I had a really close friend go down the wrong path with meth Archived Message Posted by Sounder on April 15, 2025, 10:43:00, in reply to "If you can keep it together enough to have an apartment to get high in, do all the drugs you want." it was absolutely crazy to see him go from a position of leadership in his community to degenerate homeless drug addict in the span of about a year. The parts of the story that stick with me the most are that 1) drug addicts will do anything to get drugs, and rock bottom is way worse than you can imagine and 2) the legal system is absolutely meaninglessly ineffective in dealing with people who go down this road. Previous Message If you get to the point you're living on the street, doing drugs should get you arrested. Forced into a program? Jail? Whatever. Let the do-gooders figure out what to do after that. But you don't get to turn public spaces into your personal crackhouse. Message Thread: This may be the most SF stereotypical article to ever have been written... - haighter April 15, 2025, 9:53:01 Can’t find any more info on they/it anywhere* - JeffFrank April 15, 2025, 10:34:32 It? Come on. * - doubledown April 15, 2025, 11:11:43 it's a schtick* - Sounder April 15, 2025, 12:07:07 "It" seems perfect... - Tuscy April 15, 2025, 11:41:50 If you can keep it together enough to have an apartment to get high in, do all the drugs you want. - doubledown April 15, 2025, 10:21:04 A consequence of not incarcerating petty offenders is not determining that they're offending because - complainant April 15, 2025, 13:06:37 I had a really close friend go down the wrong path with meth - Sounder April 15, 2025, 10:43:00   Searching