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What is the point of arresting someone? If a homeless guy is wandering around with no pants on, do the police really need to be there? Do they need to arrest h

What is the point of arresting someone? If a homeless guy is wandering around with no pants on, do the police really need to be there? Do they need to arrest him? Why? Is jail going to teach him wearing pants is a good idea? Likewise: - Overdoses - Random shouting - Sleeping in a Denny's parking lot This doesn't fix the long term issues behind why these people are running around doing crazy things. But neither does having the police take care of the issue. It works well because fundamentally it's less expensive, more humane, and less likely to turn violent. Let the police handle the situations where they are needed to protect people.

koheripbal 6y ago
Judges will often enroll repeat offenders in drug/alcohol rehab programs. There's probably a more efficient method of that - but the current system sometimes works - county dependent.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  What is the value in putting a person through forced rehab when the reasons they are drinking/ on drugs hasn't gone away? Most successful rehab is voluntary. People need to first admit they have a problem. Simply making drug rehab programs more widely available without court intercession is likely to have a much bigger impact. If people are released from rehab right back on the street, the chances rehab will be effective are even less. Unless you at least attempt to fix the underlying issues, you are just pouring tax money out the door.
  - koheripbal 6y ago
    The value is that rehab programs frequently stop people from being addicts so that they can solve their life problems themselves. They work. Also, it's the same program - whether it's mandated by the court or volunteered for.
  - darawk 6y ago
    > What is the value in putting a person through forced rehab when the reasons they are drinking/ on drugs hasn't gone away? As someone who did exactly this and stopped using because of it, they can be quite significant.

koheripbal 6y ago

Judges will often enroll repeat offenders in drug/alcohol rehab programs. There's probably a more efficient method of that - but the current system sometimes works - county dependent.

ogre_codes 6y ago
What is the value in putting a person through forced rehab when the reasons they are drinking/ on drugs hasn't gone away? Most successful rehab is voluntary. People need to first admit they have a problem. Simply making drug rehab programs more widely available without court intercession is likely to have a much bigger impact. If people are released from rehab right back on the street, the chances rehab will be effective are even less. Unless you at least attempt to fix the underlying issues, you are just pouring tax money out the door.
- koheripbal 6y ago
  The value is that rehab programs frequently stop people from being addicts so that they can solve their life problems themselves. They work. Also, it's the same program - whether it's mandated by the court or volunteered for.
- darawk 6y ago
  > What is the value in putting a person through forced rehab when the reasons they are drinking/ on drugs hasn't gone away? As someone who did exactly this and stopped using because of it, they can be quite significant.