War on drugs

The "war on drugs" made famous by President Richard Nixon in his first year in office in 1969 is one of the biggest failures ever. Or was it? Is the "war on drugs" really just a war on black people? Well, here at theories,we believe so. Let's be honest, the USA doesn't exactly have the best history with race relations. With you know, slavery, the KKK and white supremacy. The idea of a war on black people isn't that far fetched.  However, what makes this theory interesting isn't the fact that it's about suppressing black people, it's about the fact that it's not a theory at all. The war on drugs was indeed a war on black people. A first hand account by Enrlichman says that the war on drugs indeed purposely targeted blacks.  So is this still a theory? Well yes, unless we can back it up hard evidence then it's still a theory. And a first hand account isn't exactly hard evidence. But here we will examine the evidence now. White people use drugs are 5 times the rate black people do, and yet black people are 10 times more likely to be sent to jail for drug use. (1) So is the war on drugs really a war on black people? Well it's up to you our loyal viewers to make up your mind. Just keep an open at that. 

Eric out.

Sources:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/
(1)http://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/
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