Before getting too hyped on more prisons, consider you were also a drug addict once…
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I think the main focus is the violence, not the drugs
Both the drugs and the violence are just symptoms.
The cause is what needs to be addressed.
The economic inequalities and lack of opportunities.
People's trauma needs to also be addressed.
You don't become a violent criminal or an opportunistic drug addict for no reason.
The society is what's sick. The cycle of abuse must be broken.
The way the state abuses it's people and allows the banks and corporations to abuse it's people is at the root of all this.
Solutions will take generations to implement because of the hindrance and pushback we get from the state.
The police and the courts aren't here to help us, they just maintain the current order and collect revenue on behalf of the state.
What's your point? Throw up your arms and give up?
My point is, in Peter’s future glorious Britain he could go to prison for a minor drug offence and his whole life would change significantly and instead of running multiple businesses, he could be in the street shouting at bins.
Been interesting watching him turn into a grumpy old man over the last 7 years. I guess money doesn’t buy you happiness…
Clearly this isn't what he's advocating
He’s been gleeful about prisons several times with guests lately, given the UK’s becoming an increasingly authoritarian state, it’s concerning.
It’s a complex situation and people inflicting violence should be dealt with appropriately but I don’t agree people should be locked up for drugs and minor social disorder offenses, which guests have clearly advocated for.
I am sympathetic to drug issues, I am not sympathetic to a small number of addicts destroying the town. I have read Schellenberger's book, and clearly there is a carrot for some and stick for others.
Carrot for you, stick for them?
They don't need a carrot, they need the opportunity to go out and pick their own carrots.
Societal drug issues are caused by poverty and trauma.
Giving people carrots should only be a temporary solution, otherwise they become dependent.
Hitting people with sticks only makes them more traumatized and likely to act out with more anti social behaviour and violence.
