Investigators said the suspected drug dealers, who were operating out of three states

[78SA]

Scott Co. drug trafficking cell nets arrests in 3 states | Local News - WLKY Home (http://www.wlky.com/news/police-biggest-drug-dealer-in-scott-county-arrested/37838884?src=app)


Investigators said the suspected drug dealers, who were operating out of three states, ignored health risks and choose to focus on profits.



Authorities conduct large-scale drug raid in Scott County, Ind. - WDRB 41 Louisville News (http://www.wdrb.com/story/31149671/authorities-conduct-large-scale-drug-raid-in-scott-county-ind)

[VITE1]

Scum.

We need to institute laws like Singapore where people like this are executed within 18 months of their convictions.

[island14]

Scum.

We need to institute laws like Singapore where people like this are executed within 18 months of their convictions.

Heroine especially... :yesnod:

[Iron Chef]

Great quote from the story:

Investigators said the suspected drug dealers, who were operating out of three states, ignored health risks and choose to focus on profits.

:skep:

Because drug dealers are so concerned about their customer's health. :spdchk:

Hey! If you're gonna sell meth...at least make sure the needles are clean. :rofl:

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

Scum.

We need to institute laws like Singapore where people like this are executed within 18 months of their convictions.

18 minutes sounds better.....:)

[78SA]

Great quote from the story:



:skep:

Because drug dealers are so concerned about their customer's health. :spdchk:

Hey! If you're gonna sell meth...at least make sure the needles are clean. :rofl:

That is what jumped out at me too. :lol:

[Fasglas]

18 minutes sounds better.....:)

True, but 18 seconds would be even better...

[Bill]

So, willing sellers and willing buyers got together to engage in voluntary commerce. I am assuming the HIV came about because these people shared needles. They shared needles because the government treats syringes as a controlled substance. Had these folks been able to walk in to their local Walgreens and pick up a pack of syringes, maybe they wouldn't have had to share needles made scarce by the artificial scarcity of government intervention.

This is a case of stupid people acting stupid....with the help of .gov. Thanks, War on Drugs!

[69camfrk]

Back where I grew up in VA there were like 92 indictments for drugs according to the local paper there. Guess they have nothing better to do. I looked at the article you posted, and I must be getting old because I didn't know what "Opana" was. Had to google that one.

[carlton_fritz]

So, willing sellers and willing buyers got together to engage in voluntary commerce. I am assuming the HIV came about because these people shared needles. They shared needles because the government treats syringes as a controlled substance. Had these folks been able to walk in to their local Walgreens and pick up a pack of syringes, maybe they wouldn't have had to share needles made scarce by the artificial scarcity of government intervention.

This is a case of stupid people acting stupid....with the help of .gov. Thanks, War on Drugs!
These people are given free needles, which they then shared.

[78SA]

Back where I grew up in VA there were like 92 indictments for drugs according to the local paper there. Guess they have nothing better to do. I looked at the article you posted, and I must be getting old because I didn't know what "Opana" was. Had to google that one.

I still don't know what it is. :leaving:

[69camfrk]

It's this...

Opana: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com (http://www.drugs.com/opana.html)

[Iron Chef]

So, willing sellers and willing buyers got together to engage in voluntary commerce. I am assuming the HIV came about because these people shared needles. They shared needles because the government treats syringes as a controlled substance. Had these folks been able to walk in to their local Walgreens and pick up a pack of syringes, maybe they wouldn't have had to share needles made scarce by the artificial scarcity of government intervention.

This is a case of stupid people acting stupid....with the help of .gov. Thanks, War on Drugs!

Sorry, but as a taxpayer, I'm not happy about paying for free needles (or free ambulance rides, or free hospitalization and treatment, etc.) for all these losers engaging in an illegal activity. Not to mention the cost to the community.

[Bill]

Sorry, but as a taxpayer, I'm not happy about paying for free needles (or free ambulance rides, or free hospitalization and treatment, etc.) for all these losers engaging in an illegal activity. Not to mention the cost to the community.

I agree with all of that. End Medicaid and end Reagan's policy of mandatory ER care and the problem is addresed. The drug addicted can die off, and charities can step in to help the truly needy. I also don't agree with free needles. Dopers can buy them just like the rest of us. I disagree with making them controlled items. Same with cold medicine. Why should I have to go on a government list every time I get the sniffles?

[69camfrk]

I agree with all of that. End Medicaid and end Reagan's policy of mandatory ER care and the problem is addresed. The drug addicted can die off, and charities can step in to help the truly needy. I also don't agree with free needles. Dopers can buy them just like the rest of us. I disagree with making them controlled items. Same with cold medicine. Why should I have to go on a government list every time I get the sniffles?

I am a long time opponent of the war on drugs. Bad policy has created the criminal element, and I've always felt that it should be dealt with as a social problem, not a criminal one. Just like prostitution, we will never be able to control what someone does with/to their own body. Tax it and regulate it like booze. Obviously we didn't learn a damn thing during alcohol prohibition. Do I want my kids using heroin, or hooked on prescription meds....well, no. Just as there are functional and non functional alcoholics, same thing goes for drugs. We've made the cartels what they are also. I realize of course it is a multi faceted problem and that maybe I'm over simplifying it, but there has to be a better way.....

[MrPeabody]

Meth was a huge problem in my county in recent decades. There's far less of it now and drug producers and dealers have moved to marijuana, which is an improvement. For now, law enforcement is looking the other way on small marijuana grows on private property, and the feds are completely out of the picture now. Five years ago they were hovering over my tomato plants with helicopters.

[boracayjohnny]

I am a long time opponent of the war on drugs. Bad policy has created the criminal element, and I've always felt that it should be dealt with as a social problem, not a criminal one. Just like prostitution, we well never be able to control what someone does with/to their own body. Tax it and regulate it like booze. Obviously we didn't learn a damn thing during alcohol prohibition. Do I want my kids using heroin, or hooked on prescription meds....well, no. Just as there are functional and non functional alcoholics, same thing goes for drugs. We've made the cartels what they are also. I realize of course it is a multi faceted problem and that maybe I'm over simplifying it, but there has to be a better way.....

:iagree:

The War on Drugs. Lessee here, has the US stopped the flow? It hasn't? Ok, how much has it slowed down? I can go to any city and get whatever drugs I want. So, the flow hasn't slowed down. Again, the War on Drugs is just another paper tiger. And yet, there has been a continual presence in South America for how many years now? How much money has been spent? From purely a business stand point, what a colossal failure.

[6spdC6]

Sorry, but as a taxpayer, I'm not happy about paying for free needles (or free ambulance rides, or free hospitalization and treatment, etc.) for all these losers engaging in an illegal activity. Not to mention the cost to the community.

:seasix:


Chief I go along with what you say. The people’s republic of NY is giving out Narcan, or making the price super low (at the taxpayers’ expense of course) so if you find them in time when they overdose you can save the addicts life.

Phuck the addicts if their dumb enough to play that game let them pay the consequences.

My DILs POS brother has almost died twice due to using heroin. It would be no big loss to the community or the family if he finely died playing at his hobby. He has been arrested many times for shoplifting, breaking into cars and other nuisances like that. Liberal judges slap his wrist and he is back on the streets.

PS my DIL agrees with everything I just posted here!

[69camfrk]

I don't wish addiction on anyone, but it does thin the herd. No law on the books or any form of punishment will ever stop drug use.:yesnod:

[island14]

:iagree:

The War on Drugs. Lessee here, has the US stopped the flow? It hasn't? Ok, how much has it slowed down? I can go to any city and get whatever drugs I want. So, the flow hasn't slowed down. Again, the War on Drugs is just another paper tiger. And yet, there has been a continual presence in South America for how many years now? How much money has been spent? From purely a business stand point, what a colossal failure.

:iagree:

Waste of time and certainly useless on POT..

Scum.

We need to institute laws like Singapore where people like this are executed within 18 months of their convictions.

Heroine is killing many people every day, I have zero problems with a death sentence for anyone who sells death themselves.. :seasix:

Coke.. another problem but not worthy of a death sentence IMHO

POT should have never been a crime in the first place.. just my 02 centavo :island14:

[island14]

Back where I grew up in VA there were like 92 indictments for drugs according to the local paper there. Guess they have nothing better to do. I looked at the article you posted, and I must be getting old because I didn't know what "Opana" was. Had to google that one.


Same here.. never heard of it till now...

[69camfrk]

:iagree:

Waste of time and certainly useless on POT..



Heroine is killing many people every day, I have zero problems with a death sentence for anyone who sells death themselves.. :seasix:

Coke.. another problem but not worthy of a death sentence IMHO

POT should have never been a crime in the first place.. just my 02 centavo :island14:

I used to be of a similar mind set, but changed it a long time ago. Problem with heroin as opposed to pot is you can't tell what the purity is, and that is the main reason people are always whacking themselves with it. Obviously weed comes in various potencies, but it generally ain't gonna stop your heart. Only regulation and controlled environments can help that. It is not an easy problem to address, but with all the narco trafficking going on, we get to keep a bunch of shithole countries fighting each other. Thank goodness we invaded Afghanistan because heroin production is WAAAAAAY up.

[SteelCityBlue]

The herion epidemic is being driven by a massive shift in the market caused by the reclassification of Vicodin to cii

[69camfrk]

The herion epidemic is being driven by a massive shift in the market caused by the reclassification of Vicodin to cii

Wasn't thinking about that, but very true. Big pharma gets 'em hooked, and the rest is history. Addiction is a terrible thing....

[VITE1]

Government legislating morality is like a hooker teaching abstention. It's counter to their nature.

[SteelCityBlue]

Wasn't thinking about that, but very true. Big pharma gets 'em hooked, and the rest is history. Addiction is a terrible thing....

Actually the big problems came when it went generic and there was no one to sue, call, document...you get the idea.

Once Vicodin couldn't be called in and a script had to be written....game over. Price jumps and impure supply meets desperate demand. Overdose city...

And they were told it was coming...by big pharma....who told them Not to do it when they were making money before it went generic.

Big pharma should have never been able to walk away from Pandora's box once they opened....that is true.