Drug Related Death

Drug-related Death Columnist Jacob Sullum’s article “Drug-Related Death” of March 30, 2000 dealt with the issue on the war on drugs and how it is not working. He starts out with a heart-tugging story that leads into the politics in fighting drugs. Sullum catches the reader’s interest with a heart-tugging story of an innocent man, Patrick Dorismond that the police mistakenly identify as a pot dealer. When in actuality he is an off-duty security guard …

…drug sales indoors.” This is not the goal for the war on drugs. The “goal” is to reduce drug consumption and corruption that accompanies it. Sullum concludes with the original thought of the witnesses to the Dorismond killing stating that his death was indeed a “senseless act of violence” when combined with their broader picture. Police corruption, statements of “winning” or “losing” when applicable, and murdering an innocent person are all compounded in its’ senselessness.