[_heimdall]

> IMO desperate person who tries to buy 90 pills of Oxycodone with forged prescription (OP's example) needs help, not a criminal record.

Sure I definitely don't have a strong opinion on this. I don't have nearly enough first hand experience helping someone with a serious drug problem, or dealing with one myself. The debate over the best way to help people in this situation is firmly in the space of one that I'm happy to weigh in on but would heavily lean on those more experienced to share what they've found to work best.

Unrelated to drug charges, I was involved in helping a close relative through a criminal case that was entirely based on the testimony of one individual, with no hard evidence and other witnesses directly refuting the claim. I have very strong opinions about the legal system in general that would land me pretty squarely on the "provide help not a criminal record" in a vast majority of cases. Our legal system is a complete shit show.