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Not really surprising. Rehabilitation and re-socialization are common for treatment of other criminals in Europe too. It makes much more sense than "getting rev
by yaix 15y ago
Not really surprising. Rehabilitation and re-socialization are common for treatment of other criminals in Europe too. It makes much more sense than "getting revenge" by locking people up to "punish them", especially if the crime they committed is largely victim-less (in case of drug abuse its the offender who is actually the victim at the same time).
- iwwr 15y agoWhy should drug users even have to be forced to take medical 'treatment' if they have not otherwise committed any other crimes. The problem with rehabilitation is that it places people at the mercy of subjective assessment for unlimited time. In the case of prison at least there is a definite term, but those undergoing rehabilitation may never be released (they may simply never be deemed 'cured'). But note that we are talking about an otherwise victimless crime here.
- gruseom 15y agoWhy should drug users even have to be forced to take medical 'treatment' You don't have to force anyone, just give them the option.
- iwwr 15y agoImagine you were offered the options of either going to jail or being committed in a mental hospital for the crime of... consuming alcohol (back during the Prohibition).
- gruseom 15y agoStraw man. Nobody's proposing anything of the sort.
- icebraining 15y agoTreatment here in Portugal is not in a mental institution. I personally visited people recovering from heroine addiction, and it's basically a big house in a rural area in the outskirts of the city where they live, work (they grow their own vegetables, cook, clean, etc) and have therapy sessions. More importantly, you can leave whenever you want - the place isn't closed down. You can just open the gate and walk out.
- garyrichardson 15y agoDoing illegal drugs may be victimless, but I can pretty much guarantee that an addict has at committed other crime to support their habit (like theft or prostitution). Furthermore, study the organizations that supply the drugs (Hell's Angels for instance), and consider the amount of crime they perpetrate, directly related to the drug trade. For instance, murder (turf war), theft, various building code violations (grow ops are typically fire hazards), etc. Bottom line, it takes a lot of crime to support a single addict.
- yid 15y agoThere are millions of prescription drug abusers living in upper middle class suburbs; are they overwhelmingly guilty of prostitution and supporting a crime infrastructure too?