LET'S TURN UP HEAT IN DRUG WAR

Keep Putting On The Heat

I support the war on drugs and I want it fought much harder than
current levels.

I support the war on drugs. That said, I must add that for zip codes
like mine (31415) we've been written off as occupied territory with
little hope of being reclaimed.

While it won't be won any time soon, or at all some caution, I want it
fought much harder than current levels.

The present administration has yet to weigh in on its vision for
breaking the stranglehold crack dealers and users have on the inner
city. From what I see, these enemies gain ground and take more lives
with token opposition from the powers-that-be.

One bright spot is increased policing spearheaded by Interim Chief
Willie Lovett. Our Counter Narcotics Team has struck the fear of God
in street-level dealers, but federal dollars would make the job
easier. Having them under the command of the metro police chief
wouldn't hurt either.

Supporting an unpopular but vital war in the middle of occupied
territory is interesting. Fellow would-be hostages of crack dealers
and users feel my pain only too well.

Outsiders may dismiss our experiences as "those people's problem," but
from our beachhead march trouble for all zip codes and neighborhoods.
Solving the problem where we lives solves it for everybody. While my
support of the war on drugs begins in the Black community, it extends
to living rooms far beyond my domain.

I see beautiful women destroyed by addiction and with them vanishes
the promise of two parent families and even the hope of viable single
parent households. With each hit of the crack pipe they burn away more
self-respect and torch the ability to manage themselves, let alone
children or even healthy relationships.

For this alone I hate those who sell slow motion death to mothers who
in turn choose the next fix over the next chance to raise their children.

The war on drugs is personal because I don't need a longitudinal study
to understand its necessity. All I have to do is step on my porch or
look at those whose efforts I provide security advise against. I don't
smoke tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, meth or any popular poisons. I
usually don't drink except on a sub-social basis. I don't wish my
boring lifestyle on anyone and have no problem with those who choose
to ingest what they will, so long as they don't harm others in the
process. Harming others in the name of using and/or selling drugs
makes you the enemy in my book.

The mindless violence, robotic prostitution, birth defects and other
forms of death drugs are more than enough reasons to support the war
on drugs. When you decide to harm others, you decide to have society
declare war on you.

The war on drugs isn't perfect, but it's the best one we have for
stopping what is destroying my community. When it's next to impossible
in some places to find a man without a drug felony or a woman who
isn't a drug-induced prostitute, somebody needs to declare legal war
on such conditions.

From where I sit, the war on drugs is still the best one available.
Any doubters need to take a tour of 31415 with me and decide for themselves.

Nadra Enzi, AKA Capt. Black, promotes crime prevention and
self-development in Savannah.