Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ...
by eurasiantiger on Thursday March 30, 2023 @01:14AM
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You still fantasize about a world where everything and everyone is ”clean”.
That will never exist but you will destroy the humanity of yourself and others in an attempt to delude yourself.
Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ...
by LawTalkingGuy on Thursday March 30, 2023 @02:22AM
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Nah, getting dangerous people off the street is its own reward.
If they could get high without causing problems I couldn't care.
Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ...
by pstuart on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:31PM
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Exactly. Way cheaper than jail too.
Re:The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a ...
by pstuart on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:30PM
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I have lots of fantasies but that ain't one of them. The gist of my point is that there's going to be a subset of the population that is "broken" and is unable to function as a "productive member of society".
We are going to spend money on them one way or the other; my way would be far more effective than how it happens today (both in cost and in actual remediation).
How would this destroy my (and others) humanity? It's currently challenged by watching people live in tents, shit on the sidewalk, and pass out in public on dope. How is my suggestion worse?
The war on drugs has failed miserably (for it's ostensible purpose (to "protect" us from dangerous drugs).
We need to legalize and regulate them all, and make their abuse a medical issue rather than a criminal issue.
For those that have no desire or ability to quit, we can put them in camps and hand out dope to keep them sedated and "safe" from questionable supplies. If they want to get clean, they can have the support to do that but otherwise are effectively interned on work farms.
This is the cheapest, safest, and most humane way of dealing with this problem.