SHOCKING: Former DEA Agent Told To Not Enforce Drug Laws In White Areas

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1. Maureen Bocardo says:

   January 22, 2013 at 5:41 am

   While I agree with both Matthew Fogg, the DEA agent, and Eddie Powell about the racial aspect, may I add it’s also a War On the Poor. Having taught in both affluent and low-socio economic neighborhoods, I’ve seen first hand how the game is played. I got reprimanded after calling the police about a guy selling drugs at the local high school in a wealthy neighborhood. The principal told me, “We take care of our problems without involving the police. We don’t need bad PR with the parents of our students. They donate a lot of money to our sports and music programs; and they have powerful connections.”

   A few years later, I was hired (for more money) by a neighboring school district and sent to teach in the federal housing project. The majority of my students were Black, Hispanic and Native American. Not only did the city police have an office on campus, they were hauling kids off to jail on a daily basis for possession of drugs. The students here were poor; but, the majority weren’t users. They were just trying to supplement their families’ incomes. As Agent Fogg points out, “It’s just like what happened during Prohibition.”

   The affluent kids, who are the biggest users, aren’t hauled off to jail because of their parents’ wealth and connections. The War On Drugs is a War On the Poor and/or racially motivated.