By Bill O ‘Reilly

Are you buying that? Well, if you are, listen up. Selling hard drugs is not a “non-violent offense.” Instead, it is a crime against humanity. A few days ago, a New Jersey couple in their early 20s sat down in front of an oncoming Amtrak train and were killed instantly. Authorities say the pair was addicted to heroin and spent thousands of dollars a month on the drug. Shortly before the suicide, the couple had been evicted from their apartment for non-payment of rent. Relatives say both individuals were in despair.

So what about the people who sold the heroin to these Americans? What is their responsibility? Some will argue the pushers have no responsibility, that the users make the choice. But that is nonsense. If nobody sold drugs, there would be no drug problem. You may have also heard about little Rilya Wilson, the 4-year-old foster child in Florida who has been missing for 16 months. Rilya’s mother is a crack addict. She had not contacted her child in nearly two years. When Rilya turned up missing, that despicable mother reportedly made noise about suing the state of Florida. It turned my stomach. So what about the people who sold crack to Rilya’s mother? Are they not partially responsible for the abandonment of the little girl?

When are Americans going to wise up? Drug dealing used to be considered the lowest form of human endeavor. Now it is glorified in some rap songs, and many misguided Americans have downgraded this terribly destructive crime to “non-violent.” The truth is that selling hard drugs to people who may die from using them, may become enslaved by addiction, may abuse their children while intoxicated, and may commit crimes to buy more drugs is a vile enterprise that should be condemned by society.

The Rockefeller laws were passed to protect Americans from people who would prey upon them. The average pusher on the street sells to scores of people every day. The damage that person is doing is enormous. Yet when caught, the pusher is being portrayed as a victim of an unfair sentencing arrangement. Here’s the truth: In order to get sentenced under the Rockefeller Law, you have to be one bad seed. You have to have prior convictions or not cooperate with police in their investigation of the drug pipeline. In other words, you have to be hard-core. Yes, there are a few people that got caught up in something they didn’t understand, but that is rare. Most of those doing hard time under Rockefeller are the dregs of the earth.

Ask any district attorney. The overwhelming majority of them want to keep the harsh sentences in place. But many in the establishment media find this attitude cruel and unusual. We have to try and rehab these people, they wail. It’s just not fair. Baloney.

Dealing narcotics is a conscious choice. You just don’t accidentally do it. It isn’t a crime of passion, a spur-of-the-moment decision. Drug dealing is a nasty, hateful way to make a buck. It destroys lives. It corrupts children. It is unmerciful and brutal. In short, selling hard drugs to another person is a crime against humanity. Do the crime, do the time.

Author: Bill O ‘Reilly
Source: Northwesr Center for Health & Safety