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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by news_to_me on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:11PM (#20780614)
Do you think there would be fewer needles outside your apartment if we simply locked these people up? I think there would be more.

I agree that the limits of rehabilitation need to be seriously considered, and that good policy requires a mix of approaches. That said, all of your arguments could be applied to alcoholics during prohibition.

I think if we actually want a sense of community in this city, it starts by treating our neighbors as humans. These drug users are your neighbors. What are you doing to help them?

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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by rdtwo on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:31PM (#20780891)
If my neighbor beat his wife, damaged my car and pissed on my house I would do exactly what ever good neighbor should- call the cops and make sure they have enough evidence to send his ass to jail. The problem is when the cops don’t come then what do you do?
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by chrisdhoover on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:46PM (#20781073)
Good neighbors don't act the way junkies act. Good neighbors respect boundaries. Good neighbors don’t: break in cars, break in garages, steal bicycles, threaten customers and staff at restaurants, nod out in the middle if the sidewalk, chase after women waving their dicks, move to your fair city to take advantage of your compassion, etc. (Actual events from this week)
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by Consultant32452 on Friday August 23, 2019 @03:59PM (#20781967)
If the police don't come, it's a breakdown of civilization. Buy a gun.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by IronWolve on Friday August 23, 2019 @04:25PM (#20782212)
Seattle has no gun stores anymore, they ran them off with continuous passed anti-gun laws.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by Consultant32452 on Friday August 23, 2019 @04:43PM (#20782355)
The point really is resort to violence. If people can't get access to guns, I'm confident they can be enterprising enough to find other ways to defend themselves and their property.
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