Re:How I got here (Preston Thorpe, incarcerated developer)
by polygamous_bat on Sunday November 12, 2023 @07:44AM
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Why is that weird? You can have food, you can make food for yourself and your friend, but if you’re selling cooked food to strangers you need to have minimum standards of cleanliness etc.
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Re:How I got here (Preston Thorpe, incarcerated developer)
by _heimdall on Sunday November 12, 2023 @02:33PM
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There are legal avenues to buy food though. My confusion is just that its illegal to sell but legal to own, it seems that still makes it functionally illegal to own since you shouldn't be able to buy it anywhere
Re:How I got here (Preston Thorpe, incarcerated developer)
by Fischgericht on Monday November 13, 2023 @06:44AM
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This is indeed a logic problem that exists in many countries that have partial legislation.
But it still helps. It removes the stigma, but most importantly: In many countries going after substance users is a low-hanging fruit to police. Instead of solving real crimes if you raid a club you can arrest a lot of "criminals", improving your statistics.
In the "war on drugs", in 99% police is going after the users, not the dealers, because the latter are far harder to catch.