Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
But aren't all of these druggie crims given counselling and methadone or whatever it's called whilst they're in jail ?

As I've said it doesn't work because after a short sojourn inside they are stealing to finance their habits. Thrashing them to within an inch of their lives has to be worth a try
Well, that might work and enforced abstinence might work but it is inhumane...and where in jail would you put them. The jails are full.

On Methadone. It is worse than heroin. More addictive than heroin and harder to withdraw from. That was covered in the program.

Not all heroin addicts are bad people. Many aren't. Some get hooked as a result of naivety or as kids. Some can't cope with their circumstances and turn to it as a support mechanism, like an alcoholic might. Some are stupid and get hooked that way. It isn't as straight forward as it seems.

I knew someone who lost her baby to her boyfriend's brutality, lost both her parents and had other psychological issues. Unfortunately she turned to drugs as an "escape" mechanism. That could happen to anyone. Should she have been thrashed to within an inch of her life?