[shotnothing]

The thing is, the death penalties in Singapore are in the single digits per year (out of a population of 6 million, effectively higher as this excludes non-citizens). People are not killed without thought, there is careful and lengthy investigations in each and every case.

The deterrence does work and saves countless lives that would have been taken from ODs and cartel-ish activities

[dyauspitr]

Sure but it’s a smaller country and you’re making my point for me about the effect of draconian punishments.