Interview · moment 15 of 27

Privilege, Policing, and Weed Legalization

from #228 - Candace Owens | The Tim Dillon Show · #228

2 min

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Tim and Candace debate whether racial disparities in policing come down to race or economic privilege, citing Obama's daughters and Puff Daddy's kids, then pivot into whether marijuana should be legalized to reduce incarceration.

In this bit5 moments
  • Tim contrasts his own drug use and traffic stops with his Black friends' experiences with police.
  • Caller argues that Tim racialized economic privilege instead of attributing it to wealth and access to lawyers.
  • Tim points out that Malia and Sasha Obama would face different consequences than poor white kids despite smoking pot.
  • Caller asks if Tim supports legalizing weed to end the drug war putting people in jail.
  • Tim expresses concern about the slippery slope argument, noting California is moving toward decriminalizing heroin and methamphetamine.
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Malia ObamaSasha ObamaPuff DaddyOprah Winfrey

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