It seems pretty clear that the culture at DEA is also to blame; there are plenty of other areas of law enforcement which is comparatively reasonable.
The severity of the punishments, and the level of funding, is the fault of congress, but a well-funded DEA which stuck strictly to the law would be a lot better than what we have now. Part of it is that drug smuggling gangs are some of the worst criminals, and putting police agencies in constant contact with them seems to corrupt them (Nietzsche...).
The severity of the punishments, and the level of funding, is the fault of congress, but a well-funded DEA which stuck strictly to the law would be a lot better than what we have now. Part of it is that drug smuggling gangs are some of the worst criminals, and putting police agencies in constant contact with them seems to corrupt them (Nietzsche...).