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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by JSavageOne on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:05AM (#36642376)
So essentially the homeless and mentally ill in the U.S are incentivized to be dangerous, explains a lot
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by thesz on Saturday July 08, 2023 @05:26AM (#36642790)
It was so even at the beginning of last century, if you believe O.Henry.

He has a short novel about man who tries to get arrested and convicted to be in jail for winter. He attempted to rob a person, broke the window glass and finally got his arrest for loitering, if I remember correctly.

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