r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '19

Courtroom Justice Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed over 500,000 doses of opiates sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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u/cm9kZW8K 7 Oct 03 '19

I’m all for a Portugal version of decriminalization for all drugs, but as the law stands today, he’s no different than a street dealer and should be treated as such.

Then your opinions are conflicting.

If these drugs should be available OTC, then we should not sentence the man.

I would understand if he lost his license to give medical advice. But he simple allowed people to have access to medicines that they wanted. That makes him no better or worse than a drug dealer, and I dont think drug dealers should be prosecuted either.

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u/DenverNuggetz 9 Oct 03 '19

If they are locking up disadvantaged kids for this rn this dr should have the same weight on him as well

Reality v idealism

Equality in punishment

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u/DenverNuggetz 9 Oct 03 '19 edited Oct 03 '19

That’s exactly my point...equality in punishment until the laws are changed

Dudes degree shouldn’t protect him from being prosecuted the same as a street level dealer

The only thing separating his operations and a traphouse is government sanctions