[nezzle]

Hey it works for Singapore, Indonesia, and probably the Philippines.

I think people are easier to control, but less productive when they have drugs. So it's really a question of what your nation is optimizing for at the time.

Of course having a sub-class of previously convicted minor offenders, who as a result struggle with work/life, can also be fairly effective. It's not exactly slavery - that was mostly their ancestors.

https://ramio1983.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/image1df.jpg

[nickthemagicman]

"""I think people are easier to control, but less productive when they have drugs. So it's really a question of what your nation is optimizing for at the time."""

This is an opinion.

My opinion about your opinion is that your opinion is completely dumb and completely unfounded.

Michael Phelps smokes marijuana...along with countless other extremely high performers, doctor's, lawyers, politicians,movie stars, scientists Nobel prize winners, etc.

As for saying that executing drug offenders 'works'....I can't think of anything I've ever heard that's dumber in my life.

Especially when you could just execute ANYONE for breaking a law and keep the jails completely empty!

Why would you be so weak on crime?

[woah]

People in the US have a lot of drugs and are also very productive. Your assertion makes no sense. I don't know much about Indonesia, but Singapore is an authoritarian state, and Duerte is trying to turn the Phillipines into a dictatorship. Tyrants like drug laws, and especially death penalty for drugs because it gives them an easy way to keep their thugs in practice, remind the populace that they are ready to kill, and gives them an easy way to assassinate troublemakers.

[nickthemagicman]

Thanks. This is 100% accurate. I think OP was either a troll or we have Duterte on HN.