Drug warriors want security chief punished for opinions

The rightist brain trust despises it when someone criticizes their precious War on Drugs. Dissent against the failed drug war is not tolerated.

Recently, an article by Kentucky's homeland security chief seemed to suggest the state was wasting money on the War on Drugs, as this effort is ineffective. And it's true: The state is wasting money.

The piece said that effects of the unsuccessful drug war "gobble up our tax dollars and deprive good citizens of what they deserve and are entitled to have."

The thought guardians of drug warring went absolutely bananas over this article!

The head of the Kentucky Narcotics Officers Association was so outraged at this criticism that he threatened to stop cooperating with the state's homeland security agency.

Actually, the article wasn't even geared towards public viewing. It was in a homeland security bulletin intended only for law enforcement.

In addition, the president of Kentucky's prosecutorial community demanded that the governor punish the author of that article just for writing it.

So much for free speech, huh?

One northern Kentucky prosecutor seemed to accuse the article of insulting police. But the article didn't. It criticized the War on Drugs - not law enforcement officers per se. That's like if they accused this blog of being against the police all because it criticizes bad laws and illegal government actions.

Is falsely accusing people of attacking police the latest wrinkle in the new McCarthyism? Crying "druggie, druggie, druggie!" every time someone has the "wrong" opinion is bad enough, but this is preposterous.

Our prosecutors and other drug war apologists keep offering trite excuses for the War on Drugs - but don't do anything about crimes like the mail thefts I've been suffering.

(Source: http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20090516/NEWS0103/905170390/Drug+remark+sparks+controversy)