B.C. Court Affirms Injection Site's Right to Exist
I am divided on this issue. While I can't stand the thought of what illegal drugs have done to our society, I cannot deny that the idea of a safe place to use them has its merrits.
For the record, I have never, do not now, nor will I ever support, promote or condone the use of illegal drugs. I have lived my life 100% clean of all useage (and what has been inhaled second hand could not be helped - it was Amsterdam, after all).
What I find most grevious in this situation is that there are communities that actually benefit from safe injection houses. There seems to be a real need where junkies can go to shoot up without having to worry about becoming infected or worry about infecting others (though I can't imagine there are all that many who really care all that much).
The fact that Liz Evans is "so proud" of the B.C. court's ruling makes me questions her purpose and morals. Proud that the provincial court has overthrown an attempt by the federal government to shut down a place where people can safely break the law? They make it sound like Insite is her child and she the proud mother. Sniff. Sniff. Wipe away a tear. "I am so proud of all my drug dealers and crack whores. In a world where their families reject their behaviour, they make me so proud when they come here to shoot up." Sniff. Sniff.
What they should use Insite for is a place to get users and dealers off the street and rehabilitated rather than basically condoning their actions. I highly doubt that the people who make use of Insite's services are presently a great asset to society. Let's get them off the street, off drugs and make useful human beings out of them.
"Insite has not led to an increase in drug-related crime, rates of arrest for drug trafficking, assaults and robbery were similar after the facility’s opening, and rates of vehicle break-ins/theft declined significantly. (Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)" (taken from this site.
Is has not increase the crime rate? Oh, good. Now I can rest at night. What I get from the research results is that, yes, fewer people are using on the streets and fewere people are sharing needles. Great. Wonderful. But in my brief perusal of the Insite website, I didn't find mention of any recovery statistics. Referrals, yes, but how many of those people actually sought help, got help and recovered? How many people who have made use of Insite's services are now clean?
I'd like to see arrests being made. I'd like to see dealers off the street. I'd like to see the need for a safe injection house to disintigrate. This being the first of its kind in the world is not something to be proud of. When American friends have heard of what we have up here in Vancouver, they are appalled. Not that there are drug users (everyone knows that Vancouver grows the best pot), but that the government actually allows a safe injection house to be run. We should be ashamed Canada that we have gone so far down the tubes that these services are required to keep people safe.
I am divided on this issue. While I can't stand the thought of what illegal drugs have done to our society, I cannot deny that the idea of a safe place to use them has its merrits.
For the record, I have never, do not now, nor will I ever support, promote or condone the use of illegal drugs. I have lived my life 100% clean of all useage (and what has been inhaled second hand could not be helped - it was Amsterdam, after all).
What I find most grevious in this situation is that there are communities that actually benefit from safe injection houses. There seems to be a real need where junkies can go to shoot up without having to worry about becoming infected or worry about infecting others (though I can't imagine there are all that many who really care all that much).
The fact that Liz Evans is "so proud" of the B.C. court's ruling makes me questions her purpose and morals. Proud that the provincial court has overthrown an attempt by the federal government to shut down a place where people can safely break the law? They make it sound like Insite is her child and she the proud mother. Sniff. Sniff. Wipe away a tear. "I am so proud of all my drug dealers and crack whores. In a world where their families reject their behaviour, they make me so proud when they come here to shoot up." Sniff. Sniff.
What they should use Insite for is a place to get users and dealers off the street and rehabilitated rather than basically condoning their actions. I highly doubt that the people who make use of Insite's services are presently a great asset to society. Let's get them off the street, off drugs and make useful human beings out of them.
"Insite has not led to an increase in drug-related crime, rates of arrest for drug trafficking, assaults and robbery were similar after the facility’s opening, and rates of vehicle break-ins/theft declined significantly. (Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)" (taken from this site.
Is has not increase the crime rate? Oh, good. Now I can rest at night. What I get from the research results is that, yes, fewer people are using on the streets and fewere people are sharing needles. Great. Wonderful. But in my brief perusal of the Insite website, I didn't find mention of any recovery statistics. Referrals, yes, but how many of those people actually sought help, got help and recovered? How many people who have made use of Insite's services are now clean?
I'd like to see arrests being made. I'd like to see dealers off the street. I'd like to see the need for a safe injection house to disintigrate. This being the first of its kind in the world is not something to be proud of. When American friends have heard of what we have up here in Vancouver, they are appalled. Not that there are drug users (everyone knows that Vancouver grows the best pot), but that the government actually allows a safe injection house to be run. We should be ashamed Canada that we have gone so far down the tubes that these services are required to keep people safe.
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