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Slavery was legal.

lt4obsesses

Did you konow that up until the Harrison Act of 1914, Cocaine and heroine were readily available over the counter. The brand name Coca Cola didn't come by accident. The original formula actually called for cocaine as an ingredient. Oddly, Coca-Cola was intially marketed as a temperance drink when Atlanta legislated prohibition. Prior to the Harrison Act, your child could go to the corner drug store and purchase any number of remedies that would include heroine or cocaine.

Anyways, if one were to use the term "double edged sword", describing the war on drugs and drug trafficing would be more like the Chinese death star. There are so many different prespectives. At the root, is the desire to alter the mood or mind, to relieve stress or pain. These are inherent in nature, and especially in humans. This creates a demand that will not be dissolved. As long as there is a demand, there will be someone that will satisfy that demand for profit.

It is a good point that one thing we should've learned from prohibition is that if you want to control something, that people want, making it illegal is the fastest way to lose control. I mean, at that point, you're simply putting the entire industry in the hands of criminals. From there stems, not only the deadly unknown concontion itself, but an entire lifestyle based on greed and violence.

About seizure and forfieture laws, that's really a tough one. Is it really a deterent? In the case of drug trafficing, probably not. If this guy has connections and good lawyer, he gets out, goes back to business and gets another car, maybe better one, in no time flat. However, there are also forfieture laws in many states for street racing. Now, in any case, there is a lot of 'judgement call' from law enforcement. For example, you're taking your Vette out for a little drive. Traffic is minimal, so you get a little spirited, I mean, you know, that's what it's for right? Along comes somebody else in a hot rod, and starts keeping up with you. Maybe trying to race, maybe just saying 'hi' as enthusaists will do. Well, you get spotted. All of a sudden, the cop makes a judgement call that you were 'street racing'. Now, here comes the tow truck and say good-bye to your beloved Corvette, as well as your driver's license. It's legal, but is it right?

Now, back to the guy in the original post. Regardless of what should be and what shouldn't be. The current law is the law. This guy made a conscious decision to violate the law. It was his choice to do so, it is the life he leads and when you choose and action, you must also accept the risk that comes with it. We can talk all day about what is right, what is wrong, what should be, what shouldn't be, and perhaps one day we'll figure all that out. But the reality is living in what is. "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."

Randyramsey

That’s way too dark for mag red 2.

gowenfast

Most people make the assumption since it's a 2003, that it automatically is a 50th Anniversary Edition....Nope

Randyramsey

yeah. Key words are either “edition” or “package”. Technically all 2003’s are anniversary cars. The badges say so.

the car in the article is an anniversary package/edition. That is NOT mag red 2. It’s way too dark.