While this is a no brainer for most of us, there are LE that see the futility and damaging effects of an un-winnable social policy. --From their website, why legalize drugs? - "We believe that drug prohibition is the true cause of much of the social and personal damage that has historically been attributed to drug use. It is prohibition that makes these drugs so valuable - while giving criminals a monopoly over their supply. Driven by the huge profits from this monopoly, criminal gangs bribe and kill each other, law enforcers, and children. Their trade is unregulated and they are, therefore, beyond our control."
Some good reading on the website. Maybe the mod's want to add the LEAP web banner to the bottom of the DNM sub. Show some love, even though I'm sure many of them only saw the light after spending whole careers supporting the "war".
here's the link to their site - http://www.leap.cc/
I like the banner idea. LEAP represents everything I want in a law enforcement officer - someone committed to protecting the public from harm instead of fighting a war they can never win. If you haven't seen it yet, check out this video from one of their members (a retired police captain).
Haven't really heard much about what they think of darknet markets though, I'm curious what they'd have to say about them. Given how non-violent and honest we generally are compared to street-level dealers, I'd assume they're on our side.