(Drug Policy Alliance)...Harsh mandatory minimum sentences. Extreme racial disparities. Mass incarceration. Lack of affordable drug treatment. Loss of civil liberties. Destruction of families. Waste of billions of taxpayer dollars. This week marks the 34th anniversary of New York's draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws, which provided the model for America's longest running war: the war on drugs. Under the Rockefeller Drug Laws and the failed drug war, our country addresses drug use and abuse as a criminal issue, not a public health issue. In observance of the anniversary of the failed Rockefeller Drug Laws, hip-hop megastar Jim Jones just released his new rap single, “Lockdown, USA,” which calls for real reform of the RDLs and an end to the war on drugs. The song is a single from the forthcoming documentary, "Lockdown, USA."
(VIDEO) Jim Jones, "Lockdown, USA". Harsh NY Drugs Laws Destroy Black and Latino Community.
May 08, 2007 by editor (View Source)
RED
I am a lover of HIP-HOP and I have been a part of the
culture since its birth. JIm JOnes and his little crew
dipset are fake. His main man cameron said on national TV that If a know offender lived next door to him he wouldn't notify authorities?
He should get a job were he doesn't have to speak let alone rap. How can you want a solution to a problem when you help manifest it? this is the type of
hypocrisy that keeps us in the dark. Yeah man I am keepin it real? WHAT ?%@#
Peace and God bless
When we get right with ourselve then we can begin to work on issues.
Jimmy Jones? dipset??
T WHY
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