But if we arrest that person, do they stay in jail? Do they get any help? Do they get clean while there? Are there any resources that go into the corrective behaviour process? No?
Just like, a couple days (or hours) and release? That’s Vancouvers “strategy”, which to your point- seems like a half measure. It’s okay to keep people like this locked up if they aren’t otherwise willing to take help. That’s I think the part where Portugal shines. It’s get them off the street, decriminalize and then force them to attend resources designed to get them off addictive substances like therapy, a social worker who doesn’t have a million cases and is paid a living wage and competent, and yes probably food / shelter for a minimal period of time. But those resources are not a) infinite and b) technically optional. If a person refuses- back to jail, not back to parking lot to yell at people and do drugs again.
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