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Toe the government line or pay the government's price that's the lesson learned by an increasing number of law enforcement professionals who dared to question even in private.
The lunacy.
Of the nation's drug prohibition.
Former Border Patrol agent Terry Nelson's law enforcement career spanned three decades.
He says whether or not you agree that it's time to legalize drugs there's a bigger problem.
With government prohibiting freedom of speech.
Nelson is now a board member of leaked which stands for law enforcement against prohibition.
And he joins us now -- it's a pleasure welcome to freedom watch.
Thank you -- -- majority can real pleasure how how is it Terry that the federal government or even local law enforcement.
Can prosecute federal agents or state or local police.
Because they express a personal political opinion about the wisdom.
Or lack of it in the government's war on drugs.
While I don't believe the prosecutor much are certainly persecutor -- firing them for having -- you know an opinion.
The First Amendment you know we have a right there to free speech and just the -- you can own a badges and you give it the right to free speech or the right petition the government.
All right let me correct myself -- you actually corrected me -- meant to say persecute they're not being prosecuted for that speech.
But they are losing their and shops the government it's actually taking their jobs away from them.
Let me ask you this -- don't most law enforcement.
Who devote their times to the prohibition on let's say marijuana.
Realize how futile -- is the prohibition.
How much better law enforcement resources could be directed at to -- those events and persons that truly harm our freedom and our property and are safe.
-- Court's most police officers understand that that the prohibition laws don't work.
But they take it came scorn for the adjudicate -- business and is profitable for them sometimes dude you have you know the overtime and -- just -- But prohibition.
Marijuana -- -- It's a totally fell public policy and it really should be changed.
Are there are cities in this country like -- Laredo Texas.
Where the that drug trade is so.
Successful.
That actually increases the economic activity of the -- Bob believe that the you know the money laundering of -- -- -- gotten gains are often need you to put into real estate I think that many out hotels in Mexico or paid for by drug money I think media.
-- government shopping mall in Mexico or trade for our paid for by drug money and Laredo is a burgeoning society now on it used to be just a sleepy little border town not.
Last time -- out of the book -- couldn't believe them member of high rise in banks and new multi stuff that was going on and I'm not would be a bit surprised if a lot of it was thought.
What drug money Terry Nelson keep up the good fight it's a pleasure thank you for joining us.
Thank you for having me -- real honor we'll.
