Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
No, it hardly makes a difference.Not necessarily legal, but decriminalized.
This video does a much better job at explaining why than I ever could and I sincerely suggest you watch it:
As I pointed out in the OP, drug related incarceration doesn't even comprise a majority. However, it is still a huge chunk.
I did not know about Switzerland's heroin issue and harm reduction policy. That's fascinating. Amazing. It is very cool what using legit science and research can do when it informs public policy. I'd like to see the US try this.
Originally posted by ArtificialGloryEverybody has the capacity to throw people in jails. We just have the most capacity since we have the most money. Same reason why Our military is way bigger than theirs... I believe it comes down to budget. I doubt China has anywhere near the capacity to lock up all of their criminals... in fact, they probably have to turn a blind eye on some criminals in order to make room for the political prisoners.
This doesn’t really make sense when you think about it, though. The US is certainly not the only country in the world that has the means and capacity to punish people and have them thrown in jails. Even when you look at totalitarian countries such as China where you can be jailed for all kinds of stupid crap, it still doesn’t have as many prisoners as the US. And even if that was true, how come there’s still so much crime in the US, especially places like Chicago? Shouldn’t every criminal be in jail by now? It almost seems to me that the more people you imprison, the more crime there is.
Originally posted by Afro Cheese
Everybody has the capacity to throw people in jails. We just have the most capacity since we have the most money. Same reason why Our military is way bigger than theirs... I believe it comes down to budget. I doubt China has anywhere near the capacity to lock up all of their criminals... in fact, they probably have to turn a blind eye on some criminals in order to make room for the political prisoners.
Originally posted by ArtificialGloryThe countries that are richer per capita are also smaller and probably have far less crime.
There are plenty of First World countries who have more than enough money and capacity to do so if they wished(some of them are even wealthier than the US per capita). Now I don't know about China, but they take crime pretty seriously last I heard. Not to mention, it's a country of 1.4 billion people, so even if they let half of their criminals walk around free, it'd still have many more prisoners than the US.
China is a completely different scenario and isn't really useful for comparison purposes since they throw people in prison for being the wrong religion. I dunno if they just don't have much crime cause people are too scared of the state or if they just let people get away with shit out of lack of funds... but despite their lower prison population they do manage to execute the most people yearly.
Originally posted by Afro Cheese
The countries that are richer per capita are also smaller and probably have far less crime.China is a completely different scenario and isn't really useful for comparison purposes since they throw people in prison for being the wrong religion. I dunno if they just don't have much crime cause people are too scared of the state or if they just let people get away with shit out of lack of funds... but despite their lower prison population they do manage to execute the most people yearly.
Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
No, it hardly makes a difference.Not necessarily legal, but decriminalized.
This video does a much better job at explaining why than I ever could and I sincerely suggest you watch it:
LOL! My Fave Part of the vid was how it commented on how the War on DRUGS has Negatively affected Millions of People, but No Mention of how Drug Use has Negatively Affected People... SO yeah...
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Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]LOL! My Fave Part of the vid was how it commented on how the War on DRUGS has Negatively affected Millions of People, but No Mention of how Drug Use has Negatively Affected People... SO yeah...
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Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]From the Prevailing Mentality of " Since we Can't Stop It, we Should't TRY". Can't Stop Rape, Can't Stop Murder, Can't Stop Theft, Can't Stop Drugs. SHOULDN'T even TRY!Pretty much sums it up for the Modern Left.
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What we really should stop doing is treating drug usage or small-scale possession as crimes and throwing people in jails for it. We should focus on harm reduction and rehabilitation because that's what will ultimately reduce drug usage and minimize damage to society as a whole.
Originally posted by Flyattractor
[b]Why don't you give us YOUR Definition of it just so we are clear. [/B]