My argument is that opening shelters without stipulation are a bad idea. If you open a shelter, drug testing and mandatory work of some sort should be required. Sheltering people without stipulation is bad policy.
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What's good about a policy that turns an addict away from shelter because they succumbed to their addiction? What good does that do for anyone?
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It’s more moral to discourage addiction than to create conditions that encourage it.
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Replying to @stopthee @LexisFlexxxis and
Our system of prohibition encourages addiction, it is immoral not only because of the violence it brings to innocent communities, but also because its provably counterproductive.
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Replying to @netfire4 @LexisFlexxxis and
I never said to jail them. You can offer a choice of forcible rehab or jail for them though. Although, most drug sentences are for selling or are in conjunction with other serious crimes rather than just possession of drugs.
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Hear
@HarvardHealth , Involuntary treatment is not only ineffective but counterproductive, exacerbating the likelihood of both usage and overdose#EndTheWarOnDrugs to make our society safer and more just.https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/involuntary-treatment-sud-misguided-response-2018012413180 …1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
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Yet shit and needles on the street are better. I’m not trusting a blog.
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You would have a lot less of both of you simply housed them though lol.
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Definitely not what the study says lol
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It does.pic.twitter.com/g61uGAXXkJ
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Nope.
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