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Town Stops arresting people for drugs

Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:51 pm
Posted by iamAG
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Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:51 pm
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Long story short. Town has several overdoses in short time. Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.Would this work on a large scale?
Posted by TigerWise
Front Seat of an Uber
Member since Sep 2010
35114 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:52 pm to
Yes
Posted by BuckeyeFan87
Columbus
Member since Dec 2007
25240 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:56 pm to
Maybe I read it wrong, but I saw them saying they wouldn't arrest somebody for coming forward with an addiction(even if they had drugs on them), not that they would end the war all together. Did I not read far enough?
Posted by CaptainPanic
18.44311,-64.764021
Member since Sep 2011
25582 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:01 pm to
quote:

Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.
Great. More legal meth to disperse out into the streets. yeah, that'll fix it!
Posted by ocelot4ark
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2009
12458 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:02 pm to
I know it's not exactly apples to apples, but it's been working pretty well in Portugal for something like 10 years.
Posted by Jamohn
Das Boot
Member since Mar 2009
13544 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:07 pm to
Hamsterdam!

Posted by 19
Flux Capacitor, Fluxing
Member since Nov 2007
33266 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:11 pm to
quote:

Campanello declared "The war on drugs is over. We lost."


Too late for this guy to run for prez?

Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:30 pm to
A lot of people don't want treatment. Others will use and abuse it time and time again. Maybe about 2% would quit for good. Wouldn't be economically feasible
Posted by Mr Personality
Bangkok
Member since Mar 2014
27364 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 5:54 pm to
Drugs liberate your mind.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
67023 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 6:03 pm to
quote:

Would this work on a large scale?


Decriminalize all possession up to a certain amount for every drug.

Prosecute dealers. Get addicts help.
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
20043 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 6:13 pm to
quote:

Long story short. Town has several overdoses in short time. Police chief say that for anyone who turns themselves in they can get free treatment to recover from the addiction.Would this work on a large scale?



They do it in Holland.
Posted by AldoRaine
Member since Aug 2015
18 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:09 pm to
Nice misleading title
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
28907 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:11 pm to
So the junkies overdose and die and the ones with self control and ambition prosper, what's the problem here?
Posted by EyeoftheEldrick12
Member since Jul 2012
1949 posts
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:30 pm to
Last I heard it was working in Portugal
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