Police: Addict used stun gun to steal laptop

Cruzer wrote:

Like many others, my first reaction to this crime is outrage and a temptation to call for a crack down on drug related crimes. But, another moment's reflection reminds me that this approach has been tried, again and again, here and in other places around the world to no avail. That is, unless you are willing to go the whole hog and impose (and carry out) draconian punishments such as the death penalty for such crimes. Then, I guess, you might minimize these crimes, but at a great cost to personal liberty for all of us. Given this, I once again conclude that the best approach is to legalize/de-criminalize these drugs. Tax the drugs, and use the profits for treatment centers. It wouldn't be perfect, but I think, on balance, we would have less crime, and less capital outlay with this approach than the current one.

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TomT wrote:

What a loser!
Kudos to the PD for getting the ****. off the street!
Now, let's hope the court has the balls to keep him off..

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PROUD wrote:

SCPD ROCKS!
That Officer and those involved win my vote, more Cops=Safer town!
Retribution street level works, now get a Judge to punish correctly is another story.
Easy punishment for repeat offenders = NOT a safe town!
I would rather have a bigger jail/prison than the Tannery Arts Center, Homeless Shelter and all the attached supporting nonsense.

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jimi doss wrote:

Bad news !!! Do the time sonny then maybe you can seek out some treatment for this meth problem , But I for one am tired of reading about people using addiction as the reason they commit violent crimes !
As a recovering math addict with over five years clean I never once resorted to violence to keep my drug supply going .
As a person who works in the field of addiction and alcohol treatment I appreciate your need for rehabilitation but ,,,, I personally feel when violence is used ,, long term incarceration should come first !

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loweroceanlocal wrote:

quick call ins, errr those darn colered people, er um get the hippies, uh those darn homeless people...send him back to mexico.........oh wait what is this?? a normal looking clean cut white boy did this??/ gosh golly ge wiz.... seriously folks here is more proof that crime comes from everywhere, im glad he was caught.

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seriously wrote:

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Prop 36
He will be out in 2 weeks

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loweroceanlocal wrote:

maybe if we quit sending the cops after things that annoy us, like panhandlers and smokers, we could have some real progress against the real criminals.

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seriously wrote:

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Prop 36

He will be out in 2 weeks

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math addict wrote:

yeah that 'Math" is hard to kick. I heard the 4x4 step program works great!
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Cruzer wrote:

Like many others, my first reaction to this crime is outrage and a temptation to call for a crack down on drug related crimes. But, another moment's reflection reminds me that this approach has been tried, again and again, here and in other places around the world to no avail. That is, unless you are willing to go the whole hog and impose (and carry out) draconian punishments such as the death penalty for such crimes. Then, I guess, you might minimize these crimes, but at a great cost to personal liberty for all of us. Given this, I once again conclude that the best approach is to legalize/de-criminalize these drugs. Tax the drugs, and use the profits for treatment centers. It wouldn't be perfect, but I think, on balance, we would have less crime, and less capital outlay with this approach than the current one.

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dooner wrote:

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What do you (and "Westsider") propose? You guys seem to think there is some easy solution, or one solution. Please, tell us all what you would do?

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Westsider wrote:

our welcome mat wore out a long time ago.

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Westsider wrote:

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1) Neighbors have been complaining about the proliferation of grow houses and meth labs in residential areas for quite some time. It's virtually impossible to get police action on these despite increasing agitation from neighborhood groups. The police force needs an all-out effort to eradicate drug production within the city limits.
2) Unfortunately, the tolerant attitude to marijuana use (i.e., lowest priority crime) has carried over to meth and heroin abuse. Time to reverse course. The city council needs to make a proclamation immediately of zero tolerance for drug-related crimes and back it up with strict enforcement. We will not be central coast's drug warehouse for anyone who needs to get their fix.
3) More money to hire police officers dedicated to downtown foot patrols.
4) Zero tolerance for abusive behavior in the downtown area.
5) Strict enforcement of overnight parking laws. All those beat-up vans and rv's you see on the street? Yeah, they're dealing. It's a known problem and making martyrs out of these so-called homeless will never address the underlying problem.
6) Stricter regulation of who gets homeless services. Since we're paying for this out of local donations and tax money, then only bona-fide longstanding local residents should qualify for services. Just rolled in from bum-f*&% anywhere USA to crash for awhile, bum a few pennies and live off the system? Uh, try San Francisco, our welcome mat wore out a long time ago.
Let's try these for a start. Anyone else?