Lane County is tired of dealing with the meth problem... so it has come up with a plan, however, all they need is the funding.
What??? are you telling me that Kulongoski's plan requiring cold medicine that contains pseudoephedrine a prescription only drug isn't working?
"It's proven that meth related crimes go hand-in-hand with property crimes," says Sergeant Clint Riley, public information officer for Lane County Sheriff office.
" I think we're just trying to push it out there as education for people and to see where we're at with budgeting and meth problem," said Riley.
And all of it requires money.
So the county hopes this plan will get people to vote for the public safety tax this November.
"I think this plan will be a step in the right direction for targeting meth use meth crimes treatment programs," said Riley. "
as discussed on Lars's show today, with the upcoming public safety tax we are going to hear more and more of these type of stories, including buzzwords like "meth",. "Cutting public safety", and the usual excuses that they tell us when they ask for more money.
personally, I'd rather they use the money for that "high-speed bus system" for public safety instead... oh yes, I almost forgot, nobody asked for our opinion on that.
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"It's proven that math related crimes go hand-in-hand with property crimes," says Sergeant Clint Riley, public information officer for Lane County Sheriff office
What's a math related crime? Is that using a graphing calculator to project the trajectory of a brick through a window or something more sinister?
type-o
Expecting the removal of sudafed et al to solve the meth problem is pretty unrealistic and hyperbolic, isn't it?
It doesn't help your arguments.
It does appear to have cut down significatly on the number of local tweaker labs - which is a definite benefit to many.
Making Sudafed a prescription medication has only cost Oregon additional millions of dollars.
The belief that meth labs have been reduced is a lie from Teddy K.
The reality is, Teddy has reduced the police force and in turn, has reduced the arrests and the investigations of suspected drug labs.
Meth is as big an issue today as it was 3 years ago.
The difference now? Our emergency rooms, our doctors offices and our urgent care centers are now full of people with simple colds in need of cold medicine.
Those in true need of medical attention now have to wait even longer.
We already had millions of dollars a year in unpaid medical expenses for reasonably needed services.
We have now at least doubled that because someone wants cold medicine.
We have increased the cost of medical to all Oregonians so some dumb a$$ demon-crat governor could appear to have helped the fight against meth.
To win the fight against meth, we need to return OTC meds to OTC and increase police enforcement.
We need to at least double the police force and give them the tools they need to do the job.
We need to support our officers.
We need to open all the jails in the state and use them.
Sorry for blogging on your blog…
No problem cheezer, I could not have said it any better. :-)
Thanks for the input.
I have long said that educating people would allow them to make better choices, instead of becoming meth-heads....BUT, it seems to me that our politicians are SUPPOSED to be some of the mose educated people in our country and I could be wrong in my line of thinking. Maybe those of us with common sense should be in charge of the country. The educated idiots aren't doing a very good job.
Robin: When I saw your opening line, "If it worked for Kulongoski ---", the first thing I thought of was, "Is Lane County going to take a 24/7 nap on the public's dime, too?"
Then I read further about the meth business. Kulongoski's plan there did not work. Why would the folks in Lane County think something like that work for them?
that was my point. just another ploy to get more money out of us.
I'd still like to know where all the lottery dollars are. Wasn't that something we voted for to keep taxes down and programs up and running? That's one reason why Oregonians are hesitant about voting for any more taxes or 'financial packages'. If the lottery does good things, then why are the schools scrambling for funds, the jails still have revolving doors and our police force is is down to a skeleton crew? We need a new governor and not one that is a career politician. Anybody want to run?
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