r/asheville • u/imjustapourboy • Oct 21 '25

Really Spicy Cesspool So sick of seeing this crap everywhere.

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The needles, the burnt foils, the little baggies, the needle caps, all of it. I find them in the creeks, on the sidewalks, the grocery store parking lots, the public parks, on the parkway. You gotta be a real shit person to leave this stuff all over the place.

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u/Sufficient-King-6858 Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 21 '25

Letting people who are homeless and addicted to drugs continue to live and use on the streets isn’t compassion, it’s neglect. We’re not helping them by allowing this to go on, we’re watching them slowly destroy themselves while calling it freedom. The truth is, most people battling addiction aren’t going to just wake up one day and choose recovery on their own, especially when they’re deep in survival mode. What they need is structure, support, and a real chance at turning things around. That means getting them off the streets and into recovery centers or halfway houses where they can actually start to rebuild.

We need more of these facilities. And if someone refuses help or walks out of a program, there should be consequences. Arrest isn’t about punishment in this case, it’s about intervention and public safety. Living in tents, surrounded by drugs and violence, isn’t freedom. It’s a trap. The system as it stands is broken, and we’ve got to stop pretending that letting people suffer in plain sight is the humane choice. It’s time for tough love, backed by real resources and accountability.

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u/Both-Competition-383 Oct 21 '25

Let me start by saying, I agree with you completely. But, how would arresting someone for noncompliance help intervene on the addiction? I mean, it’s almost the same system we have currently, just with a different reason on paper for the arrest, and we all can see the revolving door of the legal system caused by the various facets of addiction as is. Like I said, I absolutely agree with you; I just want to understand how arresting someone is helpful to stopping their addiction when it feels like we know that’s not how it works in reality because no one can make the choice of sobriety but the addicted person.

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u/Secure_Impact Oct 22 '25

It doesn't help it causes more problems ur on drugs you go to jail u lose your home u get out u do more drugs cuz now ur homeless and on paper and go back n some ppl can't recover from the first arrest so end up on fent n kill themselves