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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:23 am ]
Post subject:  End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton
End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton

Quote:
Class A drugs should be decriminalised and drug addicts "treated and cared for not criminalised", according to a senior UK police officer.

Writing in the Observer, Chief Constable Mike Barton of Durham Police said prohibition had put billions of pounds into the hands of criminals.

He said a controlled environment would be a more successful way of tackling the issue.

Mr Barton suggested this could be done through the NHS.
Author:  pcernie [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton
He must be planning on retiring... Does he honestly think the dealers won't start offering 'the good sh1t' to more customers then? Oh, and despite all Ulster's problems and historic smuggling operations, class A is only a big thing in very specific areas. That suggests to me it's more of a social problem than anything else. This notion that dealers and crime gangs will somehow forget about the profits they were making... they'll simply move into something else.

The vast majority of people who do drugs now are probably what you'd label 'functioning', and aren't about to be seen walking into a clinic or something.
Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton
Amnesia10 wrote:
End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton

Quote:
Class A drugs should be decriminalised and drug addicts "treated and cared for not criminalised", according to a senior UK police officer.

Writing in the Observer, Chief Constable Mike Barton of Durham Police said prohibition had put billions of pounds into the hands of criminals.

He said a controlled environment would be a more successful way of tackling the issue.

Mr Barton suggested this could be done through the NHS.


its about time someone had thoughts in the right direction
if legalised they (users) will have to pay VAT on the drugs

and all drug barons will have to find new employment or sign on for JSA ...
Author:  big_D [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton
He got the first half right. Drug addicts should be treated and not banged up, that doesn't help anybody. Decriminalising dealing or possession wouldn't help.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton
big_D wrote:
He got the first half right. Drug addicts should be treated and not banged up, that doesn't help anybody. Decriminalising dealing or possession wouldn't help.

We could start with cannabis. If we complete decriminalised every aspect including import and selling it would allow people to grow their own. It is the illegality that creates a price premium. Decriminalising will clear the justice system of people who will only become apprentices in crime if they are incarcerated.
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