All the lies and scare tactics behind the GOP campaign to recall SF DA @chesaboudin can be dizzying.
I mean, the forest here is obvi a desperate plea for more failed, racist incarceration. But it's worth seeing that the trees are rotten.
So here's a THREAD w/ some FACTS:
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Replying to @KyleCBarry @chesaboudin
It's also dishonest to leave out the record number of deaths related to illegal, deadly drugs & trafficking. More people died from OD's than COVID-19 in San Francisco. Boudin does have the power to strongly prosecute drug dealers, but he let them flourish.
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Prosecuting drug dealers has never led to less drug usage or fewer overdoses. We all know that by now.
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Japan was the birthplace of methamphetamine. Addiction was a huge problem. It appears that prosecution has worked to lessen drug usage. Many Asian countries had severe drug problems, learned from their history, and know that the "stop the war on drugs" narrative is BS.pic.twitter.com/xdZ7PhGgBP
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Paul Retweeted John Hamasaki
Our sociologists reliably explain that when studied prohibition is consistently counter productive. Exacerbating, usage, availability, addiction, overdoses and violence in our community.
#EndTheWarOnDrugs to make our city and society safer.https://twitter.com/HamasakiLaw/status/1436497301833277444?t=dsQ8Bsoy3kkH2ERejt5YSQ&s=19 …Paul added,
John Hamasaki @HamasakiLaw“a large body of prior research that cast doubt on theory that stiffer prison terms deter drug misuse/drug-law violations. The evidence strongly suggests that policymakers should pursue alternative strategies that research shows work better and cost less.” https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2018/03/more-imprisonment-does-not-reduce-state-drug-problems …1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @netfire4 @TheUnsaid11 and
"We conclude that prohibition is not only ineffective, but counterproductive, at achieving the goals of policymakers both domestically and abroad."https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/four-decades-counting-continued-failure-war-drugs …
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Abroad: Portugal's oft-cited example -- mandatory treatment for addicts, arrest/jail for drug dealers & traffickers. Comparing fentanyl/heroin/"bath salts"/PCP, etc... blah blah ... to alcohol is disingenuous due to the intrinsic medical differences of the drugs.
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Replying to @TheUnsaid11 @TKlemNYC and
Yeah, unlike alcohol those drugs can be used safely. Portugal imprisons less people for everything than we do in our counterproductive drug war. Usage of these more potent substances is a predicted and predictable result of prohibition.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DThe_iron_law_of_prohibition%2C%2C_the_harder_the_drugs.%22?wprov=sfla1 …
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"unlike alcohol those drugs can be used safely." -- this is flat out completely false, and it would cause much more addiction, family tragedy, & death if legalized for recreational use. Drug dealers would like the increased profit$ though.pic.twitter.com/uAKYiyOd9R
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Paul Retweeted Julian Buchanan PhD
As our least toxic anesthetic, fentanyl is used on a daily basis safety under medical supervision.
It's Prohibition not the drugs themselves that are dangerous.
#EndTheWarOnDrugs to end the overdoses and make our city safer.https://twitter.com/julianbuchanan/status/968429520788140032?t=wGSYnLvJvcjOHmR52sWDKA&s=19 …
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