Vermont Quits War on Drugs to Treat Heroin Abuse as Health Issue

Re:Vermont Quits War on Drugs to Treat Heroin Abuse as Healt... by true_religion on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:16PM (#8229274)

> Heck, here in Chicago during Lollapalooza, a man bit two people and injured them. It is reported that he was on drugs:

If you attack people, it doesn't matter how drug friendly your country is... you'll still be arrested just the same as if you attacked someone while sober.

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Re:Vermont Quits War on Drugs to Treat Heroin Abuse as Healt... by mpthrapp on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:35PM (#8229380)

Yup. Just because a substance is legal, doesn't mean using it absolves you of responsibility for your actions while using it. Look at alcohol.

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Re:Vermont Quits War on Drugs to Treat Heroin Abuse as Healt... by Noted on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @06:22PM (#8229912)

I think the point was the few lines after that about the punishment the attacker withstood, presumably due to the drugs. Subduing someone on PCP can be much more difficult than someone who is drunk or high from other substances

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