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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by Danihan on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @05:18PM (#15657668)
War on drugs & big government.
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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by knowaveragejoe on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @05:21PM (#15657693)
Realistically it starts with the race to the bottom WRT being "tough on crime".
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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by Danihan on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @05:33PM (#15657783)
Being tough on real crimes with victims is just fine.

Being tough on victimless crimes is absurd.

It's truly very black and white.

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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by usrusr on Thursday November 09, 2017 @03:39AM (#15660807)
Being tough on real crimes and the outcome of competing in toughness on crime have surprisingly little in common.

In a game of "tough on crime"-oneupmanship, when you can't get any tougher you make up new crimes to beat the other guy.

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