Prague, CZ
What is the value of one month of your life? According to the PA state government -- $0.00!
I recently watched a video on The Young Turks network that really struck a cord.
In this little video, a case was described in which 2 people were held without trail for 1 month. They were charged with cocaine possession. They claimed it is soap; however, naturally, the arresting officer claimed he tested it and that it was cocaine. As it turned out, it was, in fact, soap, but it took the state of PA one month to actually test the substance. So 2 people sat in prison for 1 month because bail was set so high that they were unable to buy their way out.
Since soap and cocaine are rather different chemically, it leads me to ask 2 questions (1) did the cop really test the soap (remember it was soap after all) and (2) if he tested the soap and the test identified cocaine, why are they using such a worthless test? Either the cop or the test needs to be suspended.
The drug war has to stop. Being pulled out of your life for 1 month has consequences that can go on and on. The missed birth of a child, a wrecked marriage, being absent during the final days before the death of a loved one, missing final exams at college, being fired from work, missing an important interview ... the list goes continues and is limited only by your imagination. Think of every important day in your life and imagine what your life would have been like if on that particular day you were setting in jail accused of soap possession.
One day, someone is going to be pulled from their life and the consequences of having those 30 days stolen from them will be so horrific that it will lead them to the conclusion that someone must pay for the suffering it caused and the form that payment takes, may or may not be to your liking.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
