You should read up on how the Swiss handle heroin addicts. Basically if you can prove you are a heroin addict you can go into a clinic twice a day where they will supply you with clean needles and clean heroin for free. It had lead to a massive drop in heroin related crimes
The legalization of hard drugs is completely separate and fundamentally different from the legalization of weed. The decriminalization of heroine is wanted because treating heroine addicts as criminals does not help them and does not help society. It only perpetuates drug cartels that provide the drug, creating a black market where violence is prevalent. If we shift 50% of what we spend on drug enforcement on drug treatment we can help the individuals who are addicted to the drug. Making it illegal does not stop them. I would know my father was a heroin addict. The legalizing of heroin would not be a for profit venture either. It would be provided by the government at a price point it costs to make the drug. This eliminates the black market, cripples cartels and gives addicts a product not cut with god knows what. This has seen a lot of success in Portugal. If anyone would like to see how an addict can strain a family here are two great books on the same perspective. Father wrote about what it's like to have a son as an addict: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JTHWLE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1 The same son wrote about what it's like to be an addict: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NLKUEQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1
"Addiction isn't chemical but an escape from pain. Criminalization forces societal marginalization and product inconsistency." There's your 15 words. My original opinions were the opposite of for sentence 1, that punishment is an effective deterrent instead of a further hindrance, and I didn't realize the implications of non-standardized products.
I really enjoyed the piece on Lin-Manuel Miranda tonight. I really wish I could see Hamilton. Sounds like an awesome show.
I don't really care about the book, I'm more shocked that someone would make the argument that addiction doesn't have a chemical component. Even the most alternative views on addiction acknowledge that there is are biological aspects.
Was really impressed with it. Doing a family trip next summer to NYC and trying to figure out how we go to the show without the baby and 4 year old.
I'm not going to pretend to be a big broadway or musical guy. That one really drew me in, though. The parallels he drew from Hamilton to a present day rapper were comical yet on point at the same time.
It was on concussions and what NFL and equipment companies are doing to combat them. Nothing too in depth. However they said they had 2 teams equipped with sensors that tracked collisions and impacts. They scrapped after half a season because they weren't getting the results they wanted. Wallace asked why and he was super vauge and said they weren't accurate and that even the players union wanted to stop measuring it. Then Wallace interviewed the guy that was in charge of the study that was monitoring it, and he laughed at using accuracy as an excuse.
The guy used the results from UNC FB to rec. to Goodell to change the KO rules. But then Goodell realized the results with NFL players wasnt painting the league in a good light. Shit is shady as fuck.
Be fair here. I thought the NFL looked pretty good last night. You failed to mention that the player's association was the main advocate to scrap the censor program. Then you had Ed Reed two minutes later saying as a player he doesnt want to know about any of this shit because of the lifestyle that football gave him.
NFLPA is not the NFL . They talked about all the money the NFL was spending on concussion research. They mentioned all the protocols that have been changed added from independent doctors on each sideline that have to clear players, spotters up in the booth at each game that can stop the game/pull a player, etc. They talked about how concussions are down a significant amount over the last few years as well with stats. I cant remember the number, but I think it was like down 35% or so. They then went into detail about the new technology that they are looking into. It was mentioned that helmets were originally developed to prevent skull fractures and now the money is being spent to prevent concussions. Completely different type of helmet. They talked about spending $$$ on the field and figuring out ways to make that more forgiving. They then went into the history of fball and how it has always evolved to survive. Talking about how fball was almost banned when 19 people died in one year on the fball field in the early 1900s. Then started looking at the different way that people are learning how to tackle (rugby style).
I disagree with Paul Ryan on tons of policy issues, but he seemed really likeable last night in the interview.
That M Pesa piece was great. Seems like it's really making a difference and on it's way to make more.
I was pro death penalty for a long time. I was also pro abortion. Now, I'm neither. Though, I do suppose there are exceptions to every rule. In most cases I think the thought of a murderous felon having to spend the rest of his days in prison would be worse than death. The trickiest ones are the sociopaths who have no ability to feel sympathy. While that's evil as shit, it's probably not their fault they're the way they are. So, just sending them to death row seems a little too punitive, lazy, and not enough rehabilitative.
Not killing humans really should be "the rule" and have very few exceptions. We are quite barbaric when it comes down to it.
Its a tough call. It sucks because either way its going to cost money to keep them in prison or execute them. I like the judges belief that we should break out the ole guillotine. That would be sweet. People claim solitary is the worst punishment on earth. Not sure why we cant do that to the scum of the earth.
Team pro death penalty though some parts of country seem to seek it too much. I understand and can't argue with a couple of the many talking points against it though.
The crazy eyebrows judge was making good pints at the end. Baited the reporter right where he wanted him.
Loved the story at the end about Eiger. Just about lost it when he couldnt get his ski to release on his second run. Shane McConkey and McConkey the doc have been absolutely fascinating to me. Cool to see JT honor Shane with the t-shirt too. Hopefully JT is making a doc as well.
Boy just when you thought Tallahassee PD could not get any shittier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rachel_Hoffman
That was after my time. Wild shit, though. My mom just texted me about the 60 minutes story, but I'm at work and not watching. Here's a good article on it: http://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamah...ng-college-kids-as-drug-informants#.nybNv0bBv
Someone did a big story in this. A hockey player for some school ended up killing himself over being an informant. Kid was 18. Caught with a ecstacy or something. Then another big case where cops had a girl go make a huge buy and she was murdered because the deal went bad. It was Investigation Discovery or something like that.
I want a pet Bonobo. But maybe I'd need 2 so they can bang. Besides, being hunted for meat, the life of a bonobo sounds pretty sweet. Just fuck and play all day, no fights.... sounds like a 60s hippy commune.
A) They're not monkeys, they're Bonobos. Do you even pay attention, jeez. B) Football only ran 5 or 6 minutes long, so probably nothing came after. Just missed the tail end of the BONOBOS piece.