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They would just raise hell with the politicians
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

They would just raise hellwith the politicians

they would just raise hell
with the politicians

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they would just raise hell with the politicians.
Duration
4 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:02
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
Firelight Films

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Movie Summary

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake.
"Why have we elected you?" "Why aren't our streets safer?" - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:08
"Why have we elected you?" "Why aren't o...
Parents would beg to lock their own children up... - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
Parents would beg to lock their own children up...
Because they were out here dealing in drugs. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
Because they were out here dealing in drugs.
If they want drugs out of the neighborhood, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
If they want drugs out of the neighborhood,
So, the community think it's wrong, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:08
So, the community think it's wrong,
It's sleazebags of greed and slime that make millions. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
It's sleazebags of greed and slime that make millions.
Our children are gonna continue to be exposed - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:09
Our children are gonna continue to be exposed
Cocaine used to be the exclusive pastime of the wealthy. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
Cocaine used to be the exclusive pastime of the wealthy.
So, it's 1986. There's gonna be an election. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
So, it's 1986. There's gonna be an election.
And now, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:12
And now,
And he says, "I want a comprehensive anti-drug bill." - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:13
And he says, "I want a comprehensive anti-drug bill.&qu...
If I had my way, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:11
If I had my way,
It's hard, generally, for the public to appreciate - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:14
It's hard, generally, for the public to appreciate
In Washington, it might take years. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:04
In Washington, it might take years.
So, in that window, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:23
So, in that window,
It was the most unjust federal law ever written. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
It was the most unjust federal law ever written.
It has a ratio of powder cocaine... - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
It has a ratio of powder cocaine...
100 grams gets you a certain sentence, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:06
100 grams gets you a certain sentence,
If you've seen a sugar packet in the restaurant, that's one gram. - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:05
If you've seen a sugar packet in the restaurant, that&#...
Five of those tiny amounts of crack would get you a minimum of five years, - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 00:13
Five of those tiny amounts of crack would get you a minimum ...