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The problem is that you're looking for a solution that keeps everyone safe. We need to give up on the idea that we need to protect people from their own decisio
by pcthrowaway 12y ago
The problem is that you're looking for a solution that keeps everyone safe. We need to give up on the idea that we need to protect people from their own decisions. Legalizing heroin will make it safer for the vast majority of users, and completely eliminate the deaths caused by criminal organizations that arise from its criminality.
Yes, legalizing will be dangerous; people will still do heroin, become addicted, and possibly die. But the harm of such use is shifted from a wider group, to a much smaller group largely consisting of users who have made the decision for themselves.