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Are you saying that the status quo of putting a person in jail is the best response society can have? Is it the case, in your opinion, that for most cocaine us
by yboris 4y ago
Are you saying that the status quo of putting a person in jail is the best response society can have?
Is it the case, in your opinion, that for most cocaine users, is it better for them to be locked up in jail than to "literally ... ruin their lives"? It seems like in the US, going to jail is ruining someone's life.
Note that the people you are unhappy about are doing "petty crime" - which means they already can be punished without the need for extra punishment due to substance possession.
- exabrial 4y agoNot really. I think the status quo needs reform; an intent to sell a drug illegally and possession should be treated far differently. And petty crime is a problem: the police don't come when someone's trespassing on your property; yet when you kick them off they come back and piss/shit everywhere, break windows, etc. There's no single answer, but all of these things need to be addressed in addition to possession.
- yboris 4y agoI think one could argue that drug crimes jam up courts and police work (there's paperwork for every criminal processed). So removing criminality from all drugs would free up the police to address the "petty" crime.