After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doing for us?'

Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by tyingq on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:48PM (#27543065)

>What portion of those arrested + detained are the type of people we want in society/civilization?

Check a list of countries by rate of incarceration[1]. Then ask yourself if it's likely that the US, El Salvador, Turkmenistan, Palau and Rwanda are the grouping that have it right. That's the top 5, in order, all at 511+ per 100k.

For comparison, Australia is 160, England is 130, Canada is 104, France is at 93, etc.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcera...

Edit: Generally, I read all that as "probably 3 or 4 of every 5 US prisoners don't need to be in prison".

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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by asdff on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:59PM (#27543193)

Part of that is a side effect of poor public health policy in the U.S., where mentally ill and addicted either end up in jail or in a tent on the street instead of in a treatment center or an asylum like these other first world countries.

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