New proposals could give drug users in Brighton a safe haven in which to indulge their addiction.
The idea was proposed by an independent commission following practice in four European countries, and is being discussed by city leaders next week. In June it will be put before the health and well-being board of Brighton, currently the drug and homosexual capital of Britain.
If passed, the new “drug consumption rooms” could cater to more than 2,000 drug-users, including heroin addicts.
The commission was instigated by MP Caroline Lucas, and is being defended on the grounds that tax-payer funded drug rooms could help reduce overdose death rates.
Christian Voice believes that this proposal is itself a symptom of the moral degeneracy of our culture, which we regularly chronicle on our Brutal Britain website. Christian Voice spokesman, Robin Phillips, commented, “This ludicrous proposal is based on the idea that drug-use is inevitable, that since it is going to happen anyway it might as well happen in a safe environment. That seems like dangerous reasoning to us, and I’m sure our leaders would never think to apply the same principle to other areas of criminality. More worrying is the fact that Mr Trace, vice chairman of the commission, is now saying that eradication of illegal drug use is no longer a realistic aim. With so much at stake, do we really want to engage in public acts of surrender?”
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I agree with your position on this, but your use of language in the article is odd.
Drug use IS “inevitable” and its “eradication” is NOT a realistic aim. You can no more “eradicate” drug use than you can eradicate murder, theft, bank robbery or speeding on the roads. Crime is a fact of life.
In a sinful world, I think you are right. But we should still try to eradicate drug use just as the state should try to eradicate bank robbery. The problem is that Mr Trace seems to want the state begin making a tactical retreat from the battle against drugs. It would be like installing safety equipment in the bank so that robbers don’t hurt themselves when trying to blow up the safe.
There are therapies that can help people withdraw from drug addictions, and it would be much better for Brighton to invest in those, as well as giving the police more latitude in the techniques used to catch those who sell drugs. In other words, less red tape.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. So we should make it easy for people to destroy themselves?. This is where liberal, secular humanism as brought us to.