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"There is only so much law enforcement can do" Drug abuse should not be a law enforcement issue, but a medical issue. The problems on that street are a failur
by pmoriarty 5y ago
"There is only so much law enforcement can do"
Drug abuse should not be a law enforcement issue, but a medical issue.
The problems on that street are a failure of the mental health system, lack of social safety nets, and the abject failure of the war on drugs which forces people to use unsafe drugs in unsafe ways instead of making sure that safe drugs can be used safely (which is what legalization or at least decriminalization would help ensure).
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Drug abuse should not be a law enforcement issue, but a medical issue The comment you're replying to concerns itself with drug dealers. Not users. Theirs is not a medical issue, but a law enforcement one.
- pmoriarty 5y agoDrug dealers should not be arrested either! The whole War on Drugs is completely unjust, immoral, misguided, and ineffective. People should not go to jail for using or selling drugs. Both should be made legal and regulated.