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‘Most Hippie’ Town in Washington Outlaws Drugs After ODs in Streets, Fentanyl Death of 5-Year-ld
New York Post ^ | May 7, 2023 | Marjorie Hernandez

Posted on 05/07/2023 8:42:12 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A town which once prided itself as being the “most hippie” in Washington has taken drastic action to outlaw drugs, after state-wide decriminalization led to spiking crime and child overdose deaths.

The proudly liberal city of 92,000 has been pushed to its limit, with the fire department responding to 223 overdoses — 2.5 calls per day — between January and April 12, according to Cascadia Daily.

Among the dead are two teenagers and a five year old, who had overdosed on fentanyl in March and was found dead by police with foam coming from her mouth. Overdoses have become so commonplace, one victim was dead for hours before anyone even noticed, accor

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: aarencoleman; bellingham; biden; decriminalization; emilyhalasz; fentanyl; jayinslee; legalization; openborders; sethfleetwood; whatcomcounty
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1 posted on 05/07/2023 8:42:12 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Stupid aholes.


2 posted on 05/07/2023 8:45:34 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: nickcarraway

What did they think was going to happen? SMH


3 posted on 05/07/2023 8:46:28 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. Never be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America)
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To: nickcarraway

Fentanyl! A gift to America from our friendly Mehican “unique breakfast taco” neighbors to the south who assist freeloading, terrorist invaders to get into America.


4 posted on 05/07/2023 8:48:22 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (We didn't have all this violence when we had God in our schools and AMERICA WAS GREAT!)
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To: nickcarraway

on the upside

narcan is selling really well


5 posted on 05/07/2023 8:48:42 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: nickcarraway

That’s a good first step, I guess. But now these liberals need to ask themselves two important questions:

1) Where is all that fentanyl is coming from in the first place?
2) Why isn’t Biden doing anything about the answer to question #1?


6 posted on 05/07/2023 8:49:41 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: nickcarraway

Bellingham, known as the “most hippie” town in Washington, etc


7 posted on 05/07/2023 8:51:54 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Leaning Right

I thought that our AI Genius VP was in charge of drugs at the Border.


8 posted on 05/07/2023 8:52:28 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: nickcarraway

Bellingham, Wash

Just in case you came to the comments to see if anyone would mention the NAME of the town so that you wouldn’t have to read the story, I got you.


9 posted on 05/07/2023 8:52:59 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: nickcarraway

First you normalize weed, then the harder stuff moves in. No one can convince me otherwise. Weed is also a gateway drug. All drug users I’ve ever known or heard of started by smoking weed. And yeah, dope heads; same can be said with alcohol. Pretty much always starts with beer, maybe wine.
Leftists are ignorant, bitter, and fry, misguided children.


10 posted on 05/07/2023 8:54:09 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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First you normalize weed, then the harder stuff moves in. No one can convince me otherwise. Weed is also a gateway drug. All drug users I’ve ever known or heard of started by smoking weed. And yeah, dope heads; same can be said with alcohol. Pretty much always starts with beer, maybe wine.
Leftists are ignorant, bitter, angry, misguided children.


11 posted on 05/07/2023 8:54:31 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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Bellingham was wonderful in the 70s when I went to Western Washington College for three years (now WWU). Then transferred to UW which was a pretty good environment at the time also.


12 posted on 05/07/2023 8:55:48 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: Leaning Right
The first candidate who favors the death penalty for fentanyl pushers gets my vote. I'd settle for declaring fentanyl a WMD.

If I were the President of this Land,
I'd declare total war on the pusherman.
I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he runs.
And I'd kill him with my Bible and my razor and my gun."

Written by Hoyt Axton.

13 posted on 05/07/2023 8:57:15 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: nickcarraway

Well that’ll put a stop to the ODs then.


14 posted on 05/07/2023 8:57:18 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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Frustrated Washingtonians claim politicians’ inability to come up with solutions will cost even more lives.

That statement alone is filled with so many idiocies. Where to begin?

Frustrated Washingtonians?

politicians' inability to come up with solutions?

will cost even more lives?

Well, to start, Washingtonians, you have the government (politicians) you voted for. That should give you a clue on how/where to start.


15 posted on 05/07/2023 8:57:59 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: vpintheak

Open fields. Dig a well and put the campers/RV’s there. No electricity. Bicycles that produce electricity. Wood barbecues.


16 posted on 05/07/2023 8:58:42 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Actually, it’s from the Chinese.


17 posted on 05/07/2023 8:59:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: steve86

The most enjoyable bike riding I’ve ever done was around Bellingham, including San Juan Islands and North Cascades area.


18 posted on 05/07/2023 8:59:38 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: nickcarraway

A self licking ice cream cone.


19 posted on 05/07/2023 9:00:16 AM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: vpintheak
Weed is also a gateway drug.

Weed is a gateway drug to socialism and government control. The government is pushing legal marijuana, because people under it's influence mostly vote for entitlements and government control.

20 posted on 05/07/2023 9:00:43 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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