Author Archives: Pete Guither

The BBC reports: The UK Drug Policy Commission said despite the large sums of money spent tackling the problem, traditional police tactics were not working. Uh, yep. Tim McSweeney, one of the report’s authors, said: “We were struck by just … Continue reading →

“bullet” Today is the beginning of the trial of Sgt. Joseph Chevalia for shooting and killing 26-year-old Tarika Wilson in a botched drug raid. An all-white jury will consider the misdemeanor charges. I hope he gets a fair trial. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

I started Drug WarRant on Sunday, July 27, 2003 with a post about the Hinchey Amendment. I thought maybe I’d post once a week or so — mostly for myself, but if anyone happened to stop by… I discovered there … Continue reading →

There’s a fascinating interview with deputy drug czar Burns in The Arcata Eye. I believe the interview was conducted by Kevin Hoover. The Arcata Eye is certainly not known for is support of the drug war, yet Burns agreed to … Continue reading →

Article by Ray Stern Did you know that 90% of drugs comes from south of the border? Neither did the DEA. So where did Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas get his “facts”? Robert Caldwell, who has a history of uninformed … Continue reading →

Maybe I’m an intellectual elitist, but sometimes I forget that they don’t require any literacy or intelligence tests to get on the internet tubes, and when reading some commenters on public fora, I find myself physically staggering from the sheer … Continue reading →

Former Baltimore City police officer Peter Moskos in U.S. News and World Report today: Drugs Are Too Dangerous Not to RegulateÖWe Should Legalize Them It’s a great piece with the right focus for a major national magazine. On the other … Continue reading →

“bullet” Misha Glenny: A dangerous fiction The time has come to shout from every rooftop that the war on drugs hands billions of pounds on a plate to criminal syndicates and terrorist organisations every year. Senior policymakers, police commanders and … Continue reading →

National Media Interest ‘Intense’ Over Hoffman Case “Other officers around the country that see this story when ’20/20′ runs it – as well as the jurisdictions around Tallahassee that have seen the coverage already – are going to see what … Continue reading →

Last week, I mentioned the excellent OpEd by Joy Strickland of Mothers Against Teen Violence: Drug laws fertilize teen violence Well, special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Agency James Capra responded (can’t have … Continue reading →