possession of marijuana.
Dr. Drew: Do you know few parents will actually do that? And it’s the right thing to do.
Dynesha: I’m not going to be like my grandmother…I’m going to stop mine.
Dr. Drew: Your grandmother? She protected the kids. How’d that work out?
Dynesha: Her kids spent the rest of their life in and out of the system. There are a couple of them in the system now. My boys won’t be like that.
Do you agree with the way Alont’a’s mother handled the situation? What would you have done differently?
Dr. Drew has encouraged using the police to discipline one’s children before:
“If [Lindsay Lohan] were my daughter, I would pack her car full with illegal substances, send her on her way, call the police, and make sure she was arrested. I would make sure she was not allowed to get out of jail. I would then go to the judge and make sure she was ordered to a minimum of a three year sobriety program.” (source)
I don’t like it.
Obviously it’s a difficult situation for a mother to be in and it was totally wrong for her son to steal from his neighbor. I am not Dynesha. I don’t know anything about her, her son, or her family, so I wouldn’t feel right in judging how she handled this situation.
I can say that it’s disappointing (but not surprising) that none of these people realize that Alont’a would not have had the opportunity to make an enticing profit by selling drugs if there was no drug prohibition. If drugs were legal, producers would have to compete for their share of the market by providing quality-controlled substances instead of the mystery powder, pill, or weed that we get today, hoping it’s not cut or laced with something dangerous. Kids like Alont’a wouldn’t stand a chance competing in this market.
But no. Instead, “DRUGS” is dismissed as that word that everyone knows is taboo, that’s associated with the degenerates of society, that’s perceived as unacceptable and life-threatening. The millions of casual drug users who lead perfectly functional lives and use mind-altering substances to have a good time once in a while are conveniently ignored.")
Video: Mom, Who Forced Son to Wear Sign, Speaks to Dr. Drew | Opposing Views
Dr. Drew: I heard you actually stole your neighbor’s lawn mower.
Alont’a: Yeah.
Dynesha: Lawn mower, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and [he] sold half of the merchandise before he got home.
Dr. Drew: What were you doing with the money?
Alont’a: Nothing.
Dr. Drew: Nothing. Really? Not buying drugs and selling drugs for more money?
Alont’a is silent
So that’s what you were going to do. You were going to buy drugs and sell it at a profit. Okay. So he’s selling drugs.
Dynesha: He tried. But I bust that bud. Soon as I seen something, I called 911.
Dr. Drew: And what happened? You called the cops…
Dynesha: And that’s how he’s on the probation now, for possession of marijuana.
Dr. Drew: Do you know few parents will actually do that? And it’s the right thing to do.
Dynesha: I’m not going to be like my grandmother…I’m going to stop mine.
Dr. Drew: Your grandmother? She protected the kids. How’d that work out?
Dynesha: Her kids spent the rest of their life in and out of the system. There are a couple of them in the system now. My boys won’t be like that.
Do you agree with the way Alont’a’s mother handled the situation? What would you have done differently?
Dr. Drew has encouraged using the police to discipline one’s children before:
“If [Lindsay Lohan] were my daughter, I would pack her car full with illegal substances, send her on her way, call the police, and make sure she was arrested. I would make sure she was not allowed to get out of jail. I would then go to the judge and make sure she was ordered to a minimum of a three year sobriety program.” (source)
I don’t like it.
Obviously it’s a difficult situation for a mother to be in and it was totally wrong for her son to steal from his neighbor. I am not Dynesha. I don’t know anything about her, her son, or her family, so I wouldn’t feel right in judging how she handled this situation.
I can say that it’s disappointing (but not surprising) that none of these people realize that Alont’a would not have had the opportunity to make an enticing profit by selling drugs if there was no drug prohibition. If drugs were legal, producers would have to compete for their share of the market by providing quality-controlled substances instead of the mystery powder, pill, or weed that we get today, hoping it’s not cut or laced with something dangerous. Kids like Alont’a wouldn’t stand a chance competing in this market.
But no. Instead, “DRUGS” is dismissed as that word that everyone knows is taboo, that’s associated with the degenerates of society, that’s perceived as unacceptable and life-threatening. The millions of casual drug users who lead perfectly functional lives and use mind-altering substances to have a good time once in a while are conveniently ignored.
