Substance abuse and the tale of a vagabond : Part I
Monday, 18 March 2013
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There is a cordial relationship between substance abuse and
crime, but unfortunately the seriousness of the issue has failed to elicit a
proportionate response from all the stakeholders. In order to earn quick money
to fulfil their compelling urge to purchase drugs, the drug addicts end up
committing crimes and indulge in petty thefts like sawing away the window bars
of public transport buses, hacking metal pieces off the road dividers, stealing
car batteries, utensils from homes, picking pockets and even assaulting the
pedestrians on deserted streets. This issue is assuming alarming proportions
and pose a major threat to the law and order in the society.
This is the story of a juvenile drug addict who has been in
conflict with the law for several years and has been victimising innocent
pedestrians to extort money for his daily dose.
13 July, 2008: “Get up you
sack of s**t and disappear from here before I turn into a devil and ferry you
to hell”, said a Police constable in a furious voice while rapping on the
knuckles of a juvenile drug addict with lathi
(a wooden cane).
“Get up you monster or else be prepared to face my wrath”, the
constable summoned him again, this time hitting him even harder with his lathi.
The seizure of narcotics had slipped Magan, the juvenile drug addict into a deep slumber and made his
torso resistant to external blows. The constable clutched him with his dirty
hair, dragged him out of the subway and threw this morose creature in a pool of
muddy water. Magan did not show any
sign of consciousness. The constable thrashed him again, gave him a tight slap
and showered invectives upon him. Hearing his bitter words some pedestrians
rushed to the child’s rescue but dispersed within a few minutes realising that
this was an everyday affair.
After a while, Magan
gained consciousness and turned to look at him dead in the eye, abused him and
walked away towards a traffic junction with his rags. He was about 15 years of age but had overgrown features and had developed a beard and a manly voice. The day had just broken out for him
and his primary objective at that moment was to satiate his hunger. He begged
for alms at the traffic junction for hours but could hardly garner a few coins.
Nevertheless, he felt happy as the money was sufficient for him to buy him a
pack of beedis (sub-standard
cigarettes) and a matchbox.
Unlike normal children of his age for whom food is
synonymous with bread and vegetables, drug addicts like Magan associate food with drugs, tobacco and liquor. He can survive
on these products for days and can resort to any means to make his both ends
meet. He is joined by some of his friends who pool their ‘resources’ and play
cards all day long before they flee to their respective dwellings at dusk.
Continue reading : Substance abuse and the tale of a vagabond : Part II
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