Louisville sees 40% jump in meth labs

After 6 meth labs were found in Louisville in less than a week, the city is set to see a 40% increase in the number of meth labs over last year.

Last year's number was an increase over 2006 - which in turn was a jump from 2005.

Notice that the increases started right when the laws requiring people to sign a log to buy cold and allergy medicine took effect. This after the laws' supporters kept claiming the new laws would eliminate meth.

Surprised? I'm not.

In fact, local law enforcement even admit the new laws aren't working. They say this is so, because anyone who wants to make meth just buys pseudoephedrine-containing drugs at more than one store to evade the stringent purchase limits - which still affect allergy sufferers who use the over-the-counter drugs for their legal purpose.

Now can the country end this fuckheaded habit of punishing the innocent? Or is the political will for this gone too?

(Source: http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/WHAS11_LOCALNEWS_080813_METHLABS.437666d1.html)