What is the Fastest, and maybe the best, way to reduce Crime in big American cities?

I say the best, fastest, and quickest way to reduce crime in the US is to legalize Drugs. Control it, don't outlaw it because too many people want drugs. Just like Prohibition created criminals, and built up the Mafia, modern drugs are creating criminals. Plus alcohol and tabacco cause much more damage so why not make them illegal? The other way to reduce crime is to flood the streets with well-trained COPS. Spend $10 million to hire a bunch of police instead of spending $20 million to incarcerate drug dealers. Instead of spending $100 Billion in Iraq, spend it here to protect the citizens. Wouldn't that work?

Public Comments

1. 1. do not elect liberals 2.deport illegals 3. hard labor for criminals (no tv or pampering as we do today) 4. madatory sentence of ten years for a felon with a fire arm.
2. I think legalisation of drugs would make an enormous difference to the crime rate at both the level of dealers and addicts. If addicts were helped instead of criminalised, and drugs were commercially available without the consequent jacking-up of prices, they wouldn't commit so many crimes to fund their habit. Plus, decriminalising drugs would take away the "wow" factor - the glamour of the illegal.
3. Vigilantism.
4. Trim a little fat off the constitution, and allow for swifter and harsher punishment. Modify three strikes and your out legisalation to three strikes and your out.... of the country.
5. Send the criminals to Cuba. Castro sent his criminals to us.