Pubdate: Tue, 24 May 2011 Source: National Post (Canada) Copyright: 2011 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/wEtbT4yU Website: http://www.nationalpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286 Author: Johanne Brownrigg Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n319/a05.html DO WE NEED SAFE-INJECTION SITES? I am grateful to the Harper government for having the concerns of all Canadians in mind when dealing with the existence and possible expansion of the safe-injection centre, Insite. The problem with Insite, like brothels for that matter, is that behaviour doesn't stay packaged in the nice, neat place where we condone it. It spills over. It attracts dangerous individuals and it holds whole areas hostage to the perpetrators. Addicts will flock to it, making it untenable for others to live or to work there. Sweden has Europe's lowest rates of crime, disease, medical and social problems stemming from drug addiction, thanks to its compulsory drug treatment for addicts. Barbara Kay couldn't have said it better. "Insite type compassion is the soft bigotry of low expectations." Let's look at all the evidence so Canadians can do better for each other. Johanne Brownrigg Orleans, Ont. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.