Liberal Oregon U-turns, passes bill to recriminalize hard drugs as overdose deaths skyrocket

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Prohibitions didn’t curb drug use. Decriminalization didn’t either. Decriminalization along with the socialization of the collateral damage might be the problem.

Maybe the welfare state ought to be rolled back. Maybe let the people that poison their bodies, ruin their lives, and the lives of their families feel the full brunt of their actions.

Liberal Oregon U-turns, passes bill to recriminalize hard drugs as overdose deaths skyrocket

Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as the state struggles to contain its fentanyl crisis.

www.foxnews.com

 

[flatlander]

Prohibitions didn’t curb drug use. Decriminalization didn’t either. Decriminalization along with the socialization of the collateral damage might be the problem.

Maybe the welfare state ought to be rolled back. Maybe let the people that poison their bodies, ruin their lives, and the lives of their families feel the full brunt of their actions.

Liberal Oregon U-turns, passes bill to recriminalize hard drugs as overdose deaths skyrocket

Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as the state struggles to contain its fentanyl crisis.

www.foxnews.com

Gee Mr. Obvious, I never made the connection.

 

[Cameramonkey]

In the plus side, those overdoses weed out a lot of the problem “children” of society.

 

[phylodog]

Ahh, the inevitable results of liberal/democrat policies. Ain't it just grand? Do we have any neighborhood lefties around these days who can shed some lefty logic on why this didn't create the desired utopia? I'm sure Christian caucasian men are to blame somehow if you ask them.

 

[KokomoDave]

It's the racist white privileged thing of waging war, burning babies, kicking in doors and general mayhem against the government. Oh wait, that's ANTIFA. My bad...

 

[Kdf101]

Honestly, I’m not concerned at all with druggies overdosing themselves. Actions and consequences. I’m more concerned about the crime that seems to always come with drug use.

 

[Twangbanger]

But will they enforce it

 

[Kdf101]

But will they enforce it

No

 

[Cynical]

In the plus side, those overdoses weed out a lot of the problem “children” of society.

Same analogy but I was thinking that Darwin was doing his job.

 

[Wabatuckian]

Read the mouse utopia experiments. There are some interesting parallels to life in the United States today.

If rehab is going to succeed, we need to have combination jail/mental asylum/drug treatment combination centers and a drug that deactivates opioids (like Naloxone) but with the added effect of making the person violently ill.

I met this guy one time who had severe depression. Always talking about killing himself and how terrible life is.

He was very responsive to SSRIs and was much happier when he took his meds.

Thing is he wouldn't usually take his meds. Change is hard. People often choose the familiar, no matter how terrible it is.

Same for drug abusers. Sobriety is hard. Many are simply unable to maintain sobriety even if they're happier when sober.