Too bad Ed didn't think about Ed.
There are two culprits here: Ed, who is responsible for his own demise, and the War on Drugs, which created the situation wherein Ed apparently didn't know what he was handling, or how strong it was.
It's also possible that the dealer could theoretically have some culpability, but only if he intentionally or negligently provided Ed with an improper dose.
But Ed is ultimately responsible for his own actions, including buying and using something of unknown strength on the black market.
And it remains a fact that Ed would probably still be alive if he had simply been able to get what he wanted, in the desired strength, from a legal source.
Prohibition kills... f--k the phony War on Drugs.
Vote Trump!
Sure sounds like this dealer sold Ed something that he said was a certain quantity of heroin, but wasn’t even heroin. It sounds like it was something 50 times more powerful. This is a murderous mind beyond that of simply feeding a dope habit.
“simply been able to get what he wanted, in the desired strength, from a legal source.”
You don’t know much about addiction do you?
So before "small government conservatives" start cheering such expansive legal reasoning, they should be aware that this same exact logic can and will one day be used against them for selling a gun to the "wrong" person.
These are the unintended consequences of diluting individual responsibility and looking for scapegoats.
“But Ed is ultimately responsible for his own actions, including buying and using something of unknown strength on the black market.”
Exactly.
People need to grow-up and take responsibility for their own actions.
You are correct. The WOD is really a war on our freedoms.