Review of Document - HEARTBREAKING

HEARTBREAKING

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“Two wrongs don’t make a right. Putting yet another victim in prison doesn’t fix the death of one victim. The punishment should fit the crime committed, not the unintended outcome. This is a tragic and complicated and heartbreaking story with no winners, only powerless losers and indifferent prosecutors. It is absolutely terrible that Liz’s family lost her to fentanyl. And someone SHOULD pay. But who? It’s too hard to find the drug kingpins or the manufacturers making millions. The convenient answer for cops is sadly… whoever is closest: the husband, boyfriend, or friend, whomever they can convict without too much leg work. The bigger question is not WHO should pay for the death and destruction, but WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? The “evil” dealers and manufacturers are simply doing what our economic systems incentivize: see a market, supply the product, make money. Still, you could churn out all the drugs in the world, but you need customers to buy them. So WHY do people turn to drugs? Looking at Josh’s childhood (and his mother’s) should give you a hint: poverty and hopelessness. Instead of imprisoning those looking for an escape from a bleak existence, we need to erase poverty and give people hope, meaning, identity, belonging. The “He shouldn't have done drugs,” or “He should’ve gotten clean” comments come from well-meaning folks who either haven’t experienced real headwinds, or were blessed with support systems or resilience that led to different choices.”Read full review »

davidahn via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/29/21