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Travis_0004

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1. I see it as a reaction to the high rates of overdoses in the county

Reply to yallerdawg (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 07:27 PM

Sep 2016

I think the Ohio/Indiania/Kentucky area has one of the highest rates of overdoes in the country.

I can't see prosecutors loosing by going tough on heroin dealers in this area. Overdoes are out of control, and something needs to be done.

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This Is What It Will Take to End Mass Incarceration [View all] yallerdawg Sep 2016 OP

I see it as a reaction to the high rates of overdoses in the county Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #1

Political expediency. yallerdawg Sep 2016 #2

The story the metastory in the OP refers to had a few problems. Igel Sep 2016 #3

You need to revisit the story. yallerdawg Sep 2016 #4

Where the hell is Durham NC? Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #5

I used to go see the Grateful Dead in Indiana. They love putting people in prison for things like Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #7

Brock Turner gets out in 3 months. Some states put grannies in prison for growing pot for 10+ YEARS. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #6