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| Topic | Gavin Newsom vetoes safe injection sites for SF, LA, Oakland |
| Kaiganeer 08/23/22 12:06:46 AM #40: | FaultyCircuitry posted... because its what a fucking society and community should be doing, taking care of its most vulnerable peoplekids can't grow up faster. the elderly can't do anything about growing old. someone bound to a wheelchair or born with a condition that drastically reduces their quality of life can't do anything about that. they are vulnerable, and society should protect and help these people so they can have a normal life addicts don't belong there because drug use is a choice. no one's forcing a needle into someone, they're doing it to themselves to chase a temporary high, endangering themselves and often others with the behavior that follows. continually making the decision to hurt yourself again and again is not vulnerability, it's stupidity FaultyCircuitry posted... drug addiction costs a fucking ton of money to society as a wholeit does and just chucking them into prison and letting them stew there doesn't fix the underlying problem. stricter drug laws that focus on eliminating supply rather than demand and a prison system that focuses on a robust rehabilitation program that recoups the costs with forced labor would be a start ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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