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John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs * 3
    #27711222 - 03/28/22 06:11 AM (2 years, 2 months ago)

John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs
March 28, 2022 - HuffPost

The "Last Week Tonight" host called out "deeply irresponsible" police departments.

John Oliver took a deep dive into harm-reduction strategies to prevent overdose deaths among drug users and why so many parts of the nation haven’t embraced them.

It’s partly due to myths and misconceptions about both drugs and drug users, including the belief that even being near fentanyl is dangerous for police and other first responders.

On Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver played footage of a San Diego deputy supposedly passing out after finding the drug in a car, along with a sheriff’s department voiceover claiming he “nearly died” as a result.

“The idea that that officer could’ve been passively exposed to fentanyl and then overdose is completely absurd,” Oliver said, pointing out that experts say it’s virtually impossible for it to have that effect.

Oliver said police departments across the country have made similar claims.

“What those officers were much more likely experiencing were panic attacks,” Oliver said. “Which makes sense, because they’d just been exposed to something they’ve repeatedly heard is deadly to be anywhere near.”

It’s even become a trope in TV shows, including the hit CBS cop program “Blue Bloods.”

“That is complete horse shit,” Oliver declared.

“It is deeply irresponsible of police to keep perpetuating a medical impossibility and for media outlets to keep amplifying it,” he added.

Doing so will cause people to fear helping those in need, he pointed out. And they will oppose other measures, including harm-reduction strategies.

Watch the full segment on “Last Week Tonight” here:




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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: veggie]
    #27711240 - 03/28/22 07:05 AM (2 years, 2 months ago)

Aren't the police too busy to be sat in a classroom learning about drugs?
Police just need to know the laws, not actually needing to understand them just enforce them


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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: Kmacmo]
    #27711370 - 03/28/22 10:11 AM (2 years, 2 months ago)

WTF are you talking about?

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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: Kmacmo]
    #27711761 - 03/28/22 04:36 PM (2 years, 2 months ago)

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Kmacmo said:
Aren't the police too busy to be sat in a classroom learning about drugs?
Police just need to know the laws, not actually needing to understand them just enforce them




Well, if they're convincing themselves into panic attacks from misinformation maybe a little education could allow them to do their jobs better and more safely?


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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: veggie] * 2
    #27711788 - 03/28/22 05:01 PM (2 years, 2 months ago)

I don't know what others may think. But when the voice of reason and logical arguments come from a comedian it means the system is really fucked. Everyone else (especially law makers) come up with nonsense and illogical arguments when it comes to deal with the issues of addictions.

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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: Forrester]
    #27712295 - 03/28/22 11:23 PM (2 years, 2 months ago)

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Forrester said:
Well, if they're convincing themselves into panic attacks from misinformation maybe a little education could allow them to do their jobs better and more safely?



That would be a good idea, but who will give them the education they need? Without any bias or agenda added with it
I'm a believer that the more we (the people and police) know the harder it is to control us, so it's not in the interest of those in charge to actually educate people about things


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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: Kmacmo]
    #27712414 - 03/29/22 02:19 AM (2 years, 2 months ago)

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Kmacmo said:
Quote:

Forrester said:
Well, if they're convincing themselves into panic attacks from misinformation maybe a little education could allow them to do their jobs better and more safely?



That would be a good idea, but who will give them the education they need? Without any bias or agenda added with it
I'm a believer that the more we (the people and police) know the harder it is to control us, so it's not in the interest of those in charge to actually educate people about things




Now that's for sure!

I was pretending for a second that they could get  some real education with actual correct information :lol:


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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: Forrester]
    #27712556 - 03/29/22 08:06 AM (2 years, 2 months ago)

The mushroom secretes the means of self defense in it's exudate. The plant has a thorn, and animal it's fang. Oliver opens the discussion against the natural right to self defense, but in favor of a monopoly on the use of force, that at least once supplied drug runners with guns but lectures us on harm reduction.



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Re: John Oliver Exposes ‘Complete Horse Shit’ Police Talking Point About Drugs [Re: durian_2008]
    #27712565 - 03/29/22 08:15 AM (2 years, 2 months ago)

They don't want any drug related deaths?

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