Rikkitic:

Kiwifruta:

So if cannabis were legal would gangs turn to more serious crime to generate income?
We've already mentioned a few, I'd prefer the gangs sold dope than the more serious alternatives.

This is actually a good point but I have always wondered, and still do, why gangs are given so much credibility and respect by authorities here at all. On occasions when they do the responsible thing, as with the carload of gang members that was pushed over a cliff, mayors and police officials fall over themselves expressing praise and gratitude. Why? Gangs are a cancer. They shouldn't be tolerated at all, let alone thanked when they happen to do the right thing. They should be stomped on, eradicated, and driven out of existence. They are not mighty warriors reliving the good old days. They are mostly overweight, out of condition, tobacco smoking heavy drinking drug taking bullies that clump together and intimidate others through violent aggression and force of numbers. They are thugs and criminals and have no place in society.

They are already into the more serious alternatives. There are now probably more houses in this country contaminated with meth than not. Gangs need to be deprived of all their sources of income, starting with drugs of all kinds and moving onto every other thing they stick their evil fingers into. They need to be pursued and hounded until they are driven out of existence. There is no place for gangs in a civilised society. Clubs, yes, organised activities to keep kids occupied and engaged, yes, other worthy endeavours, yes, but not gangs in their current form or anything like it.