Pubdate: Fri, 24 May 2013
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2013 Postmedia Network Inc.
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: Tim Brown
Page: 31

LAWSUIT FURTHER PROOF ADDICTS NEED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY

You've got to be kidding. Just when I thought I'd heard it all about
people never taking any kind of responsibility for themselves you've
got Abbotsford addicts suing the city because of a bylaw banning
needle exchanges.

They say the bylaw "needlessly puts them at risk" and "puts their
lives and safety at risk." Gee, did you ever think that willingly
injecting drugs into yourself "needlessly puts you and your safety at
risk?"

Of course not, it's the bylaw's fault. It's the city's fault, it's the
government's fault - anybody's fault but your own, right? Good grief.

Tim Brown, Richmond
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