Any correspondents in Chicago?
Your assignment, if you choose to accept it: check out the DEA's Target America exhibit. Want to learn more? Check out the DEA's press release.
Before or after we parse said release, enjoy:
(a) Good work by our friends at the Post.
(b) The rebuttal -- N.B. don't get distracted by the sexy eyes.
Target America Opens at the Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry. Why, of course.
Most Americans are unaware of the tremendous costs associated with the production, sale and use of illegal drugs.
I'm sure this exhibit is a boon to awareness, but another explanation is that we don't have a color-coded way of communicating the Drug Threat Level. On April 20, for example, the DEA oughtta be waving some brightly-colored flag.
The costs to society, estimated at more than $60 billion a year, are assumed by all of us in some way—in users’ lost productivity, their health care, criminal justice costs, child welfare costs and the impact drug use has on our own health and safety.
It's just a press release, fine, but if you don't explain how you arrived at a number like this, you might as well say illegal drugs cost society 14,000 unicorns and 800 Tim Teufel rookie cards each year. I'm looking at you, “users’ lost productivity,” “criminal justice costs,” and “our own health and safety.” [more on this later]
Target America : Opening Eyes to the Danger Drugs Cause , presented by McDonald’s, is a powerful exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum.
(1) I wanted to say McDonald's blows, but even the nutjobs at The Nation have some nice things to say about Mickey Dizzle.
(2) I humbly suggest this exhibit be moved from the Museum of Science and Industry to the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum.
(3) Bonus: what percentage of visitors to the DEA Museum are stoned out of their minds?
Science and Industry dude is about speak. I'll copy it all in the name of Fairness.
“We are pleased to bring the Target America exhibit to Chicago ,” said David Mosena , President and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry. “Our mission to inspire and educate the community includes addressing tough topics that are real and relevant, and increasing understanding of issues like drug abuse. This exhibit not only teaches young people about the dangers of using drugs, but it also exposes them to the science and technology behind drugs and drug enforcement—the effects drugs have on the body, the chemists who work with the DEA to analyze drug samples, and the advanced technology that is used to apprehend those involved in the drug trade.”
More on the justification shortly, but for now, “inspire”?! I think you meant “intimidate” or maybe “I'm surprisingly douchey for a guy who runs a science and industry museum.”
The exhibit begins with an in-depth look at drug production, trafficking and money laundering—in a historical and present-day context—from trading opium on the Silk Road in the 1800s to the Columbian cocaine trade that exists today. Guests will also discover the many intricate ways different drugs are produced throughout the world. Displays illustrating drug production include a recreated jungle cocaine lab, an Afghan heroin factory and a toxic methamphetamine hotel “cook” room.
This actually sounds pretty interesting, if a little Hell House-y. [You're very welcome.]
Displays that focus on trafficking show how drugs are smuggled in soles of shoes; soaked into fabrics; or even swallowed by drug “mules,” people who perform the dangerous and sometimes lethal task of swallowing balloons full of drugs to transport the illegal cargo. The exhibit also explains where drug money goes and how it is secretly laundered, very often through wire transfers, and sometimes to the financial benefit of terrorist groups around the world.
OK, if this counts as science and industry, here are some suggestions for subjects of a “real and relevant” exhibit:
The opium and heroin connections of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime are explored, as are the interrelationships between drugs and terrorism. A special tribute to victims of September 11 th includes a towering sculpture made from pieces of the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
I cannot stress this enough: VOMIT
A section special to the Chicago exhibit highlights the evolution of drug enforcement technology in Chicago, from an old-time Chicago Police Department “call box” to today’s high-tech POD surveillance cameras that transmit video wirelessly.
This sounds like interesting history, but I'm not sure why it gets to be near pieces of the World Trade Center.
From there, the exhibit explores the devastating effects drugs have on our society. Guests view actual wreckage from a drug-related car accident, a tenement crack-house environment, and the bedroom of a young teen who has accessed a Web site that sells illegal drugs.
OK, drugs are bad. OBVIOUSLY they should be illegal. PS September 11th.
The terrible toll drugs take on the body is highlighted as well. Guests view common patterns of brain activity in addicts and learn how MRI machines are helping scientists uncover the secrets of addiction and recovery. An interactive display allows guests to compare the effects of certain “rewards” in a normal brain versus an addicted brain, and discover how addictions take control of the brain’s reward circuit, gradually altering motivation and desire. Another interactive display allows guests to hear true stories of addiction and recovery from addicts themselves.
This sounds like interesting science. WTC chunks should fit right in.
The exhibit touches upon the damage that drug production has on our environment, which is not often addressed. This includes the clear cutting of the rain forests in Central and South America to plant coca fields, the destruction of natural forests in the U.S. to grow marijuana and the dumping of hazardous waste products into the water table after the manufacture of methamphetamine.
I wanted to say: Hahahahaha McDonald's, you have got to be fucking kidding me.
But there are pesky facts = press releases from organizations I trust.
At the end of the exhibit, guests reach the exhibit’s “Discovery Corner,” an area that offers many resources on how the cycle of drug abuse and drug-related violence can be broken with awareness, outreach and treatment.
Sounds good, though maybe these efforts fail to reach their targets in the Museum of Science and Industry.
"Target America is a powerful display showing how drugs eat away not just at individual users, but entire families, communities and our nation,” DEA Administrator Karen Tandy said. “Drugs cost all of us dearly: from financing terrorism
Remark: drugs are lucrative for terrorists because they're illegal
and causing crime,
Remark: in part because drug prices are higher when drugs are illegal
to increased health care costs,
Remark: not to mention the cost of imprisoning those fuckers!
danger on the highways,
Remark: alcohol is legal though driving under the influence is not
Remark: I wish our DEA administrator would keep arguments like this to herself
economic loss
Remark: we could collect revenue by taxing drugs
Remark: if you're counting as losses money that finances drug habits that would otherwise be part of the legitimate economy, you are using circular reasoning
Remark: if you're counting losses due to financial markets being closed after September 11th, fuck you
and family breakdown.
OKAY, DRUGS ARE BAD, GOT IT, btw, families of victims of September 11th
In conclusion, a quick quiz. Which public official uttered the following line?
"If you quit drugs, you join the fight against terror in America."
(a) some DEA windbag
(b) George W. Bush
(c) John Ashcroft
(d) Alberto Gonzales
answer
Before or after we parse said release, enjoy:
(a) Good work by our friends at the Post.
(b) The rebuttal -- N.B. don't get distracted by the sexy eyes.
Target America Opens at the Museum of Science and Industry
The Museum of Science and Industry. Why, of course.
Most Americans are unaware of the tremendous costs associated with the production, sale and use of illegal drugs.
I'm sure this exhibit is a boon to awareness, but another explanation is that we don't have a color-coded way of communicating the Drug Threat Level. On April 20, for example, the DEA oughtta be waving some brightly-colored flag.
The costs to society, estimated at more than $60 billion a year, are assumed by all of us in some way—in users’ lost productivity, their health care, criminal justice costs, child welfare costs and the impact drug use has on our own health and safety.
It's just a press release, fine, but if you don't explain how you arrived at a number like this, you might as well say illegal drugs cost society 14,000 unicorns and 800 Tim Teufel rookie cards each year. I'm looking at you, “users’ lost productivity,” “criminal justice costs,” and “our own health and safety.” [more on this later]
Target America : Opening Eyes to the Danger Drugs Cause , presented by McDonald’s, is a powerful exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum.
(1) I wanted to say McDonald's blows, but even the nutjobs at The Nation have some nice things to say about Mickey Dizzle.
(2) I humbly suggest this exhibit be moved from the Museum of Science and Industry to the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum.
(3) Bonus: what percentage of visitors to the DEA Museum are stoned out of their minds?
Science and Industry dude is about speak. I'll copy it all in the name of Fairness.
“We are pleased to bring the Target America exhibit to Chicago ,” said David Mosena , President and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry. “Our mission to inspire and educate the community includes addressing tough topics that are real and relevant, and increasing understanding of issues like drug abuse. This exhibit not only teaches young people about the dangers of using drugs, but it also exposes them to the science and technology behind drugs and drug enforcement—the effects drugs have on the body, the chemists who work with the DEA to analyze drug samples, and the advanced technology that is used to apprehend those involved in the drug trade.”
More on the justification shortly, but for now, “inspire”?! I think you meant “intimidate” or maybe “I'm surprisingly douchey for a guy who runs a science and industry museum.”
The exhibit begins with an in-depth look at drug production, trafficking and money laundering—in a historical and present-day context—from trading opium on the Silk Road in the 1800s to the Columbian cocaine trade that exists today. Guests will also discover the many intricate ways different drugs are produced throughout the world. Displays illustrating drug production include a recreated jungle cocaine lab, an Afghan heroin factory and a toxic methamphetamine hotel “cook” room.
This actually sounds pretty interesting, if a little Hell House-y. [You're very welcome.]
Displays that focus on trafficking show how drugs are smuggled in soles of shoes; soaked into fabrics; or even swallowed by drug “mules,” people who perform the dangerous and sometimes lethal task of swallowing balloons full of drugs to transport the illegal cargo. The exhibit also explains where drug money goes and how it is secretly laundered, very often through wire transfers, and sometimes to the financial benefit of terrorist groups around the world.
OK, if this counts as science and industry, here are some suggestions for subjects of a “real and relevant” exhibit:
- stem-cell research
- global warming / climate change
- how explosives are smuggled onto planes
- how we lost 241 Americans to a truck bomber
- how money is laundered and how we catch people who launder money, whether or not they're getting people high
- how terrorism is financed (versus how drug money sometimes financially benefits terrorists, PS the drug war is good for terrorists and mobsters)
- [without sacrificing national security] how we track terrorists
- a history of Saddam Hussein's ties to terrorist groups
- the effects of (GASP) legalizing drugs
- a history of museums being steamrolled by organizations trying to ride the coattails of the war on terror by campaigns of conflation
The opium and heroin connections of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime are explored, as are the interrelationships between drugs and terrorism. A special tribute to victims of September 11 th includes a towering sculpture made from pieces of the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
I cannot stress this enough: VOMIT
A section special to the Chicago exhibit highlights the evolution of drug enforcement technology in Chicago, from an old-time Chicago Police Department “call box” to today’s high-tech POD surveillance cameras that transmit video wirelessly.
This sounds like interesting history, but I'm not sure why it gets to be near pieces of the World Trade Center.
From there, the exhibit explores the devastating effects drugs have on our society. Guests view actual wreckage from a drug-related car accident, a tenement crack-house environment, and the bedroom of a young teen who has accessed a Web site that sells illegal drugs.
OK, drugs are bad. OBVIOUSLY they should be illegal. PS September 11th.
The terrible toll drugs take on the body is highlighted as well. Guests view common patterns of brain activity in addicts and learn how MRI machines are helping scientists uncover the secrets of addiction and recovery. An interactive display allows guests to compare the effects of certain “rewards” in a normal brain versus an addicted brain, and discover how addictions take control of the brain’s reward circuit, gradually altering motivation and desire. Another interactive display allows guests to hear true stories of addiction and recovery from addicts themselves.
This sounds like interesting science. WTC chunks should fit right in.
The exhibit touches upon the damage that drug production has on our environment, which is not often addressed. This includes the clear cutting of the rain forests in Central and South America to plant coca fields, the destruction of natural forests in the U.S. to grow marijuana and the dumping of hazardous waste products into the water table after the manufacture of methamphetamine.
I wanted to say: Hahahahaha McDonald's, you have got to be fucking kidding me.
But there are pesky facts = press releases from organizations I trust.
At the end of the exhibit, guests reach the exhibit’s “Discovery Corner,” an area that offers many resources on how the cycle of drug abuse and drug-related violence can be broken with awareness, outreach and treatment.
Sounds good, though maybe these efforts fail to reach their targets in the Museum of Science and Industry.
"Target America is a powerful display showing how drugs eat away not just at individual users, but entire families, communities and our nation,” DEA Administrator Karen Tandy said. “Drugs cost all of us dearly: from financing terrorism
Remark: drugs are lucrative for terrorists because they're illegal
and causing crime,
Remark: in part because drug prices are higher when drugs are illegal
to increased health care costs,
Remark: not to mention the cost of imprisoning those fuckers!
danger on the highways,
Remark: alcohol is legal though driving under the influence is not
Remark: I wish our DEA administrator would keep arguments like this to herself
economic loss
Remark: we could collect revenue by taxing drugs
Remark: if you're counting as losses money that finances drug habits that would otherwise be part of the legitimate economy, you are using circular reasoning
Remark: if you're counting losses due to financial markets being closed after September 11th, fuck you
and family breakdown.
OKAY, DRUGS ARE BAD, GOT IT, btw, families of victims of September 11th
In conclusion, a quick quiz. Which public official uttered the following line?
"If you quit drugs, you join the fight against terror in America."
(a) some DEA windbag
(b) George W. Bush
(c) John Ashcroft
(d) Alberto Gonzales
answer
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