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While smoking and Alcohol are not illegal and are taxed heavily, so many people are so addicted to them they would raise hell if government tried to abolish it. As for the incarceration, how do you figure it doesn't work? When you are in jail you do not have the opportunity to get high and go out of control and hurt other people. If your goal is rehabilitation then incarceration does not work but the goal is more segregation to protect the rest of the population against potential for crime. I agree with you nanny state points though.
Back to the pipes. Saying that giving clean crack pipes is preventative care is crazy! Such a far stretch of logic. They might as well give the the crack for free too, this way they can ensure their is no impurities in the crack that a dealer may have placed for higher quantity! I would say if you do an illegal drug and have medical complications arising from it you should pay for it yourself! Take some self responsibility. Just because you choose to wreck you life society should not have to pay for it. UHC should be for accidents and injuries through no fault of your own. Responsibility. Period.
There are lots of drugs in jails...exactly what part of the justice system do you work in; if I may ask?
There are lots of drugs in jails...exactly what part of the justice system do you work in; if I may ask?
Correctional officer... Your view becomes tough on crime when you deal with criminals every day and a revolving door justice system that more or less spits in the face of victims.
As for the drugs, never seen them yet, only heard stories, once in a blue moon. Either that or there is lots and we just don't notice haha.
Correctional officer... Your view becomes tough on crime when you deal with criminals every day and a revolving door justice system that more or less spits in the face of victims.
As for the drugs, never seen them yet, only heard stories, once in a blue moon. Either that or there is lots and we just don't notice haha.
Unfortunately I would have to say I would go with the ha ha after working the legal system for many years. Welcome to the forum Nitro...it's always nice to see a new face.
Unfortunately I would have to say I would go with the ha ha after working the legal system for many years. Welcome to the forum Nitro...it's always nice to see a new face.
I was making reference to the crack pipes. UHC is a good concept but it fails to take into account self responsibility. Cost of birth should fall under UHC in my opinion. But harming yourself through and illegal substance on purpose while potentially harming others while under the influence of that substance is unacceptable. By giving out crack pipes they are in a way saying its ok to do crack. Plus this it is only speculation as to whether it actually helps. Now if you want to go into speculation mode here it goes: Great Wednesday afternoon johhny the crack head just bought some crack and doesn't have a pipe. He can't smoke his crack without a pipe and the police have been "cracking" down on paraphernalia so they are hard to get. Oh well he will just go to the government sponsored crack house. Then in a stupor he commits a crime, robs someone of their belongings and beats him/her to a pulp. Government crack house just aided in two offences. Facilitated two crimes.
I don't think there's really any way to crack down on paraphernalia. Meth addicts have become famous for using lightbulbs as pipes, for example. I don't know how you stop the wrong people from buying lightbulbs.
But, whether or not you (or I) like UHC, it's something that we're stuck with, for the foreseeable future. Given that, I'm willing to support anything that helps take the burden of caring for people who can't or won't care for themselves off of my shoulders.
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