As a police commander, I used to ask myself: was drug use really a matter of crime? | Frank Hansen

Any reform the NSW government considers that leads to less confrontation for the cops will also be the best outcome for the community

Cops on bicycles aren’t the first things that come to mind when discussing tough drug strategies but you’d be surprised how effective they were in Cabramatta two decades ago.

Evidence of drug use was everywhere in the Sydney suburb in the late 90s and early 2000s. Needles, bodies and dealing out in the open.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KaCnFU
via
0 Comments