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Los_Pepes
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B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless
#4948190 - 11/17/05 06:47 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless
POSTED: 10:48 am PST November 14, 2005
KELOWNA, B.C. -- A candidate in the mayoral race in Kelowna, B.C. suggests using crack to deal with the city's drug-addicted homeless people.
Andrew Uitvlugt says crack could be used as a reward or incentive to motivate people to do constructive work in the city, like picking up garbage.
Once they've done their duties, he figures the addicts will feel so good about themselves, they may not need the crack, or less of it.
You can hear his comments in a video campaign pitch on the website okbc.tv.
The candidate also wants to move the homeless to a combined shelter and retraining center at the city dump.
He says they could use the available materials to build things and get marketable skills.
Uitvlugt is one of the five candidates running in the November 19th municipal election.
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/5322755/detail.html
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Los_Pepes
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: Los_Pepes]
#4948205 - 11/17/05 06:51 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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City to hand out crack kits
OTTAWA - In a move designed to reduce the spread of HIV and hepatitis C among drug users, the city will distribute free crack-pipe kits starting tomorrow. Ottawa has the second-highest rate in the country for HIV. A city health officer said that hepatitis can be transmitted easily if an infected user with cracked lips - a hallmark of crack smokers - shares a pipe with someone with cracked lips. The kit includes a pipe, aluminum caps, alcohol swabs, hand wipes and lip balm.
The Province March 31, 2005
http://mightyrighty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1657&page=1&pp=10
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wilshire
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: Los_Pepes]
#4948399 - 11/17/05 07:22 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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that's it man, i'm going. i'm fucking going.
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trendal
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: Los_Pepes]
#4948433 - 11/17/05 07:28 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Well I can tell you who's NOT going to win that election...
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: Los_Pepes]
#4948438 - 11/17/05 07:30 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Sounds like a plan to me!
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: Silversoul]
#4948443 - 11/17/05 07:31 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Shit, if it'd get them to pick up some garbage why not?
City beautification!
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WhiteBunny
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: trendal]
#4948510 - 11/17/05 07:46 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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I guess he didn't hear about it when D.C's mayor got caught buying crack. 
WB
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: WhiteBunny]
#4948548 - 11/17/05 07:52 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Don't worry, he has a promising career as Cracked-Out Trash Picker in Kelowna
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: trendal]
#4948646 - 11/17/05 08:05 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah there giving out free crack pipes here too.. Why not just give them money?? There gonna buy crack with it anyway??
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SneezingPenis
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: WhiteBunny]
#4948670 - 11/17/05 08:09 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
WhiteBunny said: I guess he didn't hear about it when D.C's mayor got caught buying crack. 
WB
he got re-elected.
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: Bhairabas]
#4948676 - 11/17/05 08:10 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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They must be pretty desperate about the HIV situation to try something like that (give out crack pipes).
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: trendal]
#4948701 - 11/17/05 08:14 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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its just like needle exchange, it makes sense.
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: kilgore_trout]
#4948790 - 11/17/05 08:31 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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If it has a real effect, I'm all for it.
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Re: B.C. Mayoral Candidate Suggests Using Crack As Incentive For Addicted Homeless [Re: WhiteBunny]
#4948953 - 11/17/05 09:00 PM (18 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
WhiteBunny said: I guess he didn't hear about it when D.C's mayor got caught buying crack. 
WB
Marion Berry smoking crack is one of my favorite pictures of ALL time! I am going to have it be my signature one of these days.
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