Ben Owen

This crap affects everybody and it's happening in everybody's backyard. I'm talking about fentanyl and human trafficking. You might not see it the same way that we see it out in South Memphis, but this is happening everywhere. And violent crime spills out of big cities. There's no way to argue that.

This crap affects everybody and it's happening in everybody's backyard. I'm talking about fentanyl and human trafficking. You might not see it the same way that we see it out in South Memphis, but this is happening everywhere. And violent crime spills out of big cities. There's no way to argue that.

This crap affects everybody and it's happening in everybody's backyard. I'm talking about fentanyl and human trafficking. You might not see it the same way that we see it out in South Memphis, but this is happening everywhere. And violent crime spills out of big cities. There's no way to argue that.

I can tell you from experience, when we shut down the trap on Melrose and when we shut down the trap on Wilbert, violent crime on those two streets ceased that day. Literally that day on Wilbert because somebody got shot that day. But you get what I'm saying. It is the sole source of all the mayhem that happens anywhere near there.

I can tell you from experience, when we shut down the trap on Melrose and when we shut down the trap on Wilbert, violent crime on those two streets ceased that day. Literally that day on Wilbert because somebody got shot that day. But you get what I'm saying. It is the sole source of all the mayhem that happens anywhere near there.

I can tell you from experience, when we shut down the trap on Melrose and when we shut down the trap on Wilbert, violent crime on those two streets ceased that day. Literally that day on Wilbert because somebody got shot that day. But you get what I'm saying. It is the sole source of all the mayhem that happens anywhere near there.

We work with certain law enforcement agencies in Tennessee who have tons of data on this and are able to back all of this up. But 90 plus percent of the violent crime in Tennessee goes back in one shape, form or fashion to dope. And so if you remove the drugs from the equation, so much of that violent crime goes down. And that's something we all want. It's good for everybody.

We work with certain law enforcement agencies in Tennessee who have tons of data on this and are able to back all of this up. But 90 plus percent of the violent crime in Tennessee goes back in one shape, form or fashion to dope. And so if you remove the drugs from the equation, so much of that violent crime goes down. And that's something we all want. It's good for everybody.

We work with certain law enforcement agencies in Tennessee who have tons of data on this and are able to back all of this up. But 90 plus percent of the violent crime in Tennessee goes back in one shape, form or fashion to dope. And so if you remove the drugs from the equation, so much of that violent crime goes down. And that's something we all want. It's good for everybody.

Um, we've turned two very big ones, four smaller ones, and that's been through, well, I hate to use this term with you because you're a SEAL, but direct action. And what I mean by that is not what you mean by DA. And what we're doing, we're going direct. Ben is going directly to this guy to talk to him, and we're going to try to turn this thing around. So two big ones, four small ones.

Um, we've turned two very big ones, four smaller ones, and that's been through, well, I hate to use this term with you because you're a SEAL, but direct action. And what I mean by that is not what you mean by DA. And what we're doing, we're going direct. Ben is going directly to this guy to talk to him, and we're going to try to turn this thing around. So two big ones, four small ones.

Um, we've turned two very big ones, four smaller ones, and that's been through, well, I hate to use this term with you because you're a SEAL, but direct action. And what I mean by that is not what you mean by DA. And what we're doing, we're going direct. Ben is going directly to this guy to talk to him, and we're going to try to turn this thing around. So two big ones, four small ones.

Now, if we're talking about court referrals, because we do work with the drug court program, we work with Veterans Court, we work with the DA's office, they send people to us all the time. And if we're counting those who have already been justice-involved, right, they've already been arrested, It's in the dozens. Now, they may not have had a choice. There wasn't an agreement reached.

Now, if we're talking about court referrals, because we do work with the drug court program, we work with Veterans Court, we work with the DA's office, they send people to us all the time. And if we're counting those who have already been justice-involved, right, they've already been arrested, It's in the dozens. Now, they may not have had a choice. There wasn't an agreement reached.

Now, if we're talking about court referrals, because we do work with the drug court program, we work with Veterans Court, we work with the DA's office, they send people to us all the time. And if we're counting those who have already been justice-involved, right, they've already been arrested, It's in the dozens. Now, they may not have had a choice. There wasn't an agreement reached.

They were court-ordered to stop their behavior, but they did succeed in turning their life around. There are dozens of those. Dozens. Wow. And so it's easier, obviously, to do it if you have the law backing you up. But my goal out there is to keep these guys from going to jail if they're fixable and definitely keep the addicts from going to jail.

They were court-ordered to stop their behavior, but they did succeed in turning their life around. There are dozens of those. Dozens. Wow. And so it's easier, obviously, to do it if you have the law backing you up. But my goal out there is to keep these guys from going to jail if they're fixable and definitely keep the addicts from going to jail.

They were court-ordered to stop their behavior, but they did succeed in turning their life around. There are dozens of those. Dozens. Wow. And so it's easier, obviously, to do it if you have the law backing you up. But my goal out there is to keep these guys from going to jail if they're fixable and definitely keep the addicts from going to jail.

Because if you look at the way we've fought the war on drugs for the last 40 years— It's an abject failure by every metric measurable. We've made no progress. In fact, it's worse. Overdose deaths are higher than they've ever been. Now, I know, and you know, that's in large part because of fentanyl and the issues at the southern border with it just coming right across.

Because if you look at the way we've fought the war on drugs for the last 40 years— It's an abject failure by every metric measurable. We've made no progress. In fact, it's worse. Overdose deaths are higher than they've ever been. Now, I know, and you know, that's in large part because of fentanyl and the issues at the southern border with it just coming right across.