Meth Matcher, Meth Matcher, Show Me a Match

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has implemented a Meth Offender Registry Database so that anyone can look online for people who were arrested on meth-related charges. The Tennessee General Assembly decided that landlords across the state should have access to a database to determine if an applicant has a history with meth. In a society where we have been taught to spy on our neighbors and report "suspicious activity" for national security and an example set by the federal government of doing so, the database is another way to brand a segment of the population that, in all reality, may have rejected their former lifestyle. However, their name stays on an easily accessible, public database for the remainder of their life. Perhaps it is better (for liability's sake) for someone who continues to manufacture meth even after arrest, to do it on their own property.

Granted, the database will help a small segment of the population in their career (as far avoiding possible future problems), but perhaps a more important database would be a listing of places where meth was manufactured. How many future home owners will fall in love with a house where meth was made, wonder at the affordable price, and purchase a home without ever knowing that dangerous chemicals are present?


Props to eBay

Randomly searching eBay for Sudafed and pseudoephedrine has yielded no results so far in the new year (or over the last two months or so). Doing a great job of monitoring.