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Drugs can kill, of course. But drug prohibition kills too. In Washington, an estimated 80% of homicides are drug related, meaning drug-prohibition related. It's gunshot wounds that fill our urban emergency rooms, not ODs and bad trips. Then there's the perverse financial logic of prohibition. The billions we spend a year on drug-related law enforcement represents money not spent on improving schools and rebuilding neighborhoods. Those who can't hope for the lasting highs of achievement and self-respect are all too often condemned to crack...
Nevertheless, Emma, a fiddler for a semi-hot Chicago band called The Drovers, can be quite interesting. With her long black hair crimped and an awful "alternative" wardrobe, she is at times strangely reminiscent of Elvira. Stowe enhances Emma's powerful presence with a guttural voice and gunshot laugh and does a creditable job of charting Emma's emotional development as she regains her sight. Previous to her surgery, Emma, having created an imaginary world in her head, is happy and trusting. Once she is able to see, however, the real world proves to be a letdown, and her humor...
...homicide rate has doubled and now stands at more than 150 so far this year, spurred by a deadly convergence of gangs, drugs and ever more sophisticated weaponry. Countywide, juvenile arrests for homicides climbed from six in 1983 to 82 last year. Admissions at Children's Hospital for gunshot wounds rose from 50 in 1989 to 160 so far this year. At Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 30% of spinal-cord injuries are caused by gunshots. Milwaukee (pop. 630,000) has responded like most cities: with more fear, bigger dead bolts and more angry debate about gun control and the breakdown...
...crusade extends well beyond Washington, embracing local politicians and pundits and moral authorities across the country. Much of the attention is directed at kids, because gun violence among school-age children is skyrocketing, and because it is easier to form a consensus about the problem. The rate of gunshot wounds in children under 16 doubled in just three years, between 1987 and 1990. A survey about kids and guns by Harvard's School of Public Health yielded some stunning results. One parent in 6 knew a child who was found playing with a gun that was loaded...
...best, however, when he tries to go beyond the gangsta posturings. The most impressive track on the album is a classic story of a near-death experience leading to spiritual insight. In the song Murder Was the Case (Death After Visualizing Eternity), Snoop is gravely wounded by a gunshot but hears an otherworldly voice offering to change his life. "Will I be the G that I was?" Snoop asks. "I'll make your life better than you could imagine or even dream of," the supernatural voice answers. Snoop recovers, showers gifts on his family and tries to turn peaceful...