03 Feb 2006
Drug dealer reports dope theft to cops

This guy's obviously not the brightest bulb in the chandelier ... but, on the other hand, what was he supposed to do? Grab an automatic weapon and seek to recover his property himself? I'm sure that would've made the police happier: then they'd have another incident of "drug violence" to point out when demanding more money to wage the war on weeds...

Truth is, "drug violence" would disappear almost entirely if drugs were legal. The violence associated with the drug trade is not associated with the drugs themselves, but with their legal status. Markets need legal regulation: that's what courts and laws about property crimes directly address. When this regulation is removed, as is the case with drugs and prostitution, market players have to furnish it themselves. Usually with a machine gun.

An 18-year-old drug dealing master criminal is languishing in Utah County Jail after reporting the theft of his stash to police, the Deseret Morning News reports.

(link) [The Register]

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