So, this father is not the smartest guy in the world. Surely, this story will end up in the latest installment of Dumb Criminals Book, rumored to be at around 137 in the series. Anyway, this provoked a few thoughts:
- Obviously he's not setting a great example for his daughter, as she's going out at 16 and getting drunk, and "unruly" to the point that he needs to call the cops. I mean, all children make up their own minds and do things we don't want them to do, but as they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and I can't imagine that Mr. Winston's right up there to appear in the reality TV version of "My Three Sons".
- I think it sucks that we live in a world where: a) the father has to hide weapons like a 9mm handgun and .22 rifle. Seriously, the presence of a weapon does not signal the intent to commit a crime any more than the fact that I have alcohol in the house and a set of car keys means I'm intending to drink and drive. b) that the police would say that it's MORE important to arrest the father for the guns and drugs than the girl that was out drinking. (At least, that's what this version of the story says).
- I don't care that he had cocaine. If drugs were legalized, he wouldn't have to hide them. In fact, in all liklihood, he wouldn't be selling drugs at all because places like Walgreens and Rite Aid would be able to give you your fix for much cheaper and cleaner and much safer. This whole economy of killing and gangs and murder and police brutality would dry up and A LOT of the crime we deal with on a daily basis would vanish.
Oh well. It's almost time for me to turn into a pumpkin, and I need to finish the laundry. If any of you can think of a good reason why we shouldn't legalize drugs, I'm all ears. But I'd like something more substantial than:
"Because we shouldn't", "Because my uncle Bobby died of a drug overdose", or "Because drugs scare me". If you're going to give me an argument, it's got to have some logic behind it.
