Good news for people who are sick and tired of getting their lightbulbs repeatedly stolen out of the socket, I guess.
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Supporters of a plan to hand out clean crack pipes to San Francisco drug users say they’re not swayed by city opposition and plan to hand them out anyway. Activists claim that such a program would have many of the same benefits of needle exchanges, essentially connecting users with services that could help them turn their lives around.
...but wait... don't people get AIDS from needles because they directly inject the virus into their blood stream? With crack, the virus is spread through Crack Hos (both male and female). So it seems they ought to be passing out clean Hos not clean pipes.
Laura Thomas of the HIV Prevention and Planning Council has made a formal recommendation to the city’s health department:
“It may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s a great program. Once you can get people into your program, make them feel respected, taken care of them, they’re more likely to want to come back and want to get on HIV meds,” Thomas said.
She's right... it does sound counter intuitive. I'll go as far as saying it sounds bat-shit crazy. We're forcing the taxpayers of SF to buy crack pipes so that the people who piss in the streets and jack off at bus stops "feel respected"? Listen lady, I don't think crack addicts are in it for the respect.
What's next? Free Krokodil?
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