Texan69
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Wanted to create an open discussion about the de criminalization of controlled substances, I am mainly thinking of drugs like meth, heroine, cocaine, crack, PCP things of that nature.
I think Marijuana should be legal i don’t consider it a drug. Just gonna throw that out there.
I’ve seen a lot of discussion about decriminalizing the drugs I mentioned above...the hard street drugs if you will. I see both sides of it. If someone wants to shoot up or smoke dope and ruin their life then it’s not my job to tell them they can’t. The other side of me which comes from witnessing these things in person many times knows that the very people who abuse these drugs such as meth, crack, heroine are often the ones who are stealing stuff, stealing kids bikes from the yard to scrap it for some money to get High things like that. Most property crimes from what I have seen are committed by hard dope users because they can’t lock down and a job and need to get high by any means necessary. I’ve even seen dudes set up their girl to get assaulted...sexually by another dude in exchange for dope or money So they can get High. Those things don’t sit right with me. Obviously if your caught stealing or breaking a law like I mentioned above Lock em up.
but say an individual gets stopped for a traffic offense and has a few grams of meth on him that’s just for his personal use...do we lock them up for a few years?
My thoughts are yes we need to keep those drugs illegal because in my opinion with dope comes crime. So I don’t think we need to de criminalize these types of drugs but addiction is a serious issue and I feel for these people they aren’t necessarily bad people. I think instead of putting people in prison or county jail for narcotics charges they should be charged and sent to a rehab facility and get the treatment they need.. good quality treatment. Now I’ve heard in prison and jail there is resources there but they are not very effective...typical government funded stuff right. I think we need to focus on rehabilitation for these people and if they can prove sobriety for a set amount of time erase the charge off their record.
interested to see what you guys think.
this is just something I am passionate about as I have a close family member who’s life and their children’s life were torn apart by drugs. It’s very sad and prison never helped my family member if anything they got released and were worse
I think Marijuana should be legal i don’t consider it a drug. Just gonna throw that out there.
I’ve seen a lot of discussion about decriminalizing the drugs I mentioned above...the hard street drugs if you will. I see both sides of it. If someone wants to shoot up or smoke dope and ruin their life then it’s not my job to tell them they can’t. The other side of me which comes from witnessing these things in person many times knows that the very people who abuse these drugs such as meth, crack, heroine are often the ones who are stealing stuff, stealing kids bikes from the yard to scrap it for some money to get High things like that. Most property crimes from what I have seen are committed by hard dope users because they can’t lock down and a job and need to get high by any means necessary. I’ve even seen dudes set up their girl to get assaulted...sexually by another dude in exchange for dope or money So they can get High. Those things don’t sit right with me. Obviously if your caught stealing or breaking a law like I mentioned above Lock em up.
but say an individual gets stopped for a traffic offense and has a few grams of meth on him that’s just for his personal use...do we lock them up for a few years?
My thoughts are yes we need to keep those drugs illegal because in my opinion with dope comes crime. So I don’t think we need to de criminalize these types of drugs but addiction is a serious issue and I feel for these people they aren’t necessarily bad people. I think instead of putting people in prison or county jail for narcotics charges they should be charged and sent to a rehab facility and get the treatment they need.. good quality treatment. Now I’ve heard in prison and jail there is resources there but they are not very effective...typical government funded stuff right. I think we need to focus on rehabilitation for these people and if they can prove sobriety for a set amount of time erase the charge off their record.
interested to see what you guys think.
this is just something I am passionate about as I have a close family member who’s life and their children’s life were torn apart by drugs. It’s very sad and prison never helped my family member if anything they got released and were worse