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motorola_phone t1_je9k7a1 wrote

Reply to comment by Nolubrication in West Baltimore gang takedown: 33 indicted on drug, gun and attempted murder charges, police say by Dr_Midnight

>You take all that money being wasted on enforcement and incarceration and divert it to health services

it's reeeeeeaaaaaally not that simple lol we have some of the worst problems in the country for drug use and homelessness and part of that is because all drugs were decriminalized. it makes sense if you really think about it haha

edit: also forgive me if I'm wrong cause I don't know a lot about baltimore yet but isn't it true that mass incarceration and overpolicing is like a REALLY big complex problem here because of the systemic racism? wouldn't that have to be dismantled too?

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Nolubrication t1_je9le3s wrote

If you're referring to something like Portland, that is not the same as a national drug policy. Makes sense that doing it on that scale would turn the city into a "destination". Not a comparison to what is happening in Portugal at all.

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motorola_phone t1_je9mogx wrote

so you're telling me you think it would be "easy" to nationally dismantle the law enforcement industrial complex and institute all the societal safety nets that are required of a program like this?

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