Drug Dealer Occupational Safety

A San Francisco drug dealer was recently sentenced to 22 years in prison following a conviction under federal RICO laws. Aquil Peterson, 24, of San Francisco, is a member of the Page Street Mob and had participated in the kidnapping, beating, and murder of Joseph Hearns in 2002. Last week another Page Street Mob member, Raymon Hill, was sentenced for his part in a murder conspiracy plot that was in retaliation for the killing of Eugene Hill.

Unfortunately CalOsha doesn't track occupational hazard statistics for drug dealers, but it would seem that it has to be one of the most dangerous career paths, even more so than skyscraper construction worker, police officer, or postal worker. I work at a computer all day long and can barely hang on from all the stress. I can't imagine having to worry about rival drug dealers, police, or working in those bad neighborhoods.

There has to be a better way to make a buck, especially if you don't mind your brains being splattered all over a sidewalk. So why do they do it? I know, the money obviously, but how good can it be? Most drug dealers are still living in the ghetto, have no medical/dental, and definitely no 401K. Doesn't sound like a good deal to me.