Quote by Julie Cochrane

What a crazy world we live in! Trying to treat addiction as a legal problem, and trying to treat criminal misbehaviors using guns as a medical problem! Beam me up, Scotty. Ain't no intelligent life down here.

What a crazy world we live in! Trying to treat addiction as

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This quote expresses frustration with societal responses to addiction and criminal behavior. It criticizes the approach of treating addiction as a legal problem, suggesting that alternative methods may be more effective. Similarly, it questions the practice of viewing criminal misbehavior as a medical problem and relying on guns as a solution. The reference to "Beam me up, Scotty" from Star Trek implies a desire to escape the perceived lack of logical and intelligent thinking in the world.

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