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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by esyir on Monday November 22, 2021 @03:28AM (#29304118)
Well, regarding drug crime, you can look at singapore.
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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by ornornor on Monday November 22, 2021 @03:43AM (#29304222)
They also have programs to tackle drug addiction. The effects can't be attributed solely on the death penalty when trafficking. If that worked, we'd have no murders in US states where it yields death penalty.
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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by esyir on Monday November 22, 2021 @11:10PM (#29314511)
>The effects can't be attributed solely on the death penalty when trafficking

Sure, everything is multimodal. But likelihood of getting caught (consistency of enforcement) and penalty size can both mediate the incentive. I'm not sure why everyone likes to boil it down to "PENALTIES DON'T WORK ONLY SOCIAL PROGRAMS".

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