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[–]jet199Instigatrix 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

How was it the war on drugs made people poor rather than the highly addictive nature of crack itself?

[–]AnarchySpeach 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Both. Wrongful convictions, the addiction to a drug, bystanders killed by gangs and cops, and the economic collapse in the surrounding area that results from living in a crime infested shit hole where calling the cops could cause the drugged out gang dude next door to open fire under the false assumption that it involves them.

A lot of innocent people get caught in the crossfire. It's also hard to leave an area when nobody wants to buy your house because the neighborhood has gone to shit.