The U.S. Drug War Reaches New Heights of Absurdity in Federal Court

[douglas9]

Federal prosecutors charged George Wills and Robert Catalano, the owners of Puck Technology makers of the Whizzinator with conspiracy in Pittsburgh, PA in October. The two men plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy on November 24, and face up to eight years in prison and a $500,000 fine; their sentencing will take place in February of next year.<1> The prosecutors claimed the two had conspired to defraud the federal government’s drug testing programs:

“On October 14, federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh won a 19-count indictment against the owners of Puck Technology, maker of the Whizzinator, for fraud and selling drug paraphernalia. Prosecutors allege that by manufacturing and selling the Whizzinator, company president Gerald Wills and vice president Robert Catalano conspired to defraud the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which administers federal workplace drug testing programs. The government is seeking forfeiture of all of the company’s assets, including its Internet domain names.” <2>


http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/christopher-fee/2008/11/us-drug-war-reaches-new-heights-absurdity-federal-court

[ixion]

1. end the so-called 'war' on drugs...

it accomplishes nothing but the destruction of our society, and the implementation of a police state.

[Mari333]

2. having a large prison population run by private companies

is a wet dream to corporations. slave labour and slave wages.

[12string]

4. Slave Labor and Slave Wages

aren't the only benefits.They don't have to pay social security or industrial insurance.No unemployment insurance payments.They don't have to worry about labor unions.No vacation or sick leave.No retirement.No overtime or holiday pay.Prison labor to benefit corporate America is wrong in too many ways to count.Why on earth would anyone want to end the war on drugs when it guarantees a never ending supply of cheap labor for the prison industrial complex.

[boobooday]

3. Absurdity is the word for it.

A war against inanimate objects: Drugs.

"Whizzinator" seems like such an oddly whimsical name for their product, though. I like it.

[Ezlivin]

5. Yet companies who "conspired to defraud" the American public go free

Go figure.