The article "Marijuana law just creates criminals," talks about the injustice of arrest of people with small amounts of marijuana. The author, Hakeem Jeffries, stated that the majority of these people are black and latino. Jeffries said that in New york, this law was dropped. Meaning that if you have a small amount of marijuana, you won't go to jail. However, New York police do something called "stop and frisk." This allows the police to stop anyone they want and tell them to empty their pockets. Now, if the person has marijuana, it's seen, and the police can arrest them, even if it's a small amount.
Jeffries also stated that this is unfair due to the people they frisk. He said that a lot of white young people have a large possession of marijuana, but the police rarely check them. This is bad because, now they have a lower chance in doing anything in life. Their lives basically "spiral downward," Jeffries said. He said that possession of marijuana is a crrime, or is not a crime, but it can't be bad for one group, and okay for another.
In my opinion, I totally agree with Jeffires. I mean, to me, marijuana is terrible, but if you're going to have a small possession, why is it a huge crime? If it's going to be a crime, then it needs to be a crime to everyone, not just a certain group. Crimes are supposed to be illegal to everyone, not just a specific group of people.
Also, I don't think the police should just go around frisking people. Unless you have a search warrant, I don't want you frisking me. I don't care if I have marijuana or not, it's just not polite to frisk people all willy-nilly. That's just how I feel.
Jeffries also stated that this is unfair due to the people they frisk. He said that a lot of white young people have a large possession of marijuana, but the police rarely check them. This is bad because, now they have a lower chance in doing anything in life. Their lives basically "spiral downward," Jeffries said. He said that possession of marijuana is a crrime, or is not a crime, but it can't be bad for one group, and okay for another.
In my opinion, I totally agree with Jeffires. I mean, to me, marijuana is terrible, but if you're going to have a small possession, why is it a huge crime? If it's going to be a crime, then it needs to be a crime to everyone, not just a certain group. Crimes are supposed to be illegal to everyone, not just a specific group of people.
Also, I don't think the police should just go around frisking people. Unless you have a search warrant, I don't want you frisking me. I don't care if I have marijuana or not, it's just not polite to frisk people all willy-nilly. That's just how I feel.
Good post, with many well-supported points. 100
ReplyDelete