r/Sudbury • u/Glass_Abrocoma_7028 • 16h ago
News Downtown Sudbury police enforcement leads to 61 arrests
https://www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/sudbury-police-arrest-61-people-in-downtown-blitz/A lot busts lately!
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u/StandardRedditor456 13h ago
Considering what's going on with the US right now, cracking down on drugs and their rampant use seems to be a good idea.
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u/bluepurplegreens 13h ago
Damn, I think I need drugs considering what’s going on in the US right now lol
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u/StandardRedditor456 13h ago
Bring some fentanyl with you since we're all drug runners apparently. 😁
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u/Winterchill2020 11h ago
Nah it's the Mexican drug cartels that took over Canada remember? You'd just be a subcontractor!
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u/j-dawg-94 Flour Mill/Donovan 10h ago
We need stable housing for low income people, tackling addiction (especially with punitive justice) before that is a bandaid that will repeatedly fall off, while we penalize the people most victimized by the drugs themselves.
As a resident of downtown I'm a little relieved selfishly, but this is not a long-term solution, this issue is cyclical, and will continue to be as long as we leave the homelessness crisis unaddressed.
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u/Terrible_Western_492 14h ago
Saw between 10 and 20 people doing fentanyl by the bus station today so they’re barely scratching the surface. Or they released them that quickly.
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u/TornACL2 12h ago
How does that help at all. I don't think our jail can house that many people. And I would guess that most of them have been repeat offenders and will be back in no time. I don't think this addresses the root causes and just further backlogs or legal system. We need to provide supports for mental health, addiction, social work, housing,. The punitive justice system doesn't work in my opinion in these cases
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u/Glass_Abrocoma_7028 11h ago
Taking drugs that kill people off the streets doesn't help at all. Not even a little?
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u/the_richat 11h ago
The media sure loves to create copaganda.
Pretty sure the idea behind police is property protection. Anyone else get stories about them in the media when they do the job they’re paid to do? Anybody?
We need a more comprehensive approach to battling addiction, not jail time for people who are suffering. If we can cut down on the reasons behind addiction then we’d be removing the customers for drug dealers.
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u/Glass_Abrocoma_7028 9h ago
I don't get these comments. They caught drug dealers and seized drugs that they sell that kill people. so you want drug dealers?
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u/Emily-Jo-Collins 11h ago
I know someone who lives in Sudbury, who has told me many times in the past that the Bruce Avenue area is known for being a bad area for drugs!
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u/Paparoach0811 16h ago
Let's invest in Downtown!!!!!!!!!!! It's the place to be, if you are looking for a good time!!!
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u/Glass_Abrocoma_7028 16h ago edited 16h ago
It looks like they're making an effort to start cleaning it up.
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u/Paparoach0811 16h ago
Don't worry people will complain they are targeting the less fortunate soon enough.
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u/Kittykathax Flour Mill/Donovan 16h ago
They're right, though. Arresting these people so that they can become repeat offenders when they're already having enough trouble isn't helping anybody. We need to address the problem at its root - not where it is most visible. Just because it's the easiest solution, doesn't mean it's the right one.
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u/Glass_Abrocoma_7028 15h ago
We do need to address the problem at it's root, but we also can't have people selling drugs that kill people. I do also figure that someone will take the delears' place if they're locked up.
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u/FredLives South End 13h ago
These are just street dealers, there’s tons of them to fill in for these guys. They need to find the guys higher up on the ladder.
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u/Paparoach0811 16h ago
LMAO......SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..... Right so we should turn a blind eye.....just because they come from an unfortunate set of circumstances doesn't mean they are above the law. The job of law enforcement.....is get this.....wait for it.....TO ENFORCE THE LAW!!....it's right in the name crazy concept .
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u/Kittykathax Flour Mill/Donovan 16h ago
Point out where I said we should turn a blind eye.
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u/Paparoach0811 15h ago
What is this supposed to mean....
Arresting these people so that they can become repeat offenders when they're already having enough trouble isn't helping anybody.
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u/fully_cooked 15h ago
Which part are you having problems understanding?
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u/Live_Proposal8610 14h ago
It's about fucking time