Casualties

Casualties of the War on Drugs

'It was always at night - the arrests invariably happened at night. The sudden jerk out of sleep, the rough hand shaking your shoulder, the lights glaring in your eyes, the ring of hard faces round the bed. In the vast majority of cases there was no tri al, no report of the arrest. People simply disappeared, always during the night...' - George Orwell, 1984

botched.raids: a compilation of mistaken break-ins and killings (26K)
can.of.worms: a compilation of shifty dealings by police in the name of the War on Drugs (103K)
casualties.of.war.: how raids destroy the 4th amendment
bill.of.rights.casualty: 'Is the Bill of Rights a Casualty in the War on Drugs?' Yep. (51K)
collateral.casualties: how the War on Drugs does more harm than good. (23K)
drug.prisoners: a list of some prisoners in the War on Drugs, with mailing addresses
duplicity: 'The Duplicity of the War on Drugs', how the W.O.D. is used as a front for other activities (63K)
justice.goes.to.pot: how 'get tough' laws ruin people's lives
justice.mocked: how mandatory minimum laws ruin ordinary people's lives
marijuana murder: pot-smoker saved from The Killer Weed by being shot on the spot
misfired.in.wod: article about cops killing innocent people and not getting punished
natl.guard.in.drug.war: 'Our mission as America's National Guard in this war is clear: make America drug-free in as short a time as possible using any means necessary no matter what the costs.'
reality.tv: transcripts from 'real life cop shows' featuring police harrassment and intimidation.
rising.tide: yet another story of police ruining an innocent person's life
sentencing.calculus: 7 years for murder, 12 years for possessing a nuclear warhead, 30 years for possessing cocaine.
wod.aclu: ACLU statement on the continuing abuses in the name of the War on Drugs
wod.racism: Has the US Declared a War on Drugs, or on Communities of Color?
1000.dollars.3.joints: bust story
Also see: Bust Stories

Forfeiture

Basic Facts

article: examples of forfeiture abuse
contaminated.money: drugs detectible on almost all US money
freedom.lost: anti-forfeiture article
presumed.guilty: 'Pittsburg Press' series on forfeiture abuses (154K)
forfeiture.texas: 'Texas Observer' followup to Presumed Guilty series
seized.property: "New York Times" article on forfeiture
seizure.out.of.control: editorial from 'Pittsburg Press'
unreasonable.seizures: another 'Pittsburg Press' editorial
what.price.this.war: another PP editorial
scott.raid.followup: what has happened since the Scott raid
5th.amend.list: mailing list for forfeiture reform
Also see: Forfeiture Endangers American Rights, an organization against forfeiture law abuse. (external link)

Rulings/Guides

bja.asset.forfeiture: Bureau of Justice Assistance guide to forfeiture (71K)
forfeiture.ruling.2: a Supreme Court ruling on forfeiture (21K)
forfeiture.ruling: another Supreme Court ruling on forfeiture (57K)
guide: Drug Agents' Guide to Forfeiture of Assets (1987)
hr-2417.analysis: analysis of a forfeiture reform bill (31K)
us.v.good: Supreme Court ruling limiting forfeiture (83K)

Reges -- Stanford professor removed for advocating drug use (1991)

letter.daily.1: letter to Stanford newspaper
from.martinez: letter from drug czar Bob Martinez to Stanford
from.ken.down: letter to Reges from associate dean for administration
letter.daily.2: letter after Reges was put on leave
liberty.article: article by Reges in 'Liberty' magazine
net.statement.1: explanation to net
net.statement.2: explanation to net

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