Think this is an isolated incident? Not hardly, meth destroys lives and entire families and I have no problems forcing my values on someone by making it illegal. Your right meth is a hard drug. I have to ask though, what would have throwing this mother or dad in jail have helped?
BTW, I have also seen first hand what damage it can do.. The person I saw, did lose his "normal" life, and eventually did get sent to jail, only county jail.
As soon as he was released, he spent a few weeks apologizing and trying to come clean, but then lost it again.
It's tragic, but treatment is the only thing that could help these people, jail doesn't. The WOD doesn't..
"It's tragic, but treatment is the only thing that could help these people, jail doesn't. The WOD doesn't."
But you're only considering the after affect. Actually, putting the people who manufacture and distribute the meth in jail for a very long time can prevent additional people from becoming addicted to it.
Courtesy of your WOD.
I'll be the first to admit that I haven't a clue as to how to solve the meth and crack problem. I do know that legalization isn't the right way.
If they haven't commited a crime, then I'm all for an effective treatment since all throwing people in prison accomplishes is to turn them into hard core criminals if they weren't before. The only problem I see is that the drugs are so seductive that I bet the relapse rate for even the best programs is pretty high.