The Fact That the Possession of Only Small Amounts of Crack

question 14

Multiple Choice

The fact that the possession of only small amounts of crack cocaine carried the same penalties as possession of considerably larger amounts of cocaine indicated that

• A) in the war against drugs, public officials began to target the poor more than the wealthy.
• B) fears of minorities high on crack ran high.
• C) Americans were terrified that the entire younger generation would be lost to drugs.
• D) gang wars would escalate exponentially.
• E) the American criminal justice system was not functioning effectively.

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