Guns urban vs urban?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

snip~-- when half the time, the reason someone commits a crime is because they're high. ~snip

I don't believe half the crimes commited by junkies are when they are high. On smack or crack, that would be near impossible. I think the crimes are committed by junkies who are not high, but want to be, and are trying to gather the price of admission.

Hense, a change in our drug policy would lead to a drastic price reduction and keep these people stoned in the corner, rather than waving their Saturday Night Special around the liquor store.

This is my feeling, but statistics could prove me wrong....anybody got some?

[wolf]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't believe half the crimes commited by junkies are when they are high. On smack or crack, that would be near impossible. I think the crimes are committed by junkies who are not high, but want to be, and are trying to gather the price of admission.

Absolutely correct, but I don't have stats.

If misuse of healthcare services is a crime, then I've seen an awful lot of it ... and never when someone is actually high ... usually I get folks when they are at the cranky, irritable, starting to hurt phase of either coming down or withdrawal.