The weather is least likely to kill you but the fentanyl is most likely to kill you — and @chesaboudin says “If people want to kill themselves with drugs there’s nothing we can do about it.”https://twitter.com/kittystryker/status/1410288731769040905 …
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Replying to @SusanDReynolds @chesaboudin
It's funny though, cause your pinned tweet of the quote says something different- "As long as we have people who are addicted to drugs, who are willing to destroy their own bodies and their own lives, no amount of investment on the law enforcement is going to solve this problem."
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Note how it says "no amount of investment *on the law enforcement*". That's an important distinction. There's lots of other things we can do about it. More robust mental health care. Alternatives to twelve step programs. Distribution of narcan and testing strips. Education.
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Chesa may be right about one thing: arresting and prosecuting people suffering from addiction is cruel and pointless, but simply refusing to pursue dealers who are profiting from tat misery is absolutely unjust. Law enforcement can have an effective role here.
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When has it ever been said to arrest addicts? It requires both treatment and/or real consequences for refusal. 8 5150’s doesn’t help either.
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