Ross/DPR ruined it by acting like some anonymous drug lord doing (fake) assassinations with (pretend) Hells Angels. Violence is the scourge on (certain) societies that needs to be dealt with.
This guy was just selling drugs consensually/non-violently (AFIK) and probably happened to be far up the chain.
The police pat themselves on the back and 20 other distributors they didn't catch are getting a minor pay raise and life goes on.
The only hope is this guy can find real productive work in the 5-7yrs he actually does in prison, and doesn't become a hardened criminal with street rep from prison.
The other risk is potential power vacuums that results in violence that wouldn't otherwise be there but I doubt it in Liverpool (unlike Mexico and for example: CJNG, aka Jalisco New Generation Cartel).
Note: I feel the need to point out I'm not some hippie activist against the police. It's just obvious and rational that DEA is burning through money while the real work of addiction and access to drugs is much harder problem than arresting replaceable dealers and needs a new whole new approach. It's been obvious for decades and some governments are finally realizing it.
This guy was just selling drugs consensually/non-violently (AFIK) and probably happened to be far up the chain.
The police pat themselves on the back and 20 other distributors they didn't catch are getting a minor pay raise and life goes on.
The only hope is this guy can find real productive work in the 5-7yrs he actually does in prison, and doesn't become a hardened criminal with street rep from prison.
The other risk is potential power vacuums that results in violence that wouldn't otherwise be there but I doubt it in Liverpool (unlike Mexico and for example: CJNG, aka Jalisco New Generation Cartel).
Note: I feel the need to point out I'm not some hippie activist against the police. It's just obvious and rational that DEA is burning through money while the real work of addiction and access to drugs is much harder problem than arresting replaceable dealers and needs a new whole new approach. It's been obvious for decades and some governments are finally realizing it.