Since 1999, the executions of drug smugglers have become more common in Indonesia, Iran, China and Pakistan. In March 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed executing drug traffickers to fight his country’s opioid epidemic. 32 countries impose the death penalty for drug smuggling. Seven of these countries (China, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore) routinely execute drug offenders. Asia and the Middle East’s tough approach contrasts with many Western countries who have legalized cannabis in recent years (selling cannabis in Saudi Arabia is punished by beheading).
@9LD8F4Q3wks3W
Yes for hard drugs like Fentanyl, Cocaine, & Methamphetamine, no for soft drugs or psychedelics like Cannabis, Psilocybin, or LSD.
@9K58RGL2mos2MO
Yes, if there is substantial evidence indicating their lack of concern for human life. And no indication of remorse after prison sentence is completed. Additionally, if they are repeat offenders after being released from prison.
@9K544ZP2mos2MO
Yes, but only if they were trafficking drugs that were highly lethal or were likely to hurt/kill not just the consumers, but the people around them.
@9HCQ7MW5mos5MO
No, they should be given a fair trail to determine their role in the drug distributions hierarchy, and then tried accordingly.
@9FN3K6F7mos7MO
if given a free trial also depending on what the crime they did
@9FM9QN97mos7MO
No, life imprisonment would be better than killing them instantly.
no they should be awarded money
@9FFQH2V7mos7MO
Yes if it's related to murdering and killing
@9F97JY48mos8MO
The ones caught trafficking drugs across borders and state lines are usually mules who have been enticed by threat or payment and have difficult circumstances. The likelihood that the decisions they made were made under duress are very high.
@9F5KMPV8mos8MO
No, they should receive addictions counselling and rehab. Killing someone for drug dealing is not okay.
@9DTTBXP8mos8MO
Only for the highest level of drug traffickers and cartels
@9DDB3M28mos8MO
No, people ask for drugs. I dont believe in the death penalty. Nor do I support it.
@9D8CP57Conservative9mos9MO
Yes, if it is a fair trial and they are a repeat offender or if they can be directly linked to a death.
@9D4YF47Libertarian9mos9MO
No, and decriminalize drug trafficking. People should be free to sell and buy anything including drugs, but not including other people (slavery should not be allowed).
@9D4KWW49mos9MO
No, and they should not even be sent to jail, unless they sold drugs to minors.
This is the toughest question on this test. I would argue no, purely because it is a very situational job. Some people may be forced into that life, others may choose it. I don't think the death penalty is fitting for this crime, however there should be a long sentence for mass-distribution.
@9CCFRY811mos11MO
Yes but only if the accused knowingly trafficked a high volume of dangerous Class A and B narcotics.
@9C656B311mos11MO
Life in prison minimal and death sentence maximum. Drugs are not a need, they are a selfish want and are being produced by criminals and are killing our communities.
@9BZDPMH12mos12MO
Convicted criminals should pay serious consequences for their crimes based on the severity of the crime
@9BQBNYG12mos12MO
I don't think that drug trafficking is bad enough on it's own to warrant a death penalty or even a life sentence, but maybe 20 years will do
@9B7SW331yr1Y
No but, sentences should be very harsh especially for repeat offenders
@99S2JQY1yr1Y
Depending on the drug and the situation.
If death penalty is an option, it should be a choice for the convicted; life in prison or Death.
@995K9DL1yr1Y
They should be sentenced to life. And sent to a corrections facility away from where their charges were as they could still have connections to the people around them.
@ALcubbybear881yr1Y
NO, Absolutely NOT, any use of the Death Penalty violates The Ten Commandments
@98PN6J91yr1Y
no sentence them to life with the possibility of parole
@98P34X7Conservative1yr1Y
Yes! Canada has to rewrite its laws and become more aggressive with offenders. Criminals who possess, sell, or distribute illegal drugs ought to be considered domestic urban terrorists. As long as they target our youth, these people—including gangs and criminal motorcycle gangs—are tearing down the framework and producing instability in our nation. All assets and bank accounts, including those in foreign countries, shall be subject to seizure by Canadian courts.
@98HL8XH1yr1Y
This needs examined in a court of law, case by case, ‘what are the implied & the realized consequences of their action’.
@98CNPRH1yr1Y
either yes but only if there is proof someone died or sentence to life in prison without parole
@97WSTML1yr1Y
No instead put them in jail for at least 2 years and above
@97V8R4B1yr1Y
what don;t that menning
sex traffickers SHALL DIE!!!
@97Q9BJ91yr1Y
I would give harsher sentences.
@97P78DM1yr1Y
Individuals who traffic drugs are drug addicts themselves. They need rehabilitation not incarceration among other criminals. Jails and prisons create better criminals.
@96JJRBT2yrs2Y
No, and we should nationalize the drug industry to reduce deaths and help them by discouraging the use.
@96BHBSG2yrs2Y
The death penalty is a completely unnecessary and unjust form of “justice”. Why is it legal for a government body to commit murder onto a person who has committed a crime against that government? This scenario is no different than gang violence reacting to one of their members being killed by a rival gang member.
@962JSLM2yrs2Y
It depends on how bad it really is.
@95YJRW3New Democratic2yrs2Y
Maybe. It really depends on how long they were trafficking drugs, why they were trafficking drugs, and if they were forced.
@95GHC592yrs2Y
no but they should serve extra sentence per people who died
@955NZ5C2yrs2Y
No, but they deserve a very harsh sentence for this.
@955C6272yrs2Y
No, and we instead focus on the issue of why people demand drugs in the first place.
@94VP9NS2yrs2Y
Yes, if a perpetrator has a criminal background (I don't mean speeding tickets) or has a history of trafficking hard drugs. If one is caught selling to minors, yes.
@9464L2W2yrs2Y
No but, punish them by sending them to prison and giving them 60 years
@945RR7P2yrs2Y
Yes, in public execution and their families shall pay for the cost.
@93ZCWBC2yrs2Y
Only if someone died directly because of them
@93TLHDF2yrs2Y
Depending of the severity of the drug
@fjamalConservative2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they are repeated offenders and were given a fair trial.
@933LMPX2yrs2Y
Stiffer sentences potentially, with bracelet and probation aftercare.
Victim impact education possibly. Relocation programs perhaps, think victim protection almost and education and rehabilitation programs, funding.
Education, therapy, treatment should be the main; rehabilitate, dont exacerbate. These are human beings not animals. Treat them as such.
Focus should be on rehabilitation and investment.
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