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I guess I dont understand what the actual problem was. People were doing drugs on public street corners? this is my question. It's not hard for people to d
by zzzeek 3y ago
I guess I dont understand what the actual problem was. People were doing drugs on public street corners? this is my question. It's not hard for people to drink alcohol in places other than street corners, even on days that the bars are all closed.
- thomastjeffery 3y agoIt's not hart to drink alcohol on the street, but it is easy to drink it indoors. To contrast, people addicted to heroin or meth are much more vulnerable to unemployment, homelessness, etc.; which pushes them into public spaces, and incentivizes them to commit petty and violent crime.
- zzzeek 3y agothanks, that's an answer that makes sense but also contradicts the original parent that had me going: "Decriminalization of drugs creates better health outcomes for drug users.". but we're saying, the recriminalization is preventing them from doing drugs, falling into homelessness, and then doing drugs on street corners. like why wasnt "treatment is available" doing that. (I mean I know why, it's because coercive force helps coerce drug users to change where they otherwise would have less reason to. halfway houses are like conduits between prison cells and the outside world).
- thomastjeffery 3y agoDecriminalization at least stops police from exasperating the situation by punishing drug users with expensive citations, and taking them away from work opportunities because they have to show up at court instead.