| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Prosecuting Dealers for Opioid Deaths Called ‘Bad Justice Policy’
USA. Prosecuting Dealers for Opioid Deaths Called ‘Bad Justice Policy’
Prosecutors across the country have been expanding the use of stiff penalties targeted at drug dealers whose clients have died as a result of using their product, in efforts to combat the opioid crisis. Heavier sentences that in some cases are equated with a murder charge not only “send a message” to dealers but will prevent further drug-related deaths, supporters claim.
But a new study says such prosecutions for “drug-induced homicides” have the opposite effect. (thecrimereport.org, USA. 20.08.2018)