I’ve never sold meth. I grew up with two parents who lived me and taught me why dealing drugs was bad. I grew up with positive role models who didn’t sell drugs. For a while, I struggled financially, but with the help of friends and family I was able to build a life for myself without having to resort to crime.

I had a bunch of advantages that other people don’t.

I don’t know why this guy first decided to sell drugs. I don’t know what his family life was like. I don’t know what role models he had growing up. I don’t know what kind of support structure he had.

Calling him “sub-human” because he faced a different challenges that you never had to is disgusting.

just because someone has firearms and has past charges does not by all means mean that he’s going to kill someone. that’s like saying if you own a firearm your gonna go out on the streets and hurt someone too. i bet if it was anyone in your family or anyone you know you wouldn’t be talking like this but hey dis on all the people who have a past right? not saying drugs and things are right but you can’t say something about guns and stuff when you have no idea about any kind of situation.

“appears you are okay with bad behavior”

Not at all. This guy should absolutely be incarcerated until he is capable of safely rejoining society as a functioning human being.

But he’s also a human being who deserves empathy, just like anyone else. The fact that so many people in this community think that anyone who commits a crime, loses their home, or develops an addiction is sub-human is disgusting.

outlived my addictions

I’m genuinely glad that you’ve never been in a position where you had to struggle financially, or went through an event that was so traumatic that you were tempted to turn to drugs/alcohol to dull the pain.

Sadly, some people don’t have that luxury. Some people are working jobs that pay $11/hour while rent is $1600/month, so when someone offers them a quick, easy job that will pay enough to make sure their bills get paid and their kids have a roof over their head, they have to seriously consider it.

Almost 30 years ago, one of my neighbors lost his wife, daughter, and all of his worldly possessions in a house fire. He started drinking heavily, and a few years later took his own life. I don’t consider him an evil person. Just someone who got dealt a nasty hand of cards and was just trying to find a way to deal with the pain.