While it is true that many people who are charged with criminal offences are a present danger to society, our government tries to solve our social problems of addiction, poverty, homelessness, abuse, and so on, dumping them all together in the criminal justice system. Any attempts to address the source of such “criminal” conduct need to be supported.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/luc-berthold-substance-treatment-private-members-bill-9.7227801
