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Teenagers acquiring drugs from adults is not inherently predatory. If it wasn't the manager it could have been friends, family, neighbors, people at parties, sketchy street dealers, etc.
In none of these cases is anyone trying to take advantage of the person. Did we all forget our teenage years? I had adults buy me alcohol when I was 16 and 17. Meth is not alcohol but to a junkie it might as well be.
There is a such thing as context and if someone is being raped then I think the perpetrator should be in prison.
But in my opinion, OP calling the cops has a much higher probability to do harm than solve anything. So many risks
OP's son gets ostracized from whatever social group he has at his job, if not physically retaliated for calling the cops (you ever met a methhead? They are not calm rational people)
Girl gets interviewed and is either high or has drugs on her. Now she has a felony charge for possession
And if it at least had the chance to help the girl with her drug use then maybe it'd be worth it. But it won't. She will continue to use drugs because the root cause has nothing to do with the manager. Healthy and balanced people don't use meth. She has mental health problems. If we cared about her, that would be the one and only thing we would do.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. These two scenarios are more likely than the adult actually facing legal consequences for giving a child meth. If I could snap my fingers and put the guy in jail, I would. But we don't live in fairyland. The criminal justice system is fucked
You're either a methhead or a teenager, and I can't tell
People get addicted who have mental health problems. Mental health problems can happen to anyone. That doesn't make it healthy. Diabetes can happen to anyone too.
So I guess I was right, which one are you?
Try actually saying something sometime. Its not hard. Try to actually address something I said instead of acting as if you're offended
I wrote 5 paragraphs addressing your comment. You come back with a self righteous quip not saying anything of substance. Try again
Did you even read my comment? Why should I bother writing 500 words answering your question? I don't understand.
I told you. I don't care if someone calls the cops. I'd rather they call me. Go ahead and read it again. I said as much the first time and explained my reasoning.
To give them the benefit of the doubt, they might mean outwardly healthy and balanced.
Had a friend addicted for a while, and it didn't start showing for at least a couple years. It's really rare, but possible
To give them the benefit of the doubt, they might mean outwardly healthy and balanced.
Had a friend addicted for a while, and it didn't start showing for at least a couple years. It's really rare, but possible.