Oklahoma approves largest single-day commutation in US history

[airplanemechanic]

The opiates aren't the problem. The doctors giving them out like candy is the problem.

The candy store is closed now, at least here in Colorado. The DEA has become an extremely strict overseer when it comes to opiate prescribing. They are monitoring physicians and nurse practitioners prescribing practices and if they determine a doctor or NP is, in their mind, over prescribing they will be suspending their DEA license to prescribe anything - period. I know of two physicians where I live that have had that happen. It basically kills their practice.

Good, that's exactly what needs to happen. These son of a bitches were putting profits over people.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

As California showed when we did the same thing most low level offenders are no such thing. They have a history of violent crimes. They are just in prison this time for a low level offense. When we had a mass release some ex inmates were committing crimes within hours of getting out.

Truly low level offenders should not be incarcerated. If we had sensible punishments like caning or whipping locking them up would not be necessary.