Comments on: The Reid Drug Emporium http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/09/the-reid-drug-emporium/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Brad http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/09/the-reid-drug-emporium/#comment-14596 Brad Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:56:59 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1892#comment-14596 The jail time is appropriate in their case. However, there are many other instances where people do far less than what Britt and Garret Reid did and end up with longer jail sentences. Britt and Garret are going to get the treatment they need and will probably be fine. However, most of the people who get tossed in jail who are addicts never get the treatment they need or they relapse because no one is keeping tabs on them. The jail time is appropriate in their case. However, there are many other instances where people do far less than what Britt and Garret Reid did and end up with longer jail sentences. Britt and Garret are going to get the treatment they need and will probably be fine. However, most of the people who get tossed in jail who are addicts never get the treatment they need or they relapse because no one is keeping tabs on them.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/11/09/the-reid-drug-emporium/#comment-14595 Sebastian Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:52:04 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=1892#comment-14595 The problem is, Andy Reid's kids didn't just get caught up in the "War on Drugs". If I recall, Britt Reid was involved in a road rage incident where he threatened another driver involved in an accident with a gun. If he had done that to me, he'd be Andy Reid's dead son. That doesn't have much to do with the War on Drugs, that has to do with his kid being an violent miscreant. Garret Reid was caught driving under the influence with drug paraphernalia in his car. He was caught because he hit someone and injured them. I'm not sure that his kids are good poster boys for what's wrong with the War on Drugs. Andy Reid pretty unsurprisingly hasn't said anything, because I doubt he wants to draw attention to the fact that he's pretty obviously a shitty father, which, to me, is the real story here. The problem is, Andy Reid’s kids didn’t just get caught up in the “War on Drugs”. If I recall, Britt Reid was involved in a road rage incident where he threatened another driver involved in an accident with a gun. If he had done that to me, he’d be Andy Reid’s dead son. That doesn’t have much to do with the War on Drugs, that has to do with his kid being an violent miscreant.

Garret Reid was caught driving under the influence with drug paraphernalia in his car. He was caught because he hit someone and injured them.

I’m not sure that his kids are good poster boys for what’s wrong with the War on Drugs. Andy Reid pretty unsurprisingly hasn’t said anything, because I doubt he wants to draw attention to the fact that he’s pretty obviously a shitty father, which, to me, is the real story here.

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