Twenty-four American states have specific laws targeting dealers who sell drugs that kill. These laws carry a sentence, depending on the state, of anywhere from two years imprisonment to the death penalty.
The spike is due, in large part, to a novel, yet controversial approach to the overdose epidemic by Canada’s second largest police service, the Ontario Provincial Police. In 2018, the OPP developed a new policy to treat every overdose death as not just a medical call, but also a potential murder. “We have criminals out there who, with complete reckless disregard for the safety of our citizens, are peddling drugs that are killing people. And we just needed to do something to make sure we were holding people accountable. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. Iff a person's dealing fentanyl, they could very well be killing people.”
Yes those people take advantage of drug addicted people.
Most people don't die from 1 drug. 'IN 2016, NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF ALL SYNTHETIC OPIOID-RELATED DEATHS INVOLVED ANOTHER DRUG, OFTEN ALCOHOL OR BENZODIAZEPINES. “POLYDRUG USE IS THE NORM, NOT THE EXCEPTION.”
No
You tell me. If the government came make you take a vaccine that hasn't been thoroughly tested, whats the difference?
If a the overdose death is caused by a known pharmaceutical will big pharma be charged as such?
My boyfriend just passed from an overdose. Not sure it should be murder by drug dealer. More like murder by the shelter he was staying at: allowing drugs to be consumed, but not properly staffed to ensure safe consumption.
If the supply is tainted, thats just poisoning. How the hell has the term 'overdose' been used to mean 'poison'? If you dose someone with something without their consent, how is it fair to phrase that like 'the person overdosed'?
Not in Liberal Canada It's not illegal to be a criminal ffs
I suppose some legal minds would say so but very difficult to prove ! Certainly if wanted you dead would keep feeding you drugs? Most likely could be shown as a suicide!
So only federal workers get paid for nothing
It's suicide
No.
Suicide?
You always want to find someone to blame. Try blaming the junkies on this one
Without reading the article I hope you’re talking about big pharma and not the low level dealers. Cause they know what they’re doing when they sell us opioids when there are other non addictive substitutes. Cannabis and it’s brilliance as medicine is being held back purposely
Self inflicted is normally called suicide. DOHHHH
how about doing something about it instead of asking the same thing over and over again people are dying everyday from your big pharma pills and shit vaccines
Why ask this question? The majority of the commentators say no and yet in a later tweet you have decided that it is
By the dealer? No. Did someone slip drugs into something for consumption? Yes. Selling drugs illegal. Buying drugs, and consuming by free will is personal responsibility.
All cut or sized drugs with fenanyl or carfentanyl yes absolutely.
No is suicide
Is jello a drink?
Not really if people take it at their own risk
Is a gun merchant an accomplice
Isn’t is incredible how authorities have to admit that prescribed opioids are not responsible for overdose deaths? Did you know OTC anti fungals combined with opioids can lead to death & coma but no warnings!
Is selling a Bullet ?.
My brother died of od 7 days ago on his bday. I was thinking of a way to get the law to do this for sellers even for low level sellers. They rat or get a murder charge
No
It depends entirely on the unique circumstances of the death being investigated. A reckless disregard that causes the death of someone is criminally punishable if evidence supports that determination.
Yes. And every fentonyl trafficker/dealer should be charged with murder or attempted murder.
Nope, not if it's bought on the street. They know what they are taking could kill them.
No, it's suicide.
It is called Russian roulette with drugs instead of a gun
Suicide.
Yes it should be treated as murder.
No people are responsible for their own actions. Quit trying to find blame for everything. The big bad world doesn’t owe anybody a thing
The BC-China-East Indian gangs in the drug trade should all be charged with murder the death rate is high the money is cleaned by BC casinos etc everyone on the take but the deaths are daily on street. Most white and aboriginal so no one does anything ? Where is Trudeau ?
A drug overdose is more like suicide
People OD from bad supply, not from bad friends. If we were serious about this question, the Sacklers would be in prison already cdnpoli
Murder, no. More like Suicide. Anyone can take store bought products like bleach and kill themselves. Choosing what to do with them is a personal choice.
Hey assisted suicide is legal in Canada.
No
Yes if its from a subscription. Doctors are very careless when handing out narcotics.
No - its death by misadventure Trafficking and Possession with the intent to traffic might be though
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