Quote:They should get the same help any other criminal gets with rehabilitation. My point is that millions of us go about our lives drug addicted without resorting to crime. Excusing behavior because the devil made me do it denigrates the rule of law and is detrimental to society.

It was not about excusing behavior at all. You said something along the lines of "why should my money go to help addicts". All I said was a certain group of people have no problem using their money to incarcerate people but don't want to help people with their money. Drug addiction to hard drugs increases greatly the chance that person will commit crimes. If you help them prior to crimes you reduce that chance. Why wait for the crimes for your money to be put to good use?

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