Originally Posted by
Pinky the pilot
There are times when I, somewhat cynically I admit, tend to agree with a view held by a former Mayor of Port Lincoln South Australia who many times stated that all those illegal drugs should be made freely available to those who wish to consume them......
'at ten times the lethal dose!'
Problem would be rapidly 'solvered!'
Only problem with that 'solution' is just how many innocent lives would be lost along with the Darwin candidates.
You'd be surprised at who uses currently illegal drugs. It isn't always ice crazed homeless junkies injecting stuff on street corners. Doctors, Lawyers, Business people, even conservative middle class suburbanites (especially in Sydney) partake in the frequent use of cocaine. It'd probably surprise you who does use it.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...07-p50kyt.html
Ice is a different matter, a more dangerous matter, but each substance should be considered individually. Obviously it should be illegal to be under the influence of a substance prior to operating, but to say every illegal drug user deserves to overdose at ten times the lethal limit is nonsense. It's illegal to be under the influence of alcohol before operating but there's no calls for fatal alcohol poisoning for alcoholics is there?
If there are substance addiction issues treat them as a health matter not a criminal one. That just drives it underground and makes it harder to treat.