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This woman stole $70,000, only repaid $20,000, and did less than 3 months in jail. A lot of people in this country wouldnt call that a "punishment", they'd call it a "great deal".
are background and criminal history checks not standard employment screenings in VT?
boss, its crazy now. i was surprised to hear vt has a HUGE heroin problem. i also heard recently cape cod(i'm from falmouth)has big heroin problems too.
And there are idiot politicians in this country trying to make it "illegal" to ask a prospective employee whether they've every been convicted of a felony.
Andrea MillerWho the hell supports that legislation?
The opiate problem has spread all over New England, both urban and rural. Pretty awful down in Mass but that's nothing really all that new.
At least the meth thing never caught on real strong, tweakers are a special kind of addicted and will steal any/everything
It is a NNE problem. No opportunity, lots of depression, etc.
I was expecting the original news story to be tied to drugs... i.e. Someone needing to fund their habit.
People were pissed about the recent Rolling Stone article because "how dare they mock Vermont Maple Sugarers as druggies." But get beyond the provocative cartoon image in the article and you'll read a sad and disturbing account of reality. The public bathrooms in the BTV library are now locked because toilets and sinks were routinely clogged by needles. WTF?!
The opiate problem has spread all over New England, both urban and rural. Pretty awful down in Mass but that's nothing really all that new.
At least the meth thing never caught on real strong, tweakers are a special kind of addicted and will steal any/everything
Off topic but:
The heroin (and opiates in general) problem is all over the place. It often starts with irresponsible doctors over prescribing pain medications and then cutting their patients off with no thought toward the addiction that may have set in. Then those people turn to the street because, well, opiate withdrawals really suck. They often stick to pills as much as they can, but it's only a matter of time until they either become too hard to find or too expensive, and the person switches to heroin.
Addiction treatment needs serious revamping. Aside from being extremely cost prohibitive, there is no standard for treatment. Some doctors prescribe drugs like Suboxone or Zubsolv (opiate dependency drugs) with no counseling or accountability attached. Methadone is more dangerous than the drugs themselves, and dispensaries basically reinforce addict behavior. And don't even get me started on insurance companies.
I have a couple friends that I have helped deal with these issues, so I know first hand. The sad thing is that, proper care programs are truly very effective. It's really too bad that our government is too retarded to help the situation.
On topic:
It is surprising that Smuggs hired her, but seeing as it was a long time ago, they may have looked at it like, "Well, she's learned her lesson. Let's give her a shot." And then she screwed them. The consequences for people that betray a second chance should be extremely harsh, IMO. It's one thing to make a mistake, or do something bad once. But, when a person or organization is willing to look past it, and you use that trust to screw them, that just shows that you are a waste of living tissue and not fit to be a member of society. I hope they throw the book at her.
The DEA shut down most of these doctors so a lot of people had to switch to what was available....heroin.
From my understanding most prescription addicts in Vermont are finding it tougher to find drugs and are switching over to heroin.