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Originally Posted by TexaninVA
No, obviously I am not in favor of Sharia law. My point is that, ironically enough, the “enlightened” Europeans who do not have the death penalty while allowing drug usage to spread, will one day end up living under Sharia. The bigger causal factors are the loss of their Christian faith and yuppie demographics. As I said, this is really a topic for a separate thread.
So, back to the topic at hand. Some questions…
1. What would you do to reduce or eliminate drugs in the US?
2. Do you agree that illegal drugs have a devastating impact and ruin millions of lives, especially in the inner city?
3. Do you think it’s really “compassionate” to argue against the death penalty (ie for major drug dealers) as one means of actually eradicating the problem?
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Personally, I do not have a plan. We have found out that buying off poppy farmers does not work. Heroin is a terrible drug and has ruined lives. Compassion has nothing to do with execution of anyone. It is not a deterrent and has been so proved when done on a haphazard basis. It would be a deterrent if done for everyone who does the same crime without exception.
Would you be comfortable in trading your basic freedoms for the almost perfect crime free nation in the world - Singapore? Of course, it is only 595 square miles but has over 5 million people - and almost all the people obey the letter of their very strict laws. Punishments range from heavy fines for misdemeanors to caning to stiff prison time to execution. No private gun ownership allowed. No drugs allowed. No spitting allowed. No eating durian fruit in public allowed.