It’s that time of the year where police departments start warning everyone about “drugs disguised as candy” for Halloween!
And while everyone’s reaction is usually “haha they’re so stupid lol!!” Let’s not forget that this is one of the ways they transparently demonize addicts in order to keep the populace convinced that they are evil, horrible people that deserve to be locked up. They know that citizens will eventually start thinking “hey, they’re really only hurting themselves, shouldn’t they get help instead of being punished?” so in order to keep everyone comfortable with criminalizing drug addiction, they spread the idea that addicts have a secret agenda to turn EVERYONE into addicts, so they just *NEED* to keep them locked up.
“They’re coming after our children! They’re trying to turn our children into _____!” (Does that sound familiar?)
We need to go harder at humiliating these fuckers every year they keep trying to spread this bullshit.
[Photo ID - text that reads, “With Halloween fast approaching, please watch out for these. They look like sweet tarts, skittles or some may look like bubble gum. They are called Rainbow or Skittles Fentanyl and can be deadly. They can also be disguised as other favorite candies. Please pay close attention to your child’s candy especially at Trick-or-Treat time.” An image of brightly-colored pill tablets is posted beneath the text. /End ID]
News articles debunking the “Rainbow Fentanyl” myth below the cut
