These figures include 'associative crime' as harm. So it apparent counts the cost of buying it as harm, it also counts the tax loss of that expenditure, so IMHO it skews unfavourabley to higher expenditure. But put that aside.

These figures show that all illicit drugs combined are less harmful to society than alcohol, and tautologically the harm is inflated by illegality.

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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the police aren't saying let's sell meth at dairies, rather they are asking for more funding for alcohol harm reduction.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Statement retracted because I'm in the wrong community.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Check which community you're in. We have our own police problems but tanks aren't one of them.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Also are Russian and Chinese police as famous for gunning down their citizens as the US? That comment was just all over the place, and I'm still not sure what country TexasDrunk was referencing..

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

TexasDrunk was drunk and didn't check the community. Statement has been retracted.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'm not certain that's better. We would like to hear your reasoning so that we can understand other communities better.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Our police don't shoot drunks they just beat the shit out them.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

Especially the homeless and homeless veterans.