{"id":2460,"date":"2011-01-26T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/serpico-for-legalization-of-drugs.html"},"modified":"2011-01-26T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T01:00:00","slug":"serpico-for-legalization-of-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/serpico-for-legalization-of-drugs.html","title":{"rendered":"Serpico for legalization of drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeinfosociety.com\/article.php?id=402\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" width=\"296\" height=\"222\"    src=\"http:\/\/www.freeinfosociety.com\/media\/images\/2461.jpg\"><\/a>\nConnie Littlefield remarks that\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.addictioninfo.org\/articles\/3153\/1\/Legalizing-marijuana-makes-pot-smoking-uncool\/Page1.html\">\nLegalizing marijuana makes pot smoking uncool<\/a>:\n<blockquote>\nI was in Amsterdam because my documentary, Damage Done: The Drug War\nOdyssey, was being screened as part of a Cannabis Tribunal. Former NYPD\ndetective Frank Serpico, who is in my film, travelled with me.\n<p>\nWe were invited to speak because Damage Done is about a group of cops,\nincluding Frank, and Canadian Senator Larry Campbell, who believe that\nthe War on Drugs does more harm than the drugs themselves.\n<p>\nWe presented a copy of our film to the chief of the Amsterdam-Amstelland\nPolice, who told me that he became a cop because of Frank.\n<\/blockquote>\nHer film is\n<a href=\"http:\/\/leap.cc\/cms\/index.php?name=Content&#038;pid=11\">\nDAMAGE DONE: The Drug War Odyssey<\/a>,\nhere describe on the LEAP site:\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\nJohn Gayder, a currently employed constable with nearly 20 years\nexperience, is our guide to the world of pro-legalization cops. Among\nthis group is the legendary Frank Serpico, the man who blew the whistle\non corruption in the New York Police Department, and who was shot in\nthe face for his efforts.\n<\/blockquote>\nA few quotes:\n<blockquote>\n&#8220;a hamster wheel that law enforcement is on that they just can&#8217;t seem to get off&#8221;\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n&#8220;the drug enforcement industry&#8230; the most fundamental of all questions:\nshould we be doing this?&#8221;\n<\/blockquote>\nSerpico himself\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeinfosociety.com\/article.php?id=402\">\nhas said:<\/a>\n<blockquote>\n&#8220;The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has\nbeen and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families,\nour friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in\nmy case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.&#8221;\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connie Littlefield remarks that Legalizing marijuana makes pot smoking uncool: I was in Amsterdam because my documentary, Damage Done: The Drug War Odyssey, was being screened as part of a Cannabis Tribunal. Former NYPD detective Frank Serpico, who is in my film, travelled with me. 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