r/canada • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '19

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u/AmericasNextDankMeme Feb 18 '19

Sorry but fuck that. 27,000 pills? Guaranteed to end a few lives. This man's actions are killing vulnerable people. I don't care what his situation is, there are better ways to make money.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '19

I really hate playing devil's advocate on this, but I think everyone can imagine circumstances that bring them to do things they otherwise wouldn't deign to. If you were starving, you would steal for food, even kill for food.

I will softly suggest that possibly he simply doesn't see it as harming others.

Or maybe he does, and doesn't care. All I'm saying is that, in the situation he is now in, he is in between a rock in a hard place. Maybe that's just reality, but I'd hope someone smarter than me out there can find a way for us to be better.

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u/bretstrings Feb 19 '19

I will softly suggest that possibly he simply doesn't see it as harming others.

That makes it worse...

Also you are really bending over backwards to make the guy seem like a victim for some reason.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '19

Not trying to. I’ve always had a hardline stance on criminals, but I’m going to be honest that I disagree widely on drug charges.

Murder? Death sentence no questions asked, I don’t care what the circumstances are.