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The universally unconstitutional war on drugs

category national | crime and justice | other press author Monday June 13, 2011 02:15author by Gavin R. Putland Report this post to the editors

You can't starve the drug trade. You can only constipate it.

The reversal of the onus of proof in drug-possession cases is incompatible with the rule of law and is therefore unconstitutional in all jurisdictions.

In the “war on drugs”, the presumption of innocence is not collateral damage. It is a deliberate target: if other people plant drugs on you (e.g. to avoid being busted themselves), you must prove that the drugs were planted (which you can’t). This situation is manifestly incompatible with the rule of law, because the power to convict — the most fearsome of all government powers — is effectively taken from the courts and given to those who are willing to plant evidence. There is no clearer case of a “government of laws” being usurped by a “government of men”.

The purported reversal of the onus of proof, being contrary to the rule of law, is unconstitutional for three reasons...

More: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/06/02/the-fail...-5749.

Related Link: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/06/02/the-failure-of-the-war-on-drugs-high-level-commissions-report/#comment-5749

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Related 'law'     Jacko    Mon Jun 13, 2011 02:52 
   fresh report     opus diablos    Mon Jun 13, 2011 15:21 
   Why are the politicos so quiet on this issue     curious    Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:19 
   my theory, curious..     opus diablos    Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:24 
   I agree with you Opus about the causes, but what about the solution?     Curious    Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:11 
   general silence     opus diablos    Wed Jun 22, 2011 14:43 
   Drugs     John    Fri Jun 24, 2011 21:06 
   mornin john     opus diablos    Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:59 
   Executive Intelligence Report (September 17th 2011)     W. Finnerty    Sat Jun 25, 2011 14:37 
 10   Drugs     John    Sat Jun 25, 2011 16:44 
 11   whoa there john     opus diablos    Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:05 
 12   Drugs     John    Sun Jun 26, 2011 18:44 
 13   Drugs     John    Sun Jun 26, 2011 18:48 
 14   Lets see, John...     opus diablos    Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:19 
 15   Drugs     John    Tue Jun 28, 2011 01:17 
 16   legalise...     opus diablos    Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:55 
 17   Third edition     Gavin R. Putland    Fri Aug 12, 2011 08:51 


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