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look to Portugal, the legalization is not the main thing. (shorter sentences, because prison doesn't work, and treatment above all) It's no cliffhanger - reall
by jopsen 9y ago
look to Portugal, the legalization is not the main thing.
(shorter sentences, because prison doesn't work, and treatment above all)
It's no cliffhanger - really any action would do wonders.
Instead we see systemic failures at multiple levels.
- princeb 9y agoparent post seems quite vague. i think he means to use these imprisoned drug users as free labour to make money for the state. i believe some private prisons already do that.
- andrepd 9y agoEconomic incentives for imprisoning people to be effective slave labourers is such a mind-bogglingly stupid idea that I don't even
- mrguyorama 9y agoAnd yet we do it, and slavery is still constitutionally allowed as long as it's a prisoner