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Originally Posted by PennBF
A few observations regarding drugs and the villages. It is alleged Atlanta is a major hub for drug interdiction to the US. It is also alleged the drugs runners use the turnpike to move them to Miami and The Villages is located in a prime location along this route. In addition to this exposure it is also alleged that Marion County has more Meth Labs than any other County in Florida. What does all of this mean. I believe it means we should be prepared to address Drug activities and ensure there is funding to manage this growing criminal activity on our great community. As you read of the criminal arrests in The Villages and note how many have drugs on them or were using them when caught you start to understand the breath of the issue. As the villages continue to grow in size the under belly of drug activity grows and the need for fully funded Police becomes greater.  |
1. Defunding doesn't mean what most people think it means.
2. The War on Drugs was lost the first week it started, and has been losing ever since.
3. See Prohibition on Alcohol history if you want an explanation on #2.
4. Many people who are addicted to painkillers, first became addicted when it was prescribed LEGALLY to them for legitimate reasons: recovery from surgery, for example. Anyone addicted to narcotic painkillers needs help. Arrest them not for being addicted, but for the burglary they committed, or the red light they ran, or whatever other thing they did OTHER than simply being addicted to drugs. And then help them to stop being addicted to the drugs. That's what defunding is all about. It's about giving the police more authority as police handling crimes that actually need a police officer to handle. And giving authority to people who are qualified in other aspects of public service, to handle those other public service jobs. Like helping homeless stay off the streets and hopefully find them shelter, mental health services, and jobs, or veterans suffering from PTSD and needing someone to talk them out of killing themselves, or help new mothers suffering from post-natal depression so they don't kill their own babies. Defunding puts police funds into hiring people who can do THOSE things to prevent crimes, so the cops can BE cops.
The only people who 'know' what defunding means, who are actually against defunding, are people who don't want to prevent crime. They only want to attack if after its been committed.