The war on drugs was a campaign propaganda promoted by President Nixon during 1971 to ban the increasing use of cocaine and crack. They introduced the term of “crack babies” which are babies born addicted to crack, to rally up supporters through news media targeting poor black mothers. The laws that were created were more serious for crack users than for cocaine users, crack is cheaper than cocaine so it more accessible for minorities. According to Hannah Cooper, the war on drugs campaign was a complete fail because it did not reduce drug usage but it did create the opportunity for police to increase patrols, harassment and brutality. The police were protected by politics and their own discretion that gives them the power. Police exercised their racism against blacks through beatings and abused and
The war on drugs was a campaign propaganda promoted by President Nixon during 1971 to ban the increasing use of cocaine and crack. They introduced the term of “crack babies” which are babies born addicted to crack, to rally up supporters through news media targeting poor black mothers. The laws that were created were more serious for crack users than for cocaine users, crack is cheaper than cocaine so it more accessible for minorities. According to Hannah Cooper, the war on drugs campaign was a complete fail because it did not reduce drug usage but it did create the opportunity for police to increase patrols, harassment and brutality. The police were protected by politics and their own discretion that gives them the power. Police exercised their racism against blacks through beatings and abused and