{"id":143206,"date":"2023-06-24T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=143206"},"modified":"2023-06-21T22:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T02:42:55","slug":"editorial-in-bee-says-dems-block-drug-penalty-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=143206","title":{"rendered":"Editorial in Bee says Dems block drug penalty reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interesting op-ed in the Sacramento Bee in which a California Assemblyman, Joe Patterson, describes various California bills introduced to reduce fentanyl dealing, defeated by liberal California pols. Have to say, some of the provisions for\u00a0 users<\/em> sound like ‘Demolition Man’ claptrap.<\/p>\n

We have also backed Alexandra\u2019s Law, which would deliver a written notice to convicted fentanyl dealers that continuing to sell drugs is dangerous and could be tried as murder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah… like “Maniac, put your weapon down and step away from the terminal” worked so well (apologies, the movie was just on a few days ago and who can resist Sandy Bullock saying “Take this job and shovel it”?)<\/p>\n

But there are a few other ones that make abundant sense:<\/p>\n

I authored bipartisan plans to educate children about the dangers of fentanyl and to ensure public schools have the overdose medication Narcan on campus in the event that a student, staff member or campus visitor is exposed to this deadly poison<\/p>\n

A bill to increase penalties on individuals caught with an ounce or more of fentanyl failed on a party-line vote. For reference, one kilogram of fentanyl (2.2 pounds) can kill 500,000 people, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sacramento Bee<\/a><\/p>\n

Now we’re talking.\u00a0 Pusher kills someone, try him for murder. Right? Wrong:<\/p>\n

…liberal Democrats. They refuse to hold traffickers accountable, even those who repeatedly sell counterfeit pills that kill unsuspecting Californians. They claim that imposing meaningful consequences for dealers would be a return to the \u201cwar on drugs\u201d and that Republicans want to \u201ccriminalize addiction.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Love them party-line votes, huh… Sounds to me like they want to criminalize DEALING, a different animal.\u00a0 And what “war on drugs” – we played around and pretended to, but never did. I remember the Chinese fighting a fairly successful war on drugs – believe they killed off almost 50,000,000 users and dealers. Sounds a bit excessive to me…I figure the users are a self-terminating problem and can almost be ignored. Dealers? I would never advocate executing drug dealers out of hand, like in an open season…but I’ve always liked the ‘Silverado’ line about a ‘fair trial, followed by a first-class hanging.’ Powder and primers are in short supply. Ropes can be re-used.<\/p>\n

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