Polar,the Progressive left like to make light of this scourge on our society and laugh it off. Some like to lay the blame on Pharma instead of the individuals who do drugs. Individual responsibility seems to no longer exist.
There is no way a dope head will be a productive citizen and the government will be supporting them from now on. Once hooked, always hooked.
God forbid that anyone make a joke or they might be accused of being a leftist in league with drug addicts. When you and Polar make them though on gender discrimination and climate change posts it’s all in good fun.
My apologies to reply twice but I forgot to roll this into the original. The idea behind the lack of individual responsibility is because it isn’t a very helpful concept for some things. Sure, drug addicts are drug addicts because they made terrible choices, same for criminals. If we don’t do anything though and just say that it was their fault and keep punishing them they never get better and never give anything back to society.
Helping them is a burden but it pays off because punishing them is equally, if not more, burdensome.
Prison life being only about punishment leads to recidivism. Rehabilitation leads to recovery.
If you throw people into a real-life pit of despair and then brand them as untouchables once they get out, there is no wonder they go back to a life of crime, or even amplify the bad behaviors that got them there.
A drug user, for example, who hurts only himself (shock to Agent and Yogi, I know), could come out, be unable to find work or a second chance, could turn to robbery or other illicit means of income and ruin not just their own lives, but the lives of others, as well.
Instead, prison should be about reforming bad behaviors, training life skills, and drying people out when necessary. Upon exiting prison, they should be free to vote and have a chance at a normal life. After a certain period, depending on the severity of the crime, they should have their records lessened or even expunged.
No sense why petty larceny should prevent someone from getting a job a decade later after good behavior. People getting busted with an ounce of marijuana having their lives destroyed is disgusting and an utter waste of tax dollars.
Rewards for GOOD behavior shouldn’t be eliminated or reduced by NOT penalizing BAD behavior. QED.
September 25, 2017 at 5:12 pm
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Polar, I have never seen a drug addict ever straighten themselves out. Sure, it may look that way for a short time, then when personal problems pop up, they go right back to it. Kind of like drunks. Stay dry for a while and then start drinking again when trouble arises.
September 22, 2017 at 1:51 pm
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Nice South Park reference, Confused!
“People on ludes should not drive.”
Of course, opioids and work environments do not mix. Zero tolerance is the way to go if you want to keep everyone safe, which should be the goal of every business. They should take it a step further and try to get the addicts some help. Send the bill to the culprit, Big Pharma. They are the ones peddling this heroin.
Drugs are bad, m’kay? -Mr. G
You mean its dangerous to be on something when around heavy machinery? First I’ve heard of such a thing!
Articles about drug use yield some very strange posts.
Polar,the Progressive left like to make light of this scourge on our society and laugh it off. Some like to lay the blame on Pharma instead of the individuals who do drugs. Individual responsibility seems to no longer exist.
There is no way a dope head will be a productive citizen and the government will be supporting them from now on. Once hooked, always hooked.
God forbid that anyone make a joke or they might be accused of being a leftist in league with drug addicts. When you and Polar make them though on gender discrimination and climate change posts it’s all in good fun.
My apologies to reply twice but I forgot to roll this into the original. The idea behind the lack of individual responsibility is because it isn’t a very helpful concept for some things. Sure, drug addicts are drug addicts because they made terrible choices, same for criminals. If we don’t do anything though and just say that it was their fault and keep punishing them they never get better and never give anything back to society.
Helping them is a burden but it pays off because punishing them is equally, if not more, burdensome.
Correct.
Prison life being only about punishment leads to recidivism. Rehabilitation leads to recovery.
If you throw people into a real-life pit of despair and then brand them as untouchables once they get out, there is no wonder they go back to a life of crime, or even amplify the bad behaviors that got them there.
A drug user, for example, who hurts only himself (shock to Agent and Yogi, I know), could come out, be unable to find work or a second chance, could turn to robbery or other illicit means of income and ruin not just their own lives, but the lives of others, as well.
Instead, prison should be about reforming bad behaviors, training life skills, and drying people out when necessary. Upon exiting prison, they should be free to vote and have a chance at a normal life. After a certain period, depending on the severity of the crime, they should have their records lessened or even expunged.
No sense why petty larceny should prevent someone from getting a job a decade later after good behavior. People getting busted with an ounce of marijuana having their lives destroyed is disgusting and an utter waste of tax dollars.
‘Drug user who hurts only himself’ = fallacy.
Rewards for GOOD behavior shouldn’t be eliminated or reduced by NOT penalizing BAD behavior. QED.
Polar, I have never seen a drug addict ever straighten themselves out. Sure, it may look that way for a short time, then when personal problems pop up, they go right back to it. Kind of like drunks. Stay dry for a while and then start drinking again when trouble arises.
Nice South Park reference, Confused!
“People on ludes should not drive.”
Of course, opioids and work environments do not mix. Zero tolerance is the way to go if you want to keep everyone safe, which should be the goal of every business. They should take it a step further and try to get the addicts some help. Send the bill to the culprit, Big Pharma. They are the ones peddling this heroin.