Post New Article

Oregon's drug decriminalization effort
a 'tragedy'

Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon, 6/16/2022 2:23:01 PM

The streets of downtown Portland, Oregon, resemble an open-air drug market. Heroin, meth and fentanyl use is rampant and often visible on city streets. Portland police officers drive by homeless addicts buying and using. The signs of drug addiction are actually increasing throughout the state, according to law enforcement sources. Oregon ranks second-highest among U.S. states for substance abuse with nearly one in five adults addicted.(Snip)Sixteen months into this first-in-the-nation experiment, the numbers paint a bleak picture. Drug overdose deaths hit an all-time high in 2021 with 1069, a 41% increase from 2020. And very few people are getting into treatment.

Comments:

Give the people what they want.

Post Reply

Reply 1 - Posted by: bamapreacher 6/16/2022 2:39:12 PM (No. 1187956)
You really have to feel sorry for many of the users who either got into drugs due to some traumatic experience like rape or getting thrown out of their homes when they were younger or because someone "pushed" the drugs on them when they were too young to comprehend what would happen to them. At the same time, though, since so few people ever manage to kick the really "hard" drug (i.e. opioid) habit you have to wonder if perhaps they are really not better off dead. I think God is understanding and will take care of them because their lives now on earth are the real hell.
4 people like this.

Reply 2 - Posted by: davew 6/16/2022 2:50:49 PM (No. 1187967)
If you really want to see the reality of what drug addiction does to human beings you need to view the interviews of homeless crack and meth addicts on LA's skid row recorded by the SoftWhiteUnderbelly YouTube channel. If you can watch the the tragic degeneration of Amanda Rabb from a young black girl to an unrecognizable street prostitute/addict and still think drugs should be legalized you have no compassion for humanity. With the help of caring people who saw her interviews on YouTube, Amanda managed to eventually rehabilitate herself and regain her sobriety only to die from brain damage in her sleep at 25.
4 people like this.

Reply 3 - Posted by: Maggie2u 6/16/2022 2:51:06 PM (No. 1187969)
FTA...'"What we’re absolutely seeing is that as drug possession has been decriminalized, property crimes have increased and so has violent crime," said District Attorney Kevin Barton of Washington County, Oregon. Police in rural parts of Oregon also tell Fox News they are seeing more theft as people steal to feed their addiction.' The thing is, just because they have decriminalized drugs, the drugs are not free. Just where did the good citizens think the druggies would get the money to buy the legal drugs. From them. Those who think that drugs should be decriminalized, (I'm looking at you Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf and some posters here at Luciann.com) aren't really thinking of the consequences of that policy. Next they will want all drugs to be free and then, again, the taxpayers will be on the hook and of course, there will be a rise in addicts and deaths from overdoses.
6 people like this.

Reply 4 - Posted by: MDConservative 6/16/2022 2:56:51 PM (No. 1187976)
FTA: Drug overdose deaths hit an all-time high in 2021 with 1069, a 41% increase from 2020. Seems to be working. As OP says, "Give the people what they want." How about a side of fentanyl? These connoisseurs of fine chemicals know full well what they're getting into. Sorry for the heartbreak they cause. No one swallows drain cleaner, or even picks the gum off the bottom of chairs to chew...why do they pursue this foolishness? Not society's problem.
4 people like this.

Reply 5 - Posted by: Rich323 6/16/2022 3:29:03 PM (No. 1188019)
Helps liberals get rid of the homeless, drug addicts and others they despise with plausible deniability as to their complicity.
2 people like this.

Reply 6 - Posted by: ikeschild 6/16/2022 3:30:00 PM (No. 1188021)
Should have been called the Darwin Measure
3 people like this.

Reply 7 - Posted by: Catherine 6/16/2022 4:03:56 PM (No. 1188046)
The reality is if someone wants a particular drug, legal or not, they will get it. Yes some do recover but only when they're ready to change. I don't want anyone's child or parent to die from drugs. But I can't control their lives. I have always thought we should legalize all of it but have a medical group giving the medication to them only after they sat and talked to the dr. This gives them a chance to talk to someone who might help them get free of the drug. Yeah, I know, a hard row to hoe, but it could change someone's life for the better.
3 people like this.

Reply 8 - Posted by: Bur Oak 6/16/2022 5:01:12 PM (No. 1188077)
"On October 27, 1997, Oregon enacted the Death with Dignity Act which allows terminally ill individuals to end their lives through the voluntary self-administration of lethal medications, expressly prescribed by a physician for that purpose." Do you suppose this is related to their current drug situation?
1 person likes this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: GoodDeal 6/16/2022 5:57:01 PM (No. 1188117)
This is really an indirect depopulation and population control program intended to let people commit suicide by drugs and alcohol. The sooner they die, the more money that will be saved on their medical care and social security and medicare benefits not having to be paid out if they live that long. Plus it keeps them out of those expensive prisons and that requires less operating budgets and prison workers. So it's an all-around win-win deal.
0 people like this.

Reply 10 - Posted by: DVC 6/16/2022 6:01:18 PM (No. 1188127)
Wondering why there seems to be so many crazy people out there? Too many drugs will rot your brain.
2 people like this.

Reply 11 - Posted by: bad-hair 6/16/2022 6:44:40 PM (No. 1188179)
There is no "small amount" of Meth or Fentanyl. Shut the dam border !!!
0 people like this.

Reply 12 - Posted by: Faithfully 6/16/2022 6:58:03 PM (No. 1188198)
To paraphrase, the fault IS in the stars. Music, movies and entertainment has influenced three or more generations to get high. The results are on the streets.
0 people like this.

Reply 13 - Posted by: Scribelus 6/16/2022 7:03:09 PM (No. 1188207)
I still think that we should trade Canada Washington and Oregon for Alberta.
0 people like this.

Reply 14 - Posted by: Strike3 6/16/2022 8:56:58 PM (No. 1188314)
Hurry up and die so you can free up the state for others who know how to live and enjoy that beautiful scenery. People are not forced or pushed into drug use, it's now a lifestyle and the weak go along with the peer behavior. The War on Drugs has been going on for over 50 years and we lost it a long time ago. The majority of police budgets go to anti-drug activity.
2 people like this.

Reply 15 - Posted by: formerNYer 6/16/2022 10:01:48 PM (No. 1188377)
FTA: The Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act secured 58% of the votes and decriminalized possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, meth, cocaine and fentanyl. If you are wondering how 30% still think president sniffer is doing a good job. Never underestimate the stupidity of a democrat voter.
1 person likes this.

Reply 16 - Posted by: Penney 6/16/2022 11:54:44 PM (No. 1188452)
Buy 'em books & buy 'em books. ...This is a crying shame.
1 person likes this.

Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "Ribicon"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by Ribicon"
Rep. Al Green makes push for National
Slavery Remembrance Day
19 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/17/2022 2:30:20 PM Post Reply
Rep. Al Green is leading an effort to make 2022 the first year that would mark the anniversary of the first slave ships arriving in North America 400 years ago. The Texas Democrat, who introduced a resolution last November, is hoping to renew the push as the country celebrates Juneteenth on Sunday, and the federal holiday on Monday. “Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. Slavery Remembrance is a commemoration of slavery itself and it will help us to make sure that we don’t see it sanitized. We want to tell the truth about it,” Mr. Green told The Washington Times.(Snip)The joint resolution was also introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Moment furious Italian motorists drag
Extinction Rebellion protesters away to
let traffic pass after activists staged
a sit-in blockade of one of Rome's busiest roads
9 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/17/2022 2:17:00 PM Post Reply
This is the moment Extinction Rebellion activists were forcibly removed by furious Italian motorists after they blocked a busy motorway in Rome on Thursday. Demonstrating over environmental issues, the protesters sat in a row across Rome's Raccordo—the city's main ring-road and one of its busiest—holding banners. A video shot from the side of the two-lane road showed the demonstrators using road-block protest tactics also used in Britain, causing a huge traffic jam to snake back as far as the eye could see, with no police officers or vehicles in sight. In response, irate Italian motorists at the front of the queue jumped out of their vehicles
Iowa Supreme Court rules abortion is NOT
protected by the state's constitution
and clears the way for terminations to
be banned
4 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/17/2022 11:30:25 AM Post Reply
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to the procedure under the Iowa Constitution. The court, now composed almost entirely of Republican appointees, concluded that a less conservative court wrongly decided that abortion is among the fundamental privacy rights guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution and federal law. Friday's ruling comes amid expectations that the Supreme Court will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Then Iowa lawmakers could ban abortion in the state without completing the lengthy process
FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for
infants, preschoolers
13 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/17/2022 11:26:51 AM Post Reply
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S. kids under 5—roughly 18 million youngsters—are eligible for the shots, about 1 1/2 years after the vaccines first became available in the U.S. for adults, who have been hit the hardest during the pandemic.(Snip)At a Senate hearing Thursday, Walensky said her staff was working over the Juneteenth federal holiday weekend "because we understand the urgency of this for American parents."
New York mayor backs city-funded Drag
Queen Story Hour for school children
13 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/17/2022 10:50:14 AM Post Reply
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended Thursday sending drag queens to public schools and libraries, saying that inviting flamboyant female impersonators to read to young children promotes “a love of diversity.” The mayor’s statement came a few days after the New York Post reported that the city had paid $207,000 to Drag Story Hour NYC to read books to students at dozens of elementary schools, middle schools and high schools since 2018. “At a time when our LGBTQ+ communities are under increased attack across this country, we must use our education system to educate,” Mr. Adams said. “The goal is not only for our children to be academically smart,
Gang violence, not lone-wolf attacks,
account for most U.S. mass shootings
7 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 11:54:44 PM Post Reply
The country’s eyes are trained on high-profile massacres in Texas and Buffalo, but most mass shootings bear little resemblance to those. Of 267 incidents this year classified as mass shootings by the Gun Violence Archive, nearly all can be tied to gang beefs, neighborhood arguments, robberies or domestic incidents that spiraled out of control. Indiscriminate slaughter by a lone gunman blasting away at a store, school or some other public place is rare, according to a Washington Times analysis of the archive’s data, accounting for less than 4% of the total.(Snip)Many, particularly those on the streets or that stem from gang issues, involve multiple shooters spraying bullets.
Karine Jean-Pierre holds private briefing
with mothers and influencers on baby formula
crisis and COVID vaccines without taking
questions from press after heated briefing
11 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 11:45:50 PM Post Reply
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre hosted a private White House briefing in the press briefing room Thursday night for parents, parenting writers and influencers. She invited Adm. Rachel Levine, the U.S. assistant secretary for health, and Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus coordinator, to discuss the ongoing baby formula shortage and COVID-19 vaccines.(Snip)'I'm not answering any questions. Thank you. Nice to meet you, though,' Levine told journalists as she left the room, after posing for photos with several of the babies parents had brought along. Levine was asked twice about when President Joe Biden was made aware of the baby formula crisis and who briefed
Biden says Jo-Ann stores CFO who passed
away yesterday 'dropped dead' during speech
tearing into shipping companies for hiking
their profits
16 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 11:37:48 PM Post Reply
President Joe Biden tore into shipping conglomerates at the White House Thursday as he signed legislation he said would improve inflation at least on the margins. He ripped the industry of consolidated foreign-flagged vessels a day after tearing into oil companies, and once again laying much of the blame for inflation at Russian President Vladimir Putin's feet. But he began his remarks at the White House with words of condolence for one of the people there, the head of Ohio-based specialty retailer Jo-Ann Stores. The company is still coping with the news from Wednesday that its chief financial officer, Matt Susz, died suddenly. 'And by the way,
‘$10 million hit’: Walmart pulls MyPillow
products from stores
20 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 10:47:56 PM Post Reply
America’s largest retailer has canceled Mike Lindell, to the tune of $10 million. Walmart confirmed Thursday that it had pulled from its stores MyPillow products, a day after Mr. Lindell said his bedware was being pulled. “While we are no longer carrying them in stores, MyPillow products continue to be available on Walmart.com,” a company spokesperson told The Hill. Mr. Lindell had said Wednesday that he was being dropped over his continued claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. “You guys are canceling us just like the other box stores,” Mr. Lindell said he had told a Walmart executive. “Shame on you, Walmart. You’re disgusting.”
How to have SEX with monkeypox: CDC releases
bizarre guide telling patients to ‘keep
their clothes on’ or ‘********** six
feet from their partner’ if the urge
arises while infected
21 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 6:58:19 PM Post Reply
The CDC has issued bizarre guidance telling Americans infected with monkeypox to have sex by masturbating at least six feet away from their partner, among other recommendations. Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says anyone who has the disease must not have sex. But for those who ignore the advice, the agency has published an unusual list of the dos and donts under the bedsheets. Among its tips was also to have sex while still fully-clothed, to ensure all rashes are covered and even to avoid kissing.(Snip)The British Columbia Center for Disease Control said people should 'use barriers, like walls (e.g. glory holes)
Measles in Minnesota: Child hospitalized
and second isolating at home after testing
positive for disease that is most dangerous
in under-5s
13 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 6:48:50 PM Post Reply
Measles has been spotted in two children in Minnesota including one whose illness was so severe it led to them being hospitalized, local health officials say. The youngsters—both under five years old—started displaying symptoms of the disease shortly after returning from an unnamed nation where 'measles is common'. While one child is on emergency wards at a hospital the second is currently in isolation at home.(Snip)Measles has been eliminated in the United States for almost 20 years thanks to a comprehensive vaccination program. But globally the disease continues to circulate in a handful of countries including Brazil, India and areas of West and Central Africa.
Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker
admits having 2 more ‘secret’ children
35 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 3:25:32 PM Post Reply
Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker acknowledged Thursday he has two more children the public doesn’t know about—just one day after it was revealed he has a “secret” 10-year-old son. Walker, 60, confirmed to the Daily Beast that he has a total of four children—three sons and a daughter. Until this week, the ex-NFL star had only publicly spoken about one of them—his 22-year-old son, Christian Walker. In addition to the 10-year-old son, whom he has not played an active role in raising, Walker has a 13-year-old boy and an adult daughter who was born when
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
W.H.O. Will Rename ‘Monkeypox’ to
Remove Stigma, Racism
59 replies
Posted by Black Conservative Voice 6/16/2022 6:49:17 AM Post Reply
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced on Tuesday that it will officially rename the monkeypox to address concerns about the stigma and racism associated with the word. Monkeypox has thus far infected over 1,600 people in more than two dozen countries, first breaking out in the United States this past May in Massachusetts and possibly having originated in Canada. W.H.O. director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Tuesday that the organization will be “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades, and the disease it causes.”
‘Squad’ Rep. Bowman predicts ‘civil
war’ if GOP takes control in midterms
58 replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 6/16/2022 12:46:02 AM Post Reply
Progressive Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman warned of a stark outcome if Republicans take back power in the November midterm elections — one that would “embolden” far-right extremists and white nationalists who he claims “have been pushing” for “civil war.” During a Saturday interview with MSNBC’s “The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross,” the Bronx-Westchester member of the congressional “Squad” led by socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed Republicans will quickly take action to halt Democratic progress in the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, saying the House select committee’s findings would be “completely suppressed.” Bowman also claimed the GOP would “impeach President Biden as quickly as possible
Exclusive: Florida woman who found Ashley
Biden's diary in 'halfway house' is under
FBI investigation for SELLING the journal
in which president's daughter recalled
'showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate)'
and details of her drug and sex addiction
48 replies
Posted by Imright 6/16/2022 10:41:39 AM Post Reply
A Florida woman who found Ashley Biden's private diary is being investigated by the FBI – not for stealing the journal but for selling it, DailyMail.com has learned. The diary's explosive contents include Ashley's speculation that showering with her father, then-Senator Joe Biden, as a young girl may have contributed to her sex addiction. 'I remember having sex with friends @ a young age; showers w/ my dad (probably not appropriate),' she wrote in a January 2019 entry After a stint in rehab, the president's daughter, now 41, briefly lived in a Palm Beach home often used by recovering addicts,
Laurence Tribe: Donald Trump Attempted
to Murder Vice President Pence
42 replies
Posted by Hazymac 6/17/2022 7:21:32 AM Post Reply
Harvard Law professor emeritus Laurence Tribe said Thursday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” that former President Donald Trump attempted to murder Vice President Mike Pence on January 6, 2021. Burnett asked, “From everything you have seen so far, including the hearing today that focused so much on Trump causing violence against Pence, do you believe the committee has proven that Trump himself knowingly committed crimes?” Tribe said, “Without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious. The most obvious was that he was ordering his vice-president to do
The day Mike Pence hid for his life: Image
surfaces of Pence, his wife Karen, daughter
Charlotte and Congressman brother Greg
- who voted to object Biden's win - taking
cover in Senate office during Capitol riot
42 replies
Posted by Imright 6/16/2022 10:55:48 AM Post Reply
A new photo shows Mike Pence and his family hiding in a Senate office just minutes after he was evacuated on January 6 as a mob stormed the Capitol. The image taken by a White House photographer and published Wednesday night by ABC portrays the Vice President, second lady Karen, his daughter Charlotte and his Republican Congressman Greg sitting and waiting as the chaos unfolded. Karen is seen closing the curtains so rioters couldn't see inside while the vice president, Charlotte and Greg sit and wait on chairs. In the hours before, Greg Pence had voted against certifying Joe Biden's election win and Trump supporters were heard chanting 'hang Mike Pence'.
Oxford announces ‘African American English’
dictionary, Harvard’s Gates to oversee
3-year project
38 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 11:07:55 AM Post Reply
Oxford University Press has announced it will produce a new dictionary of “African American English,” which will include slang ranging from “hip” to “diss.” Black Harvard literary critic Henry Louis Gates Jr. will oversee the three-year project for Oxford Languages to compile the “Oxford Dictionary of African American English,” the publisher said in a news release Thursday. The new book will include “quotations taken from real examples of language in use,” alongside the usual Oxford dictionary notations on the meaning, pronunciation, spelling, usage and history of each word. “This will serve to acknowledge the contributions of African-American writers, thinkers, and artists, as well as everyday African Americans,
Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker
admits having 2 more ‘secret’ children
35 replies
Posted by Ribicon 6/16/2022 3:25:32 PM Post Reply
Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker acknowledged Thursday he has two more children the public doesn’t know about—just one day after it was revealed he has a “secret” 10-year-old son. Walker, 60, confirmed to the Daily Beast that he has a total of four children—three sons and a daughter. Until this week, the ex-NFL star had only publicly spoken about one of them—his 22-year-old son, Christian Walker. In addition to the 10-year-old son, whom he has not played an active role in raising, Walker has a 13-year-old boy and an adult daughter who was born when
'Lightyear' Star Chris Evans Calls Critics
of the Disney Movie's Lesbian Kiss 'Idiots':
Going to 'Die Off Like Dinosaurs'
32 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/16/2022 9:53:49 AM Post Reply
Lightyear star Chris Evans called critics of the movie’s gay kiss “idiots,” adding, “those people” are going to “die off like dinosaurs.” The Disney-Pixar animated children’s movie has been banned in Middle Eastern countries, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), over a scene featuring a kiss between two female characters. “The real truth is those people are idiots,” Evans told Reuters. “There’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold on to what was before. But those people die off like dinosaurs.” “I think the goal is to pay them no mind, march forward and embrace the growth that makes us human,” the actor added.
Biden tells AP he's unpopular because
Americans are mentally unwell
26 replies
Posted by PageTurner 6/17/2022 9:48:53 AM Post Reply
Joe Biden, as his party propaganda and media enablers say, is a man of compassion. And he's now loaded with such compassion with remarks like this, addressing his own unpopularity with the American people. (Snip for tweet) Heres what he actually told the Associated Press in his interview with them: AP: What’s that paradox? BIDEN: Well, I think the paradox is, part of it is, I think what, the failure of the last administration to act on COVID had a profound impact on the number of people who got COVID and the number of people who died. Now here’s what I’m, I think Vivek Murthy is right and most of the international
Jan. 6 panel leaders prepare to call Ginni Thomas 26 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 6/16/2022 1:46:40 PM Post Reply
Leaders of the Jan. 6 select committee say the time has come to interview Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about her connections to Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the election. Panel Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) agreed Thursday that the committee needed to delve into Thomas’ role. Thompson’s comments and Cheney’s agreement — confirmed to POLITICO by an aide — coincided with news reports suggesting Thomas had been in touch with at least one key architect of Trump’s bid to cling to power: Attorney John Eastman. “At this point, the information we have come upon
Biden says stock market 'has gone up exponentially
since I've been president'
25 replies
Posted by Ida Lou Pino 6/16/2022 10:29:43 AM Post Reply
President Joe Biden on Wednesday bragged about the performance of U.S. stocks during his time in office, as he made a speech in honor of labor unions at the White House. "The stock market has gone up exponentially since I've been president. You haven't heard me say word about it," Biden said, in an apparent reference to former President Donald Trump's frequent comments about the stock market. The S&P 500 SPX, -2.65% has gained about 17% since Jan. 20, the day that Biden was inaugurated.
Private Massachusetts Catholic school
is EXCOMMUNICATED by local bishop for
refusing to remove BLM and Pride flags
after being warned both represent ideologies
that 'contradict' church teaching
23 replies
Posted by Beardo 6/17/2022 5:39:52 AM Post Reply
A Catholic private school in Massachusetts has been excommunicated by a local bishop after ignoring orders to remove pride and BLM flags. The Nativity School of Worcester has been sanctioned by Robert J. McManus, the Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, for their refusal to take them down. He says the facility - the only tuition-free private school in the region - cannot continue to call itself Catholic while flying in the face of key church teachings. The school, run by Principal Emily Kent is the only tuition-free private middle school in the region and serves about 60 students.
Post New Article