drugs by the numbers

[Senior]

cost to;

- incarcerate a criminal per year $100,000
- employ a police officer $100,000

- average cost of getting high for the user $5-$20
- average cost to the dealer $1-$10
- average cost to produce $0.10 -$1

- crimes per day by average addict 5-15
- cost of crime to victim $10-$500
- total cost per day $50-$7500

- earnings per day for minimum wage job $64
- loss to economy per year for incarcerated person $16,640 (wages), $100,000 (cop + judicial), $100,000 (incarceration) = $216,640

Point of this all????? having a massive fucking drug problem like our society does is the reason our health care cost are out of control (over doses, gang violence...). so make sure you SHAME the next person who "speaks out bravely" to say that dealing with drug adducts in a pragmatic, compassionate way is way waste of time.

[gnosis]

Originally Posted by Senior

- employ a police officer $100,000

I'm not challenging your assertions, but, I do question this figure.

Frosty
(cops are rich?)

[prozac]

it costs that much to employ them. doesnt mean thats what they actually get paid.

ie. police cars, uniforms, guns, training, benefits, police buildings, support/clerical staff, etc etc

[gnosis]

^I understand your point. I gave it some consideration, before responding.

However, I still question the figure.

Frosty
($100,000?)

[Courtney]

hey nolan...i was wondering if you could direct me to where you got these stats? I'm doing a related project for sociology..
thanks

[Senior]

the numbers came from the mayor. I was listening to an interview with him a few days ago. I just made up the part about the drugs... based on a lucky guess.

[MC Hammered]

If drugs are so cheap to produce shouldn't the gov't just provide a free for all and let Darwinism take care of the rest?

I'm sure a casket or a jar for ashes is cheaper for the gov't to budget for.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by gnosis

^I understand your point. I gave it some consideration, before responding.

However, I still question the figure.

Frosty
($100,000?)

its likely even higher then that

[dabbler]

starting wage for VPD is about $36,000 (last time i looked about 4 years ago)

[Senior]

Originally Posted by dabbler

starting wage for VPD is about $36,000 (last time i looked about 4 years ago)

wages do not equal the total cost. the total cost would look something like this;

- wages
- squad cars
- uniforms
- guns
- office space
- administrative support staff
- training costs


regardless I trust the $100,000 figure to be accurate within reason as the mayor was using it.

[prozac]

is there an echo in here?