tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7167175578259494344..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Drug War propping up Texas criminal caseloads in a time of declining crimeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8494546711378902152020-02-02T14:25:36.546-06:002020-02-02T14:25:36.546-06:00Felony drug arrests perpetuate many other felony c...Felony drug arrests perpetuate many other felony crimes. I've represented dozens of individuals from good families whose downfall can be traced to a single felony drug arrest. With many of these it wasn't the drugs that caused their lives to spiral out-of-control as much as it was the felony record and subsequent loss of career and, oftentimes, their spouses and children. Since felons are prevented from living in most apartment complexes the alternative is decrepit housing in high crime areas where drug use is rampant and exposure is constant, add to that the poor self esteem caused by the loss of everything good in their lives, and they continue the drug use which first brought them into the system. It's a vicious cycle which destroys entire families for generations to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48750208458615918142020-02-02T06:27:30.745-06:002020-02-02T06:27:30.745-06:00But if they stop charging all those drug cases, th...But if they stop charging all those drug cases, the percentages of the more violent crimes will go up (even though there won't actually be any more committed) and that will look bad in the news.gravyrugnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84621194065391423072020-02-02T01:51:50.601-06:002020-02-02T01:51:50.601-06:00That is pretty much what I expected to be the case...That is pretty much what I expected to be the case. jamesinnes7@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912228458362707017noreply@blogger.com