Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Would like some insight about anti-social behaviour
As I was walking past Tesco yesterday, past the youths that congregate around there, I was once again so disappointed to see drug deals being made openly on the street. I know that this is not a new problem, but I just don't understand why it is allowed to happen there. All the time.
I'm just wondering if any of you long-time residents of the area could enlighten me on the status of policing the area and why kids can just stand on the high street and deal so openly. Boggles my mind. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on
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A large body of experts here are calling the current intentional system of drug prohibition a lovely idea in princiible but totally unworkable in practice ...
http://gu.com/p/4hzzj?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
( apart from they don't even think it's a lovely idea in principle ) -
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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And come to think of it, you can't argue that non-prohibition works either when you consider that alcohol is available 24/7 but still causes a huge amount of damage to society.
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Max,
I'm broadly in agreement with everything you've said. My statement that FPRs suggestion was unworkable in practice is based on my belief that there is neither the political will nor the public support for moving from our current set up to a regulated decriminalised drugs market overnight. For me, the only practical way forward would be to adopt the Portugese model whereby possession of all drugs is a civil matter while production and distribution remain criminal. That is a very broad stroke description btw. Moving responsibility for drug policy from the Ministry of Justice to the Department of Health (a Lib Dem policy at the last election) would also be a good start. -
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I'm suggesting legalisation by allowing the drugs to be provided by a doctor , not commercialisation which is what we have with alcohol where private companies try to increase alcohol addiction through mass marketing,me en to the point of giving the alcohol to users for free to begin or increase their addiction.
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We know that there are drugs in virtually all communities. If someone wants drugs, they can find them. Turning the other cheek and assuming that it's just harmless weed being sold on our high street is irresponsible to the well-being of this community. If those dealers, who look to be youths (the ones I'm referring to at least) see the police walk on by, how will that affect the community? And not to mention their (the youths) future? I'm no expert, but just guessing that selling weed could just be the beginning for these people. Its not a safe and responsible community that allows and even accepts any drug dealing on the high street out in the open on a Saturday afternoon.
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Well I'm with you, Flowermama.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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What the narcotopologists ignore is the fact that selling these drugs is illegal. If you tolerate the trade in drugs, however " harmless ", you are condoning law breaking. What next ? Is it OK to speed given that very seldom does it result in harm to others ? Is it OK to shoplift provided that the articles aren't that expensive ?
Taking no action against these pushers tells them that they can pick and choose which laws to obey. So where does it stop ?
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Exactly! Well put.
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How many bankers were imprisoned for indebting our children for their whole lives for the criminality involved in the 2007 crash again ?
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It was Gordon Brown who instructed the FSA to regulate the banks with a light hand so as to encourage increased trading and thereby receive increased tax revenues.
I don't remember seeing Brown being led off to pokey in chains.
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I've not heard such screeching hysterical paranoid ignorant nonsense in ages. I don't agree with people that spout nonsense but i do get a kick out of hearing them talk about drugs/alien conspiracy etc, very entertaining. Thanks
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