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A comment on Singapore to execute human by hanging for phone number linked to 1kg of cannabis. Parent comment

Re:Singapore to execute human by hanging for phone number li... by shkkmo on Saturday April 22, 2023 @02:04AM (#35663828)
> Perhaps the law serving as a deterrent against heinous crimes works?

That's not what evidence about the death penalty shows.

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Re:Singapore to execute human by hanging for phone number li... by blueyoda on Saturday April 22, 2023 @04:25AM (#35664448)
So how did Singapore go from a staggering rate of opium addiction to one of the lowest in the world? Would they have gotten here with laws lenient on substance abuse? I'm curious about the evidence you speak of.
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