I can’t agree with you more there. The way that Oregon decided to go about it was too lax.
I was just adding that the way the rest of the country handles it isn’t the way to really help the problem either. That method is too harsh.
We need to decriminalize and regulate the drugs for harm reduction, and force users of hard drugs into treatment. I am totally okay with jail if they refuse the help. Just don’t ruin drug users lives even more with a criminal record, for the crime of ruining their own lives.
Let me pose you two scenarios:
You get a $100 ticket, which you can ignore, or you can seek treatment.
You’re going to jail or get treatment. Pick one.
Which one do you think is going to be more effective in guiding people to treatment?
We know #1 was useless. Less than 1% chose treatment.
Small studies on #2 show it works. You can’t give them the choice.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2023/10/10/police-drug-crimes-treatment
I can’t agree with you more there. The way that Oregon decided to go about it was too lax. I was just adding that the way the rest of the country handles it isn’t the way to really help the problem either. That method is too harsh.
We need to decriminalize and regulate the drugs for harm reduction, and force users of hard drugs into treatment. I am totally okay with jail if they refuse the help. Just don’t ruin drug users lives even more with a criminal record, for the crime of ruining their own lives.