[Jeff Higgins]

The real tragedy here is that 16 more lives, and the lives of their families, have been ruined by the United States' failed drug policies. We will never stop the flow. As long as there are insane amounts of money to be made in this illicit trade, good, mostly honest folks will fall into this snare. The temptation is simply too great for some folks. Look at the jobs these people held - all public servants that aren't paid squat. A large part of their jobs was to try to stop veritable millionaires from plying their trade. I'm sure these folks know better than most of us how hopeless their task truly is. So if they can just get a small piece of it for themselves... no one will notice... We need to find a way to remove the outrageous profit motive from this trade so it no longer tempts otherwise good people. What we are doing now clearly is not working.