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re: Would It Really Be In The Best Interest Of Law Enforcement If There Were No Illegal Drugs?
Posted on 2/8/20 at 2:38 pm to OweO
Posted on 2/8/20 at 2:38 pm to OweO
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Would It Really Be In The Best Interest Of Law Enforcement If There Were No Illegal Drugs?
Yes, you can eliminate any drug task forces, add them to patrol/detectives. Every police force says they are short in uniform patrol, problem solved.
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Posted on 2/8/20 at 2:58 pm to fallguy_1978
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Cartels
Just like prohibition did with alcohol.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 3:06 pm to OweO
quote:Debatable. Even if it all became legal, weed would probably be the only drug you’d see readily available to buy at a store. But addicts are still going to need to go thru a street dealer to get their fix on meth, crack, heroin, etc. So you’ll still have drug dealers fighting over turf. You’ll still have crackheads stealing shite so they can buy drugs
There would be less crime because there would no longer be illegal dealers on the street..
Posted on 2/8/20 at 3:09 pm to OweO
Isn't there a rule about starting threads about everything that pops in your head????
Posted on 2/8/20 at 3:40 pm to theenemy
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OK...as long as tax payers don't have to pay for their rehab or subsidize them for their bad choice.
Why not though its cost about a quarter of what it cost now to put someone in prison for drugs as it does to treat them for addiction.
Would come out far more cheaper and would reduce crime if addicts had free access to addiction resources.
Here's the kicker it's already been done and proven to work for the last 20 years in Portugal.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 4:05 pm to mindbreaker
The bad guys and the good guys are working together...
Posted on 2/8/20 at 4:22 pm to mindbreaker
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Here's the kicker it's already been done and proven to work for the last 20 years in Portugal.
Ok...but all drugs are illegal in Portugal.
I'm for trying their model:
When you are found to be in possession of any illicit drugs, you are arrested.
If you are in possession of less than 25 grams of cannabis, 2 grams of cocaine, meth, etc, or 1 gram of heroin or ecstasy you are seen by a social worker and the next day you are taken in front of a 3 person panel to determine treatment.
Over those thresholds, you are charged as a trafficker and if convicted, you are sentenced to 1-14 years of imprisonment.
Also if you fail to accept treatment you are fined and could face asset forfeiture.
This post was edited on 2/8/20 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 2/8/20 at 4:25 pm to WITCH DOCTOR
Prohibition was a miserable failure,I don’t understand why the War On Drugs has continued for so long.I think it would be in the best interest of society at this point to just legalize the shite and get some tax revenue from it.
I think police would rather not have to deal with the issue of illegal drugs since most police departments are significantly short of officers,the ones still on the force are stretched pretty thin.
I think police would rather not have to deal with the issue of illegal drugs since most police departments are significantly short of officers,the ones still on the force are stretched pretty thin.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 4:29 pm to Tiger Prawn
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Even if it all became legal, weed would probably be the only drug you’d see readily available to buy at a store. But addicts are still going to need to go thru a street dealer to get their fix on meth, crack, heroin, etc.
2 of those drugs have accepted medical value and already trafficked by pharmacies, that being meth and cocaine. Pharmacies also already have some acceptable knockoffs of heroin.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 4:37 pm to fightin tigers
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In a utopia that would be great.
Such as no restrictions on storing highly reactive hazadous chemicals next to your childrens daycare. Not causing anyone harm.
Philosophically I disagree but in practice I do agree with you. I think It should be a really high standard, though. The only time laws like this should be passed is if the outcomes are immensely disasterous and the likelihood is very high.
Like drilling through an aquifer using highly toxic drilling fluids with a casing failure rate greater than 1%. A failure would essentially mean the poisoning of the drinking water of possibly millions of people. In an area where there are no public water utilities.
Posted on 2/8/20 at 10:46 pm to LSUA 75
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Prohibition was a miserable failure
This is what I don't understand. Did we not learn from this?
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