Black Legislators: Drug War Has Failed
02-January-2005, United States, Pacific news Service
Eyeing the failure of California voters to repeal Three Strikes laws, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators has approved a resolution condemning the "war on drugs" and calling for "alternatives to failed polices."
Among their ...
Elton's memories of 'snow'
21-December-2004, Ireland, Ireland On-Line
Elton John says that when he sees snow-covered Alpine mountains it reminds him of his wilder drug-fuelled days as a young musician.
He explains that the word snow is often used as a synonym for cocaine and so when he flies over the snow covered ...
Racism, drugs and violence hit soccer as stars ...
20-December-2004, Pakistan, Daily Times
Greece and FC Porto made it a great year for underdogs. Never having won a game in a major championship, Greece overcame 100-1 odds to win the Euro 2004 title.
And 50-1 outsider Porto not Real Madrid or AC Milan won the Champions League. The ...
Caught in a Web of Scandal, Important Ally Quits ...
16-December-2004, United Kingdom, The New York Times
David Blunkett, Britain's home secretary and its chief law-and-order official, resigned Wednesday, after acknowledging that his department had speeded the visa application for his former lover's nanny. But Mr. Blunkett said he had done nothing wrong ...
Police defend roadside drugs test
15-December-2004, Australia, The Age
Victoria Police have denied its officers identified to the media the world's first driver alleged to have returned a positive roadside drug test.
John De Jong, 39, says he is considering suing the police force after media reports on Monday ...
A war on drugs or a war on tradition?
12-December-2004, Taiwan, Taipei Times
Opium has always been associated, for better or worse, with China. And almost invariably it's been for the worse. The myth, in both the Christian West and the communist East, has been that this pernicious substance was brought to the Celestial ...
Q&A: the drugs bill
26-November-2004, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
Yesterday the government unveiled the details of its new drugs bill, claiming the new measures were a direct response to voters' concerns and built on reforms to rebalance the criminal justice system in favour of law-abiding citizens and victims of ...
Question the scare stories
16-November-2004, United Kingdom, Scotsman.com
I’VE JUST RECEIVED a promotional pack of plastic bottle plugs through the post. The brand name for this new product is Spikey™ and they are designed to stop drinks being drugged. Place one in the neck of a bottle, insert a straw, and its clever ...
California Initiative to Rein-In Three-Strikes ...
22-October-2004, United States, DRC
Ten years ago, California voters frightened by violent crime and led by politicians who manipulated that fear voted to enact what is popularly known as the three-strikes-you're-out law. Under three-strikes, persons with two previous violent or ...
Drugs in a foreign talent pool
19-October-2004, Singapore, Todayonline
The recent high profile drug bust in which several expatriate and local professionals were arrested for trafficking and possessing cocaine throws into sharp focus Singapore's tough but highly-effective anti-drug laws.
It highlights Singapore's ...
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