Ask Freerollin` about 10 years in Law Enforcement

[Freerollin`]

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Many young prosecutors (under 35) - and a lot of police - feel the same way as I do, and it's frustrating because a lot of the higher ups in most offices are older, set in their ways, and incapable of realizing how futile the war on drugs is.

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What would you say is the general (if there is one) consensus amongst police regarding drug laws? That they need to be kept? Repealed? That legalization would or would not be a good idea for some or all drugs?

If there is no clear consensus, what are the major opinions, and did you see any division of opinion that looked related to the actual work the officer did? (ie did patrol officers have generally different opinions than traffic officers, etc)

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This is a really tough question, so I'll say this. I've written my opinion on the war on drugs above. Opinions vary from one extreme (no drug laws) to the other (the ones we currently have aren't strict enough).

I never really noticed a difference of opinion between units, but there's definitely one based on age groups.

Also, I should add that more prosecutors share my opinion than police, based on my experience.


I'm going to a meeting, I'll catch up as best as I can later.