@p0ly 392127 wrote:
Looks like there really is a depression, people pushing drugs to young uns at the school gate has declined!
I think it is actually the case!
in reality rather than media stereotypes, older kids mostly from school years 11 to 13 obtain drugs from their slightly older friends. Someone aged 18-21 buys a bulk amount from middle level dealers, this gets re-sold down the chain by the younger teenagers (often cut or sold as short deals). Often these drugs are provided to the youths on credit for resale.
Anyone older than this either doesn’t want to “hang around with kids” or would feel very uncomfortable selling drugs to them, particularly people in their late 20s to my age. Even dealers have “morals” – especially those with children of a similar age or recent parents – One set I know of turn away customers they consider to be too young!.
it makes pragmatic sense though as current child protection laws and moral outrage means they would get in way more shit if things went tits up – including losing custody of their own young children, or being put on one of the various lists what say they are unfit to work with kids..
with an economic depression, late teens/20 something low level dealers do not have the cash to buy as much drugs as previously, and often reserve them for the more reliable customers of their age and above as opposed to young teens who could get them in trouble or don’t or can’t pay their debts for various reasons.
as for the legal drugs, there is a lot more enforcement of age restriction laws these days. Even I have to carry a proof of age card as I am young looking enough to get caught out on the “challenge 25” in many areas, they contain a fairly hard to forge hologram type card and every time mine has been checked even the shop staff seem to know exactly what format to look for.
