4 softball teammates die from a drug overdose in a California apartment

[WhatInThe]

4 softball players from the same team found dead in an Orange County California apartment from a drug overdose.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/4-...ses-in-orange-county-were-softball-teammates/

And just like those 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans found dead a few years ago they'll try to blame it on the supplier with charges.

Yes if a criminal drug dealer hadn't sold it them or they hadn't voluntarily purchased and took them it would be different scenario. But they did.

Hope none of the deceased left kids or family behind.

 

[oldman]

This is rare to find 4 people overdosing at the same time. Maybe something was spiked with Fentany or they took it straight?
Wait for the autopsies to find out.

 

[Murrmurr]

I would argue no one will *blame* the supplier for the dead men's stupid choice. The supplier will be charged with illegally selling illicit drugs. If it can be ascertained that the drugs the supplier supplied contained a potentially deadly substance, s/he could be charged with contributing to their deaths.

Dealers mix all kinds of powdery substances with their final product, and some of them can be deadly.

 

[VaughanJB]

The dealers are a disgrace, and as a society, we should offer them nothing but scorn and consequences.

But we also need to hold drug takers responsible. From what is here, none of them deserved the outcome. On the other hand, they were clearly recreational drug users, and they chose to order drugs and to take them. They're gone because they made a bad decision, something that is entirely down to their own actions.

Since I have experience with trying to deal with this issue in someone close to me, I do realize that addiction is a very big problem. But these people know they are okaying the lottery, and they can't be entirely surprised they paid the ultimate price.