Millions of people have been arrested because of the War on Drugs, resulting in civil rights and liberties violations on a massive scale.
The War on Drugs has failed to improve public safety – it's time for it to end.
"Harm reduction is love that stands with awe at the hardships that people carry, rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it."
-@HarmReduction
(Found in my iPhone notes from a webinar in 2019, speaker unknown)
Today HB 353 passed committee unanimously! This bill will decriminalize fentanyl testing strips and save lives! It’s not everyday that we agree on things but when we do🙌
Thank you Rep Moser for sponsoring a bill that brings folks together and saves lives!
State Rep. @KeturahHerron said the bill's current focus is one-dimensional. "We cannot spend $39 million on incarcerating kids and not spend a penny on re-entry, on intervention, on prevention and on alternatives to detention," she said.
The fact that the officers in Memphis were Black is further evidence of systemic racism not counter evidence to it. If you don't understand this statement please take a sociology class.