CRYSTAL METH MAKERS NOW FACE LIFE IN PRISON
People who make, import, sell or possess the super-addictive drug commonly known as crystal meth now face stiffer sentences, the federal government said Thursday.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...meth050811.html
This is a good idea. Makers of the super addictive drugs and the drugs that can kill you with one dose should be put away longer. Putting away the users is kind of redundant and ineffective. Putting away the makers of meth will work better since meth is not imported its created by individuals.
I think what agrivates me the most about people in meth labs, at least here, is how children are effected. I can't tell you how many children and babies have been found in the meth labs. When police go in and raid labs, they're wearing protective gear, and these babies are "helping mommy or daddy." I am all for harsher punishment for these people, but I also hope they establish a rehabilitation system. I know they don't always work, but if they could have a recovery project while these people are serving their sentences, that would be more beneficial than just dropping them in prison.
Hopefully, this guy will be put away for a longtime. Obviously, his clientelle's brains have been turned to mush.
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Man Asks Officer Wearing Badge for Meth EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- A man hoping to score some meth asked the wrong person for the drug. The Eugene police vice narcotics unit had searched an apartment on Monday night and were questioning the tenant when a man came by and asked to buy drugs, Sgt. Jerry Webber said. As detectives stood around with their badges hanging from their necks and latex gloves on their hands, the man asked the tenant, "Can you hook me up?" Webber said. The tenant was seated on the couch with handcuffs around his wrists. A detective was writing him a citation. The tenant said, "I don't think I can help you," Webber recalled, but the visitor persisted. He then allegedly turned to a detective and asked him for meth. The detective told the visitor, James Wilkinson, 34, of Eugene, he was under arrest for attempted possession of methamphetamine. Wilkinson tried to run, but officers grabbed him, Webber said. They found a small amount of marijuana in his possession, Webber said. Officers cited the tenant, Gary Puckett, 58, for possessing meth and for endangering the welfare of a 15-year-old girl who was in the apartment. They also arrested a man who walked into the apartment carrying seven baggies of meth, Webber said. A fourth man showed up at the apartment carrying an illegal butterfly knife, Webber said. He told police he had come to tell Puckett not to sell drugs to his girlfriend. He left with a citation for carrying a concealed weapon. After that, police stopped answering the door, Webber said.. |