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RidderSport@feddit.org 2 days ago
Why would drug addicts give up their dealers? For one, they still need someone to distribute them drugs. Secondly snitching out dealers is pretty dangerous. Thirdly, why? What incentive does an addict have? Not to go to prison? That is often a better choice than staying on the streets. In prison at least you have a place to sleep, it’s warm and you get food three times a day. I don’t know the prison conditions in Canada. But where I live, I’d a hundred percent rather go to prison than stay on the street.
Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 2 days ago
What if it was life in prison?
Places like Singapore don’t have drug problems because they deal with it like it should be
toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online 2 days ago
Why not just shoot everyone who ever thought the word “weed” in the head? That’ll clearly improve society. Then your kid can finally kickflip their scooter at 30mph and kill an elderly person in peace.
RidderSport@feddit.org 2 days ago
Freedom will always lead to more crime. If we want freedom, we will have to accept crime.
Also just because something is not visible, it does not mean it’s not there. China for example appears to have no homelessness, but that is simply untrue. It has a major problem, but makes sure the majority of people and tourists don’t get to see it. Singapur may not in fact have a drug problem, but if that is due to the radical approach of criminilisation or due to broad wealth of most inhabitants cannot be seen from outside.
Also all studies show that harsh punishments are actually detrimental to battling criminal behaviour.
Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Except for Singapore
xyro@morbier.foo 2 days ago
Punishment in Singapore are hard for drug dealers, not drug addict Singapore separates low-level abusers from traffickers, bringing them to mandatory rehabilitation and supervision centers.