The War on (some) Drugs makes the prohibition of the 1920s look like a raving success. No health problem has ever been solved by treating it like a criminal problem. But the fallacy of the distinction between legal and illegal substances of abuse continues to elude many of our government servants.
Take Elvin Martinez of Florida for example. According to an article in the St. Petersburg Times, Mr. Martinez was arrested on January 2nd and charged with DUI. Unfortunately, Mr. Martinez was suspended from his job representing the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office on numerous local boards.
That's a drag, which is compounded by the fact that he was turned in by... his wife. No wonder they call dogs man's best friend. At least your dog will never rat you out. The kicker is Mr. Martinez has served as chairman of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance. Huh? Doesn't he know that alcohol is a deadly and addictive drug?
As a government employee, he could be considered a co-conspirator in the distribution of (legal) narcotics in the form of alcoholic beverages which are controlled by the state of Florida. Of course the Board is involved in all sorts of ridiculous anti-DUI propaganda, which is about as effective as those stupid TV commercials sponsored by the so called Partnership for a Drug Free America. What a waste of taxpayer money.
It never ceases to amaze me when I see one of our nation's brave drug warriors caught driving drunk. As always, when a member of the government is caught driving drunk, this case highlights the fact that we cannot sell people a recreational drug that reduces judgment and inhibition and then expect people to make good decisions after consuming the drug we just sold them in the manner in which it was intended to be consumed.
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