A police officer recently told me of his thankfulness for the drug war as it keeps him employed. He also told me I should be glad as the drug war indirectly provides income for me as well. Although he had a point, I responded that I would be just fine without the drug war as I would simply defend people charged with "real" crimes. He responded that I would have difficulty making a living solely defending people who commit "real" crimes because the police don't apprehend many of those.
- shelly waxman, Freedom Lawyers of America