Why dosen't anyone talk about the Huge meth Problem in this country?
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No more then they talk about Tuberculosis resistant drug strain type that is spreading fast that many doctors think will be a major problem and Hepatitis C and Leprosy. These are due to our mass uncontrolled immigration. \nLike most American if it isn't in People magazine it isn't worth talking about. Connect the dots.
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I think there are a lot of domestic violence but few of them report to the police . It's no use to have someone acted as the middle man. It can only be solved by couples.
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This is some of what you are seeing in the news today about securing our borders, and prosecuting illegal immigration.  One of the new bills broached would actually scope in on the traffickers of illegal immigrants.  I hope it goes through, but other than some low budget movies there is not much publicity on the subject.  It should be paid more attention....and if you really care about the subject you will be the one to bring the attention.  Do some research, write a paper, and get it published...it's that simple.
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most haven't done anything. however, america has its own problems. most people are protesting about darfur when they walk by homeless people out in the streets everyday that are cold and hungry too and people just walk by without a second thought. we have our own problems now that we need to fix. we dont need to police the world either. let the countries handle their own problems.
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The same kind of people who feel the solution the the health issue of drug abuse is best handled by prisons...the same people who think that the US will bring democracy to other countries even if we have to kill all the "evil doers" to accomplish our goal.\n\nThere are real problems associated with illegal immigration, but it won't be solved by criminalizing the issue...that is how totalitarian regimes solve problems...hopefully the USA is better than that.
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well, there has been a drug war going on now for a long time and the problem continues to increase. The whole problem is not going to be resolved to that level. We have a drug culture now, that goes far beyond illegal drugs, - the massive amount of prescription drugs adults and adolescents are consuming is also a huge problem and industry thrives of addiction's like this.  The fix,is the human mind. Until humans are satisfied, being alive and enjoying what life has to offer, all on it's own - the problem will exist. I think the population is forced to live stressed out because of the amount of effort you have to put out to survive, when your starting from a dis-advantage point of your life entry. If your serious about this, you must attain a position in government, so you can join the fight, but keep in mind - the politician has their hands in it - just like a massive portion of the population. \n The cops and the courts pay the bill's off it, and I dont think they really want a sollution, just too keep it at manageable levels.
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It is true, she lost her husband ( a cop who had no idea about her meth use) and she nearly lost her life.  People feel sorry for her because she is fighting the addiction and because she has publically admitted the addictin.  Addiction is a disease remember, and everyone of us has it in some form or another be it drugs, cigarettes, sex, money, coffee, food, or barbie dolls.  Compassion is all that seperates us from the wild animals of the world so please exercise it.
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I dont blame you for being concerned about your children being near a place that was making meth. Thats so dangerous and it would scare me too.Maybe you can call your local HUD office and see what kind of answers they have for you..I hope it all works out for you..Good luck!\n\n **Ignore the above poster and the rude comments, some people are really ignorant...
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We aren't honest about the problem.  For the most part, this is a national security issue having to do with mexico.  Quite literally, mexico has created a black market industry that rivals oil exportation as its main source of revenue.  This has horrible consequences for both us and mexico.  Drugs have a direct effect on our population but the money sent back to mexico creates a situation where the most heinously evil people have tons of power.  We are seeing the result right now as the mexican government is only a few short steps from being overthrown and being replaced with a communist/totalitarian government fueled by drug money.  Mexico has become the type of place where you are out dancing at a club, minding your own business when all of a sudden a group of gunmen burst in and toss a bunch of severed heads on the stage as a warning to people.\n\nSolving this is quite direct.  Shut down the border and seal it tight.  The methamphetamines issue is even simpler to solve.  Get rid of certain OTC cold medications and it becomes very difficult to manufacture them.
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I have a better one for you.  Why would anyone want to make meth and do time in a Federal Prison?  Are people still not realizing that it is against the law?
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I've traveled from one end of this country to the other and I've seen it everywhere. I think it comes from the "all about me" garbage kids are taught in school. They simply don't care about anyone but themselves and they figure since it's NOT LEGAL to hit them you won't. They just do what ever they want.
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HI,I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING.OUR SWEET LITTLE WORLD HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS ,BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE ,WE HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A FULL COVERAGE OF EVERY EVENT IN OR AROUND THE WORLD.TO GET THE BUSINESS GOING MASS MEDIA SOMETIMES EXAGGERATES.WHAT YOU SEE OR HEAR IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT HAS HAP PEND.AFTER ALL OUR  WORLD HAS EXPERIENCED FAR MORE WORST THINGS IN IT`S  LIFE.
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I live in the Southwest and it has been an issue here for as long as I can remember. The problem has become so enormous that the nation is waking to the problem. We wonder whats taken you so long?
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an enormous amount.  The drug cartels that operate in America are very wealthy, that is why our government comes after the hard working Americans, instead of really busting the bad guys.  It is all for show on your local, and national news. And, as soon as one drug house shuts down, another opens up.  I've lived in the ghettos most of my life, and I promise you.  It is all for show.  The illegal aliens that bring the drugs across our borders, contribute to that corruption.  The weapons smugglers in America are wealthy as well, there for you see much less opposition from our government.  Allot from the people, but little from the government.  If any person, and I mean any person standing on America's soil believes that our police, and government is not as corrupt as their own, they are sadly mistaken. \nThats like saying the majority of Americans are well educated, and wealthy.  They are terribly wrong there as well.
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I believe all of it requires processing , doesn't it? Meth has to be the worse for the required chems to make it and the nasty by products, stuff like muriatic acid , MEK (methyl ethyl keytone) red phosphorous , acetone , starter fluid , etc.
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A very good question.  \n\n1. The inherently racist laws since the founding of this country.\n2. Ridiculous punishments for using/selling illegal drugs.  If you research why most drugs because illegal in the first place it was because of racism.  \n3. Because of the large number of impoverished black communities the options for young minority men are limited.\n4. Something must be said for the glamourized thug representation that is the main portrait of black men in the media and the history of latino machismo that sanctions violence.  Not to say white men are so peaceful but they get away with things more since the judges and juries are usually white as well.\n\n\n" The United States is way ahead of the rest of the industrial world in imprisoning its own population. That's for population control. None of that has anything to do with crime. "\nNoam Chomsky, American linguist and US media and foreign policy critic\n\n" Working class addiction to crack (cocaine) is a crime. But, middle- and upper-class addiction to drugs or alcohol is a disease. "\nSabina Virgo - Criminal Injustice\n\n"The state of California has opened only one college since 1984 -- and twenty-one prisons."\nElliott Currie, Crime and Punishment in America
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I'm more interested in knowing if the problems are similar worldwide.  Discipline is definitely the #1 problem in the US schools.  And it seems that discipline is a bigger problem in the US than in other parts of the world.  Just watch HBOs "The Wire" based on real Baltimore inner-city schools.  I wonder if such similar situations occur as frequently in say, China, Mexico or Russia?\n\nIs US the only country with a generation of parents who have large number of troubled children in schools?