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Comments by "Django" (@django3422) on "The UK’s first drug consumption room" video.
The decades long "war on drugs" proved how ineffective and costly that is.
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If we can help these people we reduce crime, improve community health and increase the amount of "positive people", as you put it. Common sense would help you see the clear benefit.
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Dealing with drugs at the user level cuts organised crime out of the picture.
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@Bungle-UK Excuse me?
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@GeoMutt-t5l I don't take "experience" seriously when it comes from accounts as fresh as yours.
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It'd cost more to tighten control and all that does is create more crime.
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Countries in northern Europe been doing this for a long time with overwhelmingly positive outcomes.
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Not remotely comparable, grow up.
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That's literally what you're doing here, little propagandist.
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Look to north Europe and see how well they work.
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They're off the streets for a start. As someone who lives on a council estate troubled by smackheads, I can tell you that's a big plus.
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@SharonMcwilliams78 How does it possibly fuel it? That's just an inane statement. Though your whole account is very suspect, so I shouldn't be surprised that you're talking nonsense...
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Yeah, there's definitely no overlap... /s
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Giving out free contraception is massively cheaper than the cost to taxpayer of supporting children who's parents can't afford to. You need to think these things through. This also combats drug usage in a way that reduces the need for policing, meaning there are more police available for dealing with serious crime.
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