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Murf, Sedan - this news just broke: https://apple.news/AG5ge82oERxuQC8gN-35fMw
Headline: B.C. to decriminalize possession of small amounts of ‘hard’ drugs such as cocaine, fentanyl and heroin Effective Jan. 31, 2023, British Columbians 18 and older will be able to carry up to a cumulative total of 2.5 grams of these illicit substances without the risk of arrest or criminal charges. Police are not to confiscate the drugs, and there is no requirement that people found to be in possession seek treatment. The production, trafficking and exportation of these drugs will remain illegal. Thoughts as cops? |
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Thank you for your quick response. I don’t claim to understand the reasoning, but this seems to be one of those “settlements” that don’t seem to make sense.
To me - Decriminalizing the drugs themselves (albeit by quantity) just seems to remove any fear of punishment. The article goes in to say that “ production, trafficking and exportation of these drugs will remain illegal” - so if drugs are making their way to the end users, the justice system (laws, enforcement, punishment, etc) in itself has failed anyway. Drug dependence/ addiction is a mental health issue too. I’ve often thought that perhaps mental asylums or sanitariums need to return in a “better” capacity (Since the first thought that often comes to mind of such institutions is a hell hole of abuse inflicted by sadistic employees) |
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I recall reading Murf mentioning how the free injection sites mess up municipalities. There was an article a few months ago (I can’t recall exactly where) that linked the property market in British Columbia to underground drugs Edit: makes me wonder what do the cops In BC think about this law |
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Question, but is jail over-crowding playing a factor here in these law changes? I'm no expert on the subject, but if it's a matter of over-crowding existing jails based on the severity of the crime, while this isn't ideal it may be a matter of becoming the best of the worst case scenarios.
Otherwise, I can't fathom why the decision to decriminalize possession of hard drugs - regardless of the amount. |
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...from experience for being arrested for the same thing last month...and the month before that?????
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I'm, generally speaking, fairly liberal about some things, but when it comes to cocaine, fentanyl and heroin (and the like), these are things that can kill people and are highly addictive. IMHO, that law revision is against the best interest of the people, user or not. I don't see that ending well. |
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I read through this topic from time to time. I'd just like to say that I wish there was a wider reach to this type of police/public interaction. It really looks like it's good for the mental health of both. The officer can vent with some anonymity and so can the public.
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Our agency is basically only arrest for felonies or DV misdemeanors, everyone else gets a personal bond or citation. |
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That's more or less where we are. Our state just reduced what constitutes a robbery, so what was previously deemed a robbery is now just petty/grand theft.
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I'm not talking about creating a day spa for people that have done awful things, I'm talking about taking the time to understand the consequences of our vengeful indifference and maybe approaching incarceration policy from an evidence based approach that might actually be broadly beneficial. |
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