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>>RBBron+(OP)
I wish we heard more stories like these. It might dissuade people from getting involved in drugs in the first place.

>>adnam+Kb
No, it probably will not dissuade people all that effectively. That logic is part of the problem.

>>fhood+gd
Well if nothing can be done to dissuade people from criminality we might as well not bother having a criminal justice system and put up with it.

>>adnam+Vd
The best way to dissuade people from criminal behaviors (in my opinion) is to make the impetus for the behaviors less attractive.

>>fhood+ye
The best way to stop people doing bad things they want to do is the fear of certain and severe punishment. "Getting involved" is not something that you do by "mistake", you have to want to do it first. The only "mistake" is believing you won't get caught, presumable because so few do.

>>adnam+Nf
I genuinely feel that that is not an ethical approach, nor is it any more effective than removing the temptation/ ability to commit certain crimes. In some cases, I agree, severe punishment needs to be codified into the law, but that represents a tiny minority of crimes committed in the US.

>>fhood+ph
I think it's quite ethical, because it removes the burden from law-abiding people. There's also evidence to show that punishment works as a deterrent when applied as uniformly as possible, hence saving people from falling into the misery of criminality.