> I’m not really clear how this restraining order helps what you’re describing. Do you support the ability of the police to impose jail time in a way that circu

> I’m not really clear how this restraining order helps what you’re describing. Do you support the ability of the police to impose jail time in a way that circumvents the (elected) prosecutor’s office? Absolutely not, but when the courts and the police can’t act together, you can understand why the police reach desperately for some sort of enforcement — any enforcement. A few months ago I drove through the area and it’s ridiculous. It’s a real life recreation of hamsterdam from The Wire, with all the problems that existed in the show. So many people nodding face down on the sidewalk that genuinely look like dead bodies. Is that what progressive and empathetic drug law looks like? There are certain drugs like weed where the main risk 15 years ago was the legal risk. But the main risk for heroin isn’t the legal risk, it’s the risk that you find yourself face down nodding out on a sidewalk in the tenderloin from fentanyl. Not enforcing reasonable drug laws is good for who? The drug users? No. The drug dealers? Who cares. The city? No.