I second that. Some variation on it seems inevitable.
“I’ll go ya a step farther. Why not take some closed military bases, equip them with drug and condom dispensaries, cafeterias, open bars, TV and videogame rooms, and for the 15-25% of the population that has not the slightest aspiration over and above getting out of bed in the morning and then getting high and then just hanging out on a couch all day, these folks could be removed from society and supervised by a modest staff. There would be a small collection of rules and exit and ejection conditions. The cost savings would be phenomenal over what society has to cope with dealing with its various miscreants.”
There’s a certain percentage of the public that would gladly choose this option if it was made available. Why not give them what they want?
Rather than being taxpayer funded, let the insurance companies who pay out millions of dollars in claims from thefts on homeowner claims, auto accidents and every other associated cost of dealing with drug addiction.
Ever since man figured out how to get high in some form or another, some have been able to handle it in moderation and some have chosen the path to their own destruction.
What the should be entrance requirements for admission to such a facility can be debated, but as a starting point, the people discussed in the article, dying of OD’s in alleys, etc. would be a good place to start.
Some people choose to live and end their lives this way. Why should the rest of us be made to pay for it by being their victims in their constant quest to find their high?