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> Locking people up or making drugs illegal will change nothing but cause there to be more pain. Making drugs illegal and locking people up, or straight up exe
by hnthrowaway6543 3y ago
> Locking people up or making drugs illegal will change nothing but cause there to be more pain.
Making drugs illegal and locking people up, or straight up executing them, is actually extremely effective at stopping drug addiction, as seen in many east Asian countries, particularly Japan, Korea and Singapore. As well as the middle east.
It's an uncomfortable truth for the Western world because we don't like strict punishments for nonviolent crimes, and for good reason. But let's not pretend that the heavy-handed corporal punishment approach doesn't work.
- jimbob45 3y agoDid you leave out the Philippines on purpose? Isn't it kind of the posterboy for executions of this nature?
- xvector 3y agoI do not know where the collective delusion that strict punishments do not work has come from. The data shows they work exceedingly well globally.
- reducesuffering 3y agoNot to mention every street interview with a criminal involves them gleefully detailing how they only get a misdemeanor and let out easily. https://youtu.be/fbTrLyqL_nw?si=18V5sysqmf68LYr-&t=434 https://youtu.be/fbTrLyqL_nw?si=18V5sysqmf68LYr-&t=434 https://youtu.be/3eGbX-2VB_Q?si=0Lu5xny7Jbz7v_Tw&t=34 https://youtu.be/3eGbX-2VB_Q?si=0Lu5xny7Jbz7v_Tw&t=34
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- teeray 3y agoIt's pretty ominous to see "Death under Singapore Law for Drug Trafficking" printed on their declaration forms.
- dsff3f3f3f 3y agoMost crimes committed by adults should carry much harsher penalties across the board. There's far too much sympathy for the criminals and not nearly enough for the victims and communities that have to tolerate their nonsense.