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[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

That's a max possible sentence, but then it's also authoritarian hellhole Singapore that executes people for moderate-level drug crimes, so we'll see how it plays out.

[-] misk@piefed.social 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It’s worth remembering that many colonial powers controlled their Asian subjects via drugs so there is a relevant cultural context for why those crimes are treated this harshly. In general Singapore has more focus on „freedom to live” than „freedom to consume” too.

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

"They're abusive because they were abused" is, as with a person, an explanation, not an excuse.

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