War on drugs? Or war on the Black community?
By Barry Stephenson
The other day, I watched a news conference on television. Various local leaders, law enforcement, and the big cheeses from the 17th Judicial Circuit Court all assembled together to discuss the latest plague in our neighborhood, FLAKKA! THEY HAVE DECLARED âWAR ON FLAKKAâ! Apparently they learned nothing from the last âwar on drugsâ. They talked about how âFlakkaâ is the âWORSTâ drug ever. Iâm not sure if Iâm buying that claim. Flakka is just the latest choice of idiots. I think drugs like Heroin, LSD, PCP and Angel Dust were much worse. Thousands upon thousands of drug dependent junkies overdosed on Heroin and died daily back in the 60âs and 70âs.
When I lived in Southern California back in the early â80âs, liquid PCP was the trend. This stuff was so potent, all it took was a couple of pulls and BING, BANG, BLAM, itâs off to the moon. Because SHERM gave them the illusion of being weightless, it had guys jumping from their balconies. Some mothers threw their babies from roof-tops and jumped themselves just to see if they could fly!
Donât get me wrong, Iâm not advocating drug usage, but I donât believe scare tactics will work.
Why not concentrate on raising the self-esteem of young folks. Because EXPERIENCE is the best teacher, I donât see how someone can teach their child about flakka other than tell their kid what someone tells them. Iâm sorry, but law enforcement isnât a trust-worthy source for anything. Has anyone checked to see if any of the people in the news were mentally ill? Were they bipolar? That would be a major contributing factor if they were.
Because flakka is synthetic and highly addictive, it requires a lab. I have serious doubts if itâs manufactured in urban neighborhoods, but itâs darn sure sold there.
