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>> injecting drugs openly How does someone injecting drugs openly harm the quality of life for others? I can see it for the other things you mentioned. Is it
by rufus_foreman 3y ago
>> injecting drugs openly
How does someone injecting drugs openly harm the quality of life for others? I can see it for the other things you mentioned.
Is it just, "I don't want to see that"? Because there are many things I don't want to see.
Not saying we shouldn't throw people in jail for drug possession. I'm OK with that. But if you're going to criminalize injecting drugs openly, you've got to live up to the fact that you're not a libertarian anymore.
- roskelld 3y agoNavigating around discarded needles is fun, even better when you have a curious dog that likes to sniff around.
- rufus_foreman 3y agoIf you want to enforce littering, enforce littering.
- anon291 3y agoIt would have the same effect as the drug laws?
- rufus_foreman 3y agoEnforcing laws has a different effect than not enforcing laws.
- anon291 3y agoWhat I mean to say is that when you start arresting homeless drug users for littering and public defecation and removing encampments due to environmental issues (which Portland has started doing since they can't just do it for being homeless), the same activist types come out and accuse the city of the same things as the drug legalization people. You can say "oh well just enforce public disorder laws" and I actually agree with you, but the same groups behind drug legalization do not. I spoke at the Portland city council hearing on this issue on Wednesday and the majority of groups there were criticizing the city's approach to removing individuals who were leaving needles or blocking sidewalks or setting up drug tents on school property. The drug legalization is a dog whistle for what they really want.