BA, I am not so sure any pusher preys on kids. That will bring heat on your very quickly when mom and dad discover their baby got some dope. I honestly believe as a parent, that if mom and dad watch their kids closely and those they hang out with they will wait until they are moved out of the house to ever try to pull the wool over their parent's eyes. My wife and i know too well what high looks like and our kid never tried that while he lived with us. It his business afterwards and he will suffer the consequences. So many of our addicts are getting pharmaceutical opiates from medical doctors. My only brother was one of those and it eventually led to his suicide. I blame him, and his wife that put up with it for many years. But as you said, this is a decision we all get to make as an adult. If you get high and break a law then you deserve to be prosecuted for that law. Too much now our legal system is allowing drug addicts to play the victim card.
Yes, I meant to put that in my original post!...That it is up to the parent(s) to know what their children are involved in/with....It seems tho, ST, that in this day and time the "family" unit is broken?...There are so many kids without parents or parents who themselves are on dope/debilitating circumstances that don't get the needed "parenting" they should....
The reason I made that point about pushers targeting kids was because of my own family experiences...One of my aunt's o/d at the ripe age of 16....Her boyfriend was around 22 and was a known doper and pusher...Her mother and father tried to intervene as well as her brothers and sisters...However, she was too far gone to help...My grandparents were devasted when she passed and tried to get the boyfriend put away...Nothing ever came about in regards to him getting any type of punishment, legally, that is....Also, I was thinking about the kids that have run away or have been kidnapped and are used for sex trafficking....From what I understand, the pushers' main weapon of control is to get em hooked on dope....
Really sorry to hear that about your brother, friend, especially knowing he was your only brother!...U do have TID as a go-to for brotherhood thankfully!...Hopefully, it will stay up and running for a long while...Seems like we are pretty much on the same page here!...
Anyway, in my honest humble opinion, as a society in general, I really don't know what the answer is to all the issues that humanity is facing?....It's always good conversing with u, my friend!.... I Really enjoy your camaraderie!!!...
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