• Ech@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    …Narcan?

    *Actually decided to click through to the article for this one.

    Since 2020, Griswold has made available at least $5 million in grant money for more physical security at election sites, which has allowed counties to take measures such as installing bulletproof glass or having Narcan on hand in case fentanyl is deployed as a chemical weapon.

    I know fentanyl is the big scary drug of the decade but…is that something that happens? That sounds insane.

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      I know that here in WA state last year, several county election offices were sent envelopes filled with white powder, and a few of them tested positive for trace quantities of fentanyl. It’s a somewhat nebulous threat, since nobody was actually affected, but there you go.

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        I mean…yeah, ok. I don’t think a single incident from 2 decades ago is exactly a sign this is common, but it’s precedent I suppose. Would narcan even help with something like that?

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          You can’t have hostage crisis if there are no hostages. See also Beslan school siege, where russian army fired thermocaric rockets and tank shells into that building with hostages inside

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      Whether it’s because of a silly reason or not, it’s never a bad idea to stock up on Narcan at events where lots of people will be present.

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      That is pretty insane. Opiates seem like they would make terrible chemical weapons.