So comforting to know that our neighbors to the north really do have their legal priorities straightened out to this degree:
In a Dec. 29 injunction, [the British Columbia] Supreme Court ruled that it would impose 'irreparable harm' if drug users were warned away from public areas.
When you read only the subhead and you're like:
Just a reminder that this isn't The Babylon Bee!
British Columbia was in the act of decriminalizing many types of hard drugs, but someone with a modest lick of sense decided that hard drugs shouldn't be near playgrounds, ruling that drug users shouldn't consume their habits "within 15 meters of a playground, skate park or 'outdoor spray pool or wading pool'."
And, you know, um, that seems pretty reasonable to me. I can't argue with that.
But the court was having none of it! The British Columbia Supreme Court "ruled that even this most delicate check against public drug use was a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." Apparently within that charter was the right to do drugs near kids? Is that right?
Justice Christopher Hinkson acknowledged that "the attendant public safety risks are particularly concerning" given that many of the locations in question "are frequented by seniors, people with disabilities, and families with young children."
But that wasn't enough: Drug users, he argued, might suffer "irreparable harm" if they weren't allowed to shoot up near these places.
Here's the kicker — the argument was brought by a group called, wait for it:
The Harm Reduction Nurses Association
If you happen to be in British Columbia, folks, I'd think twice about bringing your kid to a playground.
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