Victimless crimes involving drugs.

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

 How much money would be saved if, as Ron suggested, police in Somerville (or MA) stopped pursuing victimless crimes involving drugs? Does anyone know if  such a proposal is being discussed seriously anywhere? Excuse my ignorance...

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Re: That is a difficult issue...

[purpless77.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree with everything thespian has said.
I'm not generalizing but I think A LOT of new people here don't understand what REALLY goes on in Somerville. They move from nice areas or have been to areas where things are more obvious. They don't look deep enough. The drug issues here are out of hand. I went to school with many kids who have then and since overdosed and are no longer with us. The people some of them have robbed were victims. The families and friends, that lost them who tried to help are victims. The younger kids the USERS pushed drugs on are in a sense victims. I know druggies who used to rob people in Davis all the time and that wasn't that long ago. I knew druggies who robbed houses, stores, kids, etc. All in Somerville and not all of them committed their crimes in deep East Somervile either. There are plenty of users in and around Davis and further west. Sometimes going to jail or being arrested is enough to get them to at least try to fix up there lives. Unfortunately some are lost causes. I agree if we let them "get away" with these negative actions it will only further escalate the the bigger problem.

Re: That is a difficult issue...

[purpless77.livejournal.com]

That should say, "I couldn't agree MORE with everything thespian said".