Hey folks, local activists campaigning against the death penalty claim that the correct approach is to be compassionate towards drug traffickers and deal with the problem of poverty they face that drive them to traffic illegal drugs.
Really? Look at Latin America. There are many poor people there living in poverty. And drug laws are lenient. What are the results? Did the lenient drug laws help the poor?
An explosion that blew the front off two modest houses, killing at least five people. Two bodies left hanging from a bridge over a busy road. At least 187 inmates murdered, some decapitated, in two prison massacres.
This trail of blood would not be unusual in Mexico or Colombia, scarred by drug violence for decades. Yet it was unleashed over the past year in Guayaquil, the biggest city of once-tranquil Ecuador.
In Uruguay, often described as the “Switzerland of Latin America”, 14 bodies appeared over a 10-day period this year. Three had been burnt and one dismembered.
Behind this alarming spread of violent crime into Latin America’s smaller and formerly more peaceful countries lies the booming cocaine trade. Ever hungry to expand, cartel bosses are devising new routes to reach new markets. - Financial Times
Folks, this is why Singapore must take a very strong stance against drug trafficking and abuse in order to be compassionate and help the poor. Do you want to see organised crimes here?
The way to help people out of poverty is to keep crime rate low so that there is a stable society where people can make an honest living without living in fear, create pathways for people of different talents to develop themselves and flourish.
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