Party until you pass out and die, but don't worry, we'll save you by spending your tax dollar$.
Posted on 03/03/2023 11:59:34 AM PST by nickcarraway
A disturbing fentanyl case out of Santa Cruz is putting a spotlight on the fentanyl crisis on the Central Coast. The case involves the overdose of a 12-year-old girl who police say actively went out and bought it.
“A 12-year-old getting in possession of fentanyl is definitely a rare occurrence for us,” said Jon Bush, deputy chief with Santa Cruz police.
Police say the young girl bought fentanyl from a downtown street dealer and then went to Depot Park where she smoked it and overdosed. The girl regained consciousness after being administered Narcan.
“It definitely could have had a different outcome without emergency response, but it is definitely alarming and shocking to our community that this is happening,” said Bush.
Concerning as well, for a couple of reasons.
“One, have children that young wanting to and being able to access narcotics, you know, deadly narcotics. And two, that we have people in our community that are willing to provide or sell dangerous narcotics to children that age,” said Bush.
Doctors say more than ever parents need to have that drug talk with their children, sooner rather than later.
Recommended Pacific Grove has strict rules preventing homeowners from removing trees on private propertyPacific Grove couple 'fed up' with city for not letting them take down cypress trees “Our message to parents is, if you wait until middle school to talk about drugs with your kids, you've missed the mark,” said Dr. Casey Grover, with the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
The grade schooler was treated at the scene and eventually released to her mother but even that's raising questions. Did the mother take her daughter to the hospital to make sure she's okay? If not, that 12-year-old may have missed an opportunity for intervention.
“I'd like them seen medically so we can see are they safe. Are they okay? Do they need more interventions? But in addition, we have these resources that we've made available that right there on the front line you're in the E.R., you've had this event, how can we connect you to help,” said Dr. Reb Close, also with the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
Police say the young girl and her mother are refusing to cooperate with police to help identify the drug dealer.
“Even though without their cooperation, we're working with whatever information we can, we have an investigator assigned to the case attempting to try and identify the subject that ultimately sold her the fentanyl,” said Bush.
Santa Cruz police say the investigating officer has requested his report go to Child Protective Services for review.
“Police say the young girl and her mother are refusing to cooperate with police to help identify the drug dealer.”
in this case, they deserved to be laughed at.
RE: won’t cooperate to give away identity of drug dealer to child....
I just composed this, for what it’s worth....
Even if it scratch where it itches
And with your married life hitches
And your in-laws are witches
Those clues hidden in niches
can’t be spoken, you b#4%@s
Cause snitches
get stitches.
Ya get what ya pay for.
The number of people who play Russian Roulette is very small. Sure, once in a while someone will, and it won't go well. But most people avoid that game because the odds are very bad and the potential cost is very great.
Drugs like Fentanyl are "more fun" and "less risky" and so lots, and lots, and lots of people dip their toes in those waters. I would like street drug to be more like Russian Roulette because I want fewer people to dip their toes in those waters.
Sounds like a missed opportunity to cull the herd.
Darn.
There's no denying that simple truth.
But, what are we going to do about those trees?
The way this is written, it sounds like the mother was there too. Since neither were cooperating with police, I think both were using.
What a strange comment from a confessed degenerate addict who, against the will of her constituents, looted our treasury to hand out free money to her fellow degenerate addicts at Westcare.
Didn’t you also advocate for lowering the restrictions on obtaining opioids in Mohave County?
Funny how you think no one remembers, but God does.
Thank the true God, not the fake one you pretend to pray to, that your 3rd term is almost up!
Reminds me of a Ted Nugent quote:
“Drugs and alcohol lead to prison or death”
Fairly profound from someone who witnessed it all.
You need serious help.
Party until you pass out and die, but don't worry, we'll save you by spending your tax dollar$.
>>Depending on what your idea of illegal is."
I believe drug dealing is illegal in all 59 states. The term implies non-licensed controlled drug sales. However, possession of small amounts of illegally-obtained fentanyl is not illegal in OR and WA; I don't know about CA.
I live in Washington state. When the state got into trying to use the excuse of unknowledgeable possession they opened up Pandora’s box. It is not illegal to possess drugs like morphine or fentanyl, it is illegal to deliver or make it for delivery to other persons.
According to RCW §69.50.401, possession with intent to deliver of any form of a controlled substance included in the statute’s Schedule I or II and classified as a narcotic, is considered a class B felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned for a maximum of ten years, fined, or both. So if it can’t be delivered legally, then how can it be possessed unless it’s a doctor’s prescription? And any prescription drug is legal to be possessed not to be delivered to other persons. Kind of a catch 22.
wy69
The federal government needs to arrest all fentanyl dealers and then execute them by the firing squad. We need to take a page out of Rodrigo Duterte’s playbook.
Blake Decision Senate Bill 5536: Lawmakers voted to amend current drug possession laws by increasing the penalty for possession of controlled substances to a gross misdemeanor. The bill also expands access to substance use disorder treatment, which if completed, can lead to a vacation of a conviction for possession. Those who refuse treatment can be sanctioned with jail time. Senate Democrats said the bill “permanently addresses” the 2021 Washington Supreme Court Blake Decision that removed any criminal penalties for possession. Lawmakers voted that same year to penalize possession charges with a misdemeanor, but that law will expire July 1, 2023. Introduced by Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, the proposed legislation passed with just 7 votes, for a total of 28-21. Emotional debate on the bill continued late into Friday with 15 Democrats voting against the measure, and several Republicans voting in support of the bill.Read more at: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/state/washington/article272715805.html#storylink=cpy
A 12-year-old getting in possession of fentanyl is definitely a rare occurrence for us,” said Jon Bush, deputy chief with Santa Cruz police.
Is an inability to speak a requirement for cops?
“You know about senate bill 5536?”
That’s the bill I was referring to in my description of legal carry. But when I thought through it, the only people that can get the controlled substances like morphine or fentanyl can not have it delivered according to the temporary bill that expires middle 2023 except by legal medical sources. You can have it, but you can’t get it on the street.
So with that in mind, is it legal to carry controlled substances for personal use if a doc says you need it? I would think so. I would be one of the GOP members that would agree with this bill. It defines illegal transportation and the possibility of street sales but not medically determined use substances.
The original discussion I thought was determining more the illegal transportation and not legal possession. Anyone with a prescription can have their own drug for their own use. But if I read the info correct, it appears that with this temporary law they have erased any control of controlled substances that they will have to re-determine with another law put on the books NLT the middle of this year. I.E., more of Pandora’s box.
And a side note...how is this going to effect the locations the government has set up for addicts to used to shoot already on the street, called safe injection sites, since 2017? The lid to Pandora’s box is creaking. Open invitation for illegal use as it had to get there somehow. Oops! By the middle of this year, they’ll have booths for sale when this law expires and it goes open season. Welcome to Alice’s wonderland.
wy69
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