Dear Sumit,
I am amazed to see your state of mind. It looks to me that there is some thing basically wrong, when you support the Dons and all other things that you have mentioned above.
It remids me of the famous quote,
The problem with the world is that stupids are "Cocksure" while the intelligents are "Full of Doubts".
God bless you or should I say Don Bless You.
First of all, let me say that adages do not hold true in all circumstances. Adages were words of common wisdom. Thus they do not hold true in uncomon circumstances.
Call me insane or call me lost. The fact is that none of the government laws work
1. Drug control
Because of tough laws commodities like cocoaine that hardly have an "opportunity cost" sell for several times the the cost of the most expensive of all commodities. 1 KG of cocaine can fetch several lakh rupees.
Drug control laws drive up the cost of substances. This gives an incentive to people to set up a "back alley" trade in commodities adn substance that are baqnned by the government to mkae a quick buck.
Inspite of all the drug control laws and "war on drugs," substances sell openly on the streets at a premium.
Who makes the premium? People who break the "drug control laws."
Who suffer? Ordinary people. Those who consume such substances pay exorbitant prices for something that is not worth it. If they cannot afford to pay for the substances, they rob honest and hard working people who do not have anything to do with "drugs" or "war on drugs."
2. Arms
Most if not all crimes are committed by "illegally" procured arms.
The underworld deals in arms because the "normal" avenues to buy arms have been closed by the government.
It only helps the bad guys when untraceble arms are floating around in the market, becuase the weapons cannot be traced after the crime has been commited.
Thus "gun control" laws only help in increasing crime. Who suffers? People who cannot procure arms legally to defend themselves.
It is easier to get an AK 47 illegally than to get a license for a "desi revolver."
3. Prostitution
It needs to be legalized.
Since it is banned by the government, it again gives an incentive to the bad guys to deal in it.
Who gets exploited? innocent women who are pushed into the trade.
Government laws are wreaking havoc for the ordinary people. We are paying a heavy price for stupid laws.
Bad guys who break the laws give us the reason that we need to give a second look to our laws.
Had drugs, guns and prostitution been legal, where would ahve these underworld dons been.
Anyways, it is well known that these so called "encounter specialists" knock down people from one gang, for some other gang. Even though we cut their paychecks, they work for someone else.
So how can someone have respect for such diloyal public servants. They do not work for us. They work for those who work against us.
Bad guys are my super heros because they motivate me. they motivate me to crusade against stupid laws. Lws that have made their existence possible, in the first place.
It is just sheerly amazing to see highly aged and expericned people to think contermporarily when they have seen the failure of the government all their lvies. Isnt it time to think out of the box, or you still want to keep thinking the way.
My question is Colenel Saab! why did you leave India? I am sure that the whole immigration process must have taken you a good 15 or so years. I know immigration doesnt happen in a flash. You must have decided to immigrate because you were frustrated by the state of affairs in our country.
So how can you put up a nice face and say that things are just fine the way they are. And we need to keep encouraging contemporary policies that have totally screwed us over.
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