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>Putting people in prison for using drugs likely causes more harm than good (even beyond the person in jail). I hear this a lot, but Singapore has extremely ha
by AussieWog93 5y ago
>Putting people in prison for using drugs likely causes more harm than good (even beyond the person in jail).
I hear this a lot, but Singapore has extremely harsh laws for drug posesssion and use, yet some of the lowest rates of harm caused by drugs on Earth.
Perhaps it's more than just finding the "sweet spot" in terms of social norms, but ensuring that they are enforced uniformly and fairly rather than used as a rod for beating society's "undesirables" with.
- refurb 5y agoI mean Singapore executed someone for smuggling in half a kilo of marijuana. Can someone argue that less harm was done in that situation? A human life ended versus people smoking marijuana?
- AussieWog93 5y ago>Can someone argue that less harm was done in that situation? Yeah, one can. Killing the one guy who had the balls to smuggle in half a kilo of weed probably prevented half a ton from reaching the city.