Dear Rev. Ron Allen, sit down and shut the f**k up

[marmar]

from the Sacramento Bee:




California NAACP backing of pot legalization outrages minister

By Peter Hecht
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Published: Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2010 - 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Sunday, Jul. 11, 2010 - 11:21 am


The state chapter of the NAACP is endorsing a November ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use – and Sacramento minister Ron Allen is furious.

Their competing arguments stir debate over which perceived threat is greater for African Americans – police exploiting existing marijuana law to target urban minorities or legalized pot endangering youths and communities.

In a news conference today, the California State Conference of the NAACP is due to throw its support behind the initiative to legalize marijuana for adults over 21, allow small residential cultivation and permit cities to tax and regulate pot sales.

In a statement, Alice Huffman, the state NAACP president, said the organization is backing the initiative, Proposition 19, to counter marijuana arrest rates that she contends unfairly target African Americans.

"There is a strong racial component that must be considered when we investigate how marijuana laws are applied to people of color," she said. "The burden has fallen disproportionately on people of color and young black men in particular." ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/29/2856141/california-naacp-backing-of-pot.html#ixzz0tZLEQtDw

[Dogmudgeon]

1. No, let him scream

Most Americans are unimpressed with ranters. What started as a comedians' schtick has turned into a 24/7 breech of civil peace.

Anti-drug ranters, teabaggers, "YOU LIE!" screamers, all hurt their causes' chances for acceptance, and usually tell the world that their crusade is nearing its expiration date.

I say, encourage the craziness. Like a big, ugly zit, it will pop open and be wiped down with disinfectant that much sooner.

--d!