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You have that ratio backwards, and it's still an exaggeration.

I didn’t realize the ratio was so high but I guess it would explain why the white collar sector doesn’t accomplish anything anymore

I certainly agree that the failure modes of addiction, homelessness and toxicity are worth avoiding.

Umm... that's much more likely to be opiates and meth, and the criminalization hasn't especially helped with those either.

Not to mention, the language you use is really cruel.

Likewise I think non-enforcement of drug laws tacitly permitting people to self-destruct in the streets is really cruel

The question isn't about whether it's good to just let people self destruct, its whether criminalization helps. Not every problem is a police problem.