Homeless woman sentenced to 18 months in jail for selling drugs to Victoria police officer
Officer paid $20 for a substance consisting of heroin, fentanyl and caffeine
Not sure how I feel about this. Users like her are usually selling to other addicts to fund their own addictions. But who sold it to her, and who sold it to that person. That's where I'd rather see scarce police resources used. I don't really see the point, unless this woman can access effective treatment and counselling in jail. This arrest is not going to deter addicts from using of selling to other addicts, it's not going to make our streets safer or cleaner or get drugs off the street.
I believe *anyone* selling heroin, fentanyl, etc should be punished. Maybe it deters, maybe it doesn't, but these people are peddling death and misery.