Rumor What's going on in Portland?

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  1. barfo

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    It's good to see things from below.

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    Yes and if things are really as bad as many people say they are, that profit could start to wane.
     
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    Both locally and nationally do you think the war on drugs has worked?

    Do you think we should continue doing the same thing or was it time to try something different?

    Do you also think we should recriminalize marijuana?
     
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    Weed isn’t the problem. Meth is. I read a really interesting article today about the meth epidemic. The newer meth that doesn’t require Sudafed is a million times worse and causes mental illness. It is at the heart of what’s happening here. And experts say that trying to treat it with therapy or rehab takes years because they can’t even begin to start healing until they’re clean for 9 months. This newer meth makes them unable to connect with someone on a human level, which is the requirement to truly start the healing process. So what do you do? This article said that the ingredients are basically poison. They’re so basic that you can’t lock up the supply line like Sudafed. We are basically fucked.

    honestly you’d have to decriminalize the Sudafed version which takes a much longer time to kill someone and doesn’t have nearly the toxic side effects on your mental health. Decriminalize it and make it cheap so that you kill off this other variant.
     
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    Was that the article in, I think, the Atlantic? I'm pretty sure I know the one you're talking about. Really interesting and depressing article. I'm pretty sure I posted it here in the OT section.

    You can look at the homeless camps and see the pure insanity that meth is causing.

    The only thing I can think of is a meth vaccine, which has been being worked on for the last 20 years and is still a ways from being an answer or treatment. But I think we've just had some sort of an event or incident that has suddenly advanced the science behind vaccinations so maybe that will help.
     
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    I think that’s the one. Someone linked it and it was a sad read, but very eye opening. The fact that meth causes schizophrenia and bi polar disorder is not something I had heard before.
     
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    There needs to be some background on what is being posted before some people will click the link.
     
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    No, but thats because the angles we fight the war is messed up. We have loosened the borders. Not good.

    Open ended question. Sure. Try something different. But not legalizing it. We are seeing the results.

    lots of potheads sitting on corners shooting up, squatting and burning buildings down and robbing stores are there???

    No. Because it doesn't have the devastating effects that other drugs do.
    ive never been for sweeping, all encompassing laws on drugs. They should all have thier own restrictions/laws and not be linked together.

    Furthermore, each case should be looked at individually.
    Forced treatment.
    But also. More crackdown on the dealers. Not users.
    Provide incentive for the users to turn the dealers in.

    Now, some know it alls will scream that it costs more…
    So what. Sometimes it costs more to get things right and sometimes it takes time. These same people think its good to hand out money to everyone. Such a double standard stance its amazing. Worried aBout higher costs but still willing to just hand out money… okay…

    The drug problem and the homeless problem are tied together aNd we will never fix one without the other.
    But instead we have basically passed laws to allow both to become rampant.

    it will not bode well for Portland in the long run.

    Now some higher moral authorities here will scream that im despicable and my stance is disgusting and blah blah blah…

    oh well sometimes tough love is the only thing that gets through. Nurturing and pampering creates softness. So to those people, i say…

    waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Until we hold people more accountable for their decisions and actions, Portland gonna continue to flush itself down the toilet.
     
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    Went for a morning stroll with the wife and dogs…..love this time of year.

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    https://www.koin.com/news/civic-affairs/hardesty-open-to-hearing-plan-on-increased-ppb-staffing/amp/

    Ridiculous plan. Like retired cops want to come back here? Lol

    but the good news is Hardesty is open to listening to the plan which means she is open to working with the ppb. A step forward in hopefully having opposing sides start to work together.
    Now the ppb needs to try to work with her as well. Cameras on officers should be a must.
    Non lethal weapons should be strongly considered over lethal weapons for most officers. Complete overhaul of hiring process, training and regular mental evaluations.

    Please work together… So sad to see what i see driving around town…
     
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    So Portland police aren't harassing the poor and minority populations as much because it's no longer as profitable.

    Looks good to me.

    And this is where the healing happens, if it's done right.
     

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