Well I wasn’t necessarily defending people with DUIs. I do understand that a person should be punished if they are drunk and crash and kill people. I just think we shouldn’t dehumanize people with DUIs by refusing to admit that what they did was very likely a mistake. It should have consequences but it definitely doesn’t automatically make them a bad person. I also know white people get DUIs and are punished for them but this line of thinking that people with DUIs are bad people goes into the criminal justice system and minority defendants are more likely to get longer sentences.

I, however, consider victimless crimes to be mistakes. I personally don’t do drugs but you shouldn’t have to face jail time for having small amounts of drugs. Drugs should be decriminalized and the money used for enforcement should be used for treatment options if the drug user wants to get better. They are mentally ill, not criminals. Also mental illness is something that makes people inadmissible. This is bullshit and it’s why some immigrants don’t seek treatment and get the help that they need. Overall, I’m just saying that there are many examples of mistakes that brand people as criminals when they really shouldn’t be branded in that way.