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originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: Justoneman
You obviously do not understand the situation. Chicago's gun violence stems from two sources. First, the success of anti-gang policies has opened up new territorial disputes among the newly arising gangs. Secondly, and more importantly, there are Romeo and Juliet style vendettas multiplying. Every time a kid-- and it's almost always kids-- gets killed, a friend or relative sets out to avenge them. It is a classic vicious circle.
originally posted by: roadgravel
How is giving free drugs to people to support and probably create a greater number of drug addicted, dependent persons an improvement.
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
originally posted by: DAVID64
If you start handing out free opioids, you better be handing out free burial plots to go with them.
Hand em out. Make every drug legal...just put a government tax stamp on every package, bottle, syringe or baggie.
Wanna kill yourself? Fine.Want to become addicted? Whatever. Want help w addiction? We'll help you. No? Great.
Just pay us the taxes to use it to fix the country...make every damn thing legal.
I'm tired of administering Narcan and 2 days later...the person o.d.'s again and dies.
Cynical EMT? Me? Damn straight...still. Call 911 and we'll get there A.S.A.P.*
*EMT's also get SHOT AT in some areas FOR responding. People should realize that..
EMT-and frustrated
originally posted by: Asktheanimals
Fixing Chicago is asking for miracles frankly. The politicians have been corrupt for over a century taking LE down with them. Crime and drugs are rampant and to make matters worse they decided to be a sanctuary city. Black on Black crime is heavy because their gangs are being pushed into smaller areas by Hispanic gangs (the fastest growing in the US acc to the FBI). Where would one even start? Maybe the Detroit model would be best, gradual decline in population while jobs and people move away. Let nature reclaim it and come back in a century and ask "do we dare build again here"?
I like OP's suggestions, it's a start which we may as well do as nothing is working so far.
Time for something different.
originally posted by: Justoneman
originally posted by: DAVID64
If you start handing out free opioids, you better be handing out free burial plots to go with them.
We have to do that right now for their victims don't we?
I am saying they have a disease they cannot control. They need to be able to get off of it but not by stealing some and having to withdraw, then steal something else and repeat the vicious cycle.
If a professional can aid them is way better than robbing granny or jackin the CVS drug store three times a month.
originally posted by: Brywilson2
originally posted by: DAVID64
If you start handing out free opioids, you better be handing out free burial plots to go with them.
I fail to see a downside here.
originally posted by: Justoneman
We can't get control of it unless we get them all to come to the table about it. OR we take China's approach and execute the people found with drugs within days of discovery so the 'diseased' do not infect the innocent youth. Besides in China if they get you before you get too hooked your organs are still usable. Obviously a sick society that harvest the criminals organs after using incompatible ideology differences as the reason for executions.
originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: Justoneman
We can't get control of it unless we get them all to come to the table about it. OR we take China's approach and execute the people found with drugs within days of discovery so the 'diseased' do not infect the innocent youth. Besides in China if they get you before you get too hooked your organs are still usable. Obviously a sick society that harvest the criminals organs after using incompatible ideology differences as the reason for executions.
Excellent idea! All you need to do is plant drugs on the Untermenschen and you can execute them right away. Then you can recycle their parts.
originally posted by: wantsome
With one drug in particular becoming more legal by the day it's going to get worse before it gets better. How do you think one becomes a heroin addict? Let me guess they just wake up one day and say hmmm I think I'll try that. Or maybe all these heroin addicts are a result of pain patients gone wild after the doctors gets them hooked on pills.
Most people that become heroin addicts start out with other drugs. I knew a lot of heroin addicts in the 90's and that was before pain pill were popular. I've watched people become heroin addicts. I'd tell you what their drug of choice was before they became heroin addicts but you probably wouldn't believe me.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: Justoneman
You obviously do not understand the situation. Chicago's gun violence stems from two sources. First, the success of anti-gang policies has opened up new territorial disputes among the newly arising gangs. Secondly, and more importantly, there are Romeo and Juliet style vendettas multiplying. Every time a kid-- and it's almost always kids-- gets killed, a friend or relative sets out to avenge them. It is a classic vicious circle.
originally posted by: roadgravel
Once Bayer/Monsanto finishes getting the business ready, they will be running the pot market in the US.
You know the old "it takes money to make money". Bribes to Congress.