In March 2018, President Trump asked the Justice department to seek more death-penalty cases against drug traffickers. Trump announced the proposal as part of a plan to combat the opioid epidemic which is claiming the lives of more than 100 people a day in the U.S. In 1988 the federal government passed a drug law which imposed the death penalty on drug “kingpins” who commit murder in the course of their business. Analysts estimate that this law has resulted in only a few executions. 32 countries impose the death penalty for drug smuggling. Seven of these countries (China, Indone…
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@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No
@9NWYXPN1yr1Y
The death penalty is not only morally wrong, but execution is actually a more expensive process than life imprisonment.
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
How? Just shoot them in the head
@9H4294R2yrs2Y
1.16 million Americans are arrested annually for the sale, manufacture or possession of illegal substances.
Drug arrests including marijuana make up a total of 26% of all arrests in the U.S.
32,357 Americans are arrested annually for the sale and manufacture of marijuana.
317,793 Americans are arrested annually for possession of marijuana.
Seventy percent of prisoners released in 2012 were arrested again within five years, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
A quick way to reduce these numbers is to just shoot and kill the repeated drug offenders
@9FRGTBR2yrs2Y
I think that drugs are very bad you should never do drugs under any circumstances don't even do it f your friend tells you to because you can get in trouble for it.
@9G3ZPK62yrs2Y
not going to research this again but once i saw this university posted a study on how life was imprisoned and it was terrible, Almost 60 percent (i believe) of prisoners serving time for a drug charge where diagnosed with a SAD.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, I do not believe in the death penalty
@9J7TTP92yrs2Y
The death penalty is inhumane. It violates the right to life- the most important human right. Governments can release someone who was found to be not guilty who was sentenced to prison, but the death penalty can’t be reversed. Many governments use it to silence political opponents. Executing someone is revenge- it does t give justice to a victim and their loved ones. Every day, men, women, and even children (in some countries) wait for their execution. Even if they committed a heinous crime, they still deserve basic respect. Human rights apply to everyone, even the worst criminals.
@B4Y67N5Women’s Equality 5mos5MO
I agree because death penalty shouldn't even be legal it just takes one life after another and as long as it's available to the judge or our economy then they will make random excuses to use THAT sentence.
@HelcovichEmireRepublican5mos5MO
Then what is going to deter criminals from committing more crimes, which would lead to other people thinking committing crimes is the only way to survive, when criminals don't get the justice they deserve
@9JLPJ3W2yrs2Y
We as human should not be able to decide on another right to live or die, death is not a punishment its a way out.
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
Death is a way to get rid of the murderers in our world
@9F7J47WLibertarian2yrs2Y
The federal government does not rule over the states, it serves them. Similarly, state governments serve their people; how is killing one going to serve anyone?
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
It prevents the person from killing more people, and deters people from committing crimes when they know they're going to be killed for it
@9CKDHB8 2yrs2Y
You also stated that you believe in the death penalty for those who commit heinous crimes, so which it it? Will you allow the death penalty or not? Thank you, Laurel Pierson
@D1plom4tPenguin2yrs2Y
I understand your confusion, Laurel. It seems like a contradiction, but let me clarify. The key here is the nature and impact of the crime. Heinous crimes that I referred to are ones that involve direct harm or death to individuals, like murder or terrorism. Drug trafficking, while harmful and destructive, is a complex issue intertwined with societal factors like poverty, lack of education, and addiction, which need to be addressed holistically.
Historically, countries like Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001, focusing more on treating drug use as a public health issue rather than a cri… Read more
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
If someone trafficks deadly drugs, they deserve the death penalty
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes
@9FR54592yrs2Y
Trafficking drugs does not relate directly to drug overdoses and does not constitute the death penalty
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked
@9FRGTBR2yrs2Y
there needs to be proof if something happens because if there is no proof then the suspect cannot be arrested.
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
Of course, only murder constitutes the death penalty
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
This'd be a waste of money. Just kill them if they traffick deadly drugs
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, as long as they are given a fair trial
@9G3ZPK62yrs2Y
I don't think the death penalty is ever just. Especially in a nonviolent crime. Someone who is convicted of drug trafficking is most likely somebody who is struggling and didn't have many options to make ends meet, I think a rehabilitation back into society or a strict long-term probation would be effective into getting these people back into society.
@9FYNRM92yrs2Y
Most drug trafficking penalties are already very high, so there really isn't ever a fair trial and fair penalty.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, but only if they are repeated offenders
@9H4294R2yrs2Y
Repeat offenders are typically addicts, and in any case, we cannot allow an individual's mental health deterioration to condemn them to death. Some addicts are in fact veterans, those same veterans who committed themselves to sacrifice everything for our country and it is our duty to support them once they return. Not to mention we'd be sentencing potentially hundreds of thousands of people to death.
@HelcovichEmireRepublican6mos6MO
Not only are they addicts, they are making other people become addicts too buy selling them those drugs. They are hurting more than just themselves, but hurting society too, by getting people addicted to deadly drugs, so yes, they deserve the death penalty.
@9J7TTP92yrs2Y
The death penalty is immoral. It inflicts mental torment on those who fall victim too it, it disproportionately effects certain groups, it is expensive, and doesn’t help end crime.
@8D7X8VBNew Liberty5yrs5Y
No, but drugs should be legal and regulated like other substances (alcohol and Tabaco).
@8LZGZS85yrs5Y
No, but life in prison depending on the drug
@8G6F94N5yrs5Y
No, unless he/she has also committed violent crimes such as attempted murder, or first degree murder, or in any other way seriously injures someone as a result of doing
@cryingleftist5yrs5Y
Not necessarily, they should have the choice of life in prison or the death penalty.
@9CYQ6J7Independent2yrs2Y
@9DXJFQP2yrs2Y
No, legalize all drugs and pardon everyone convicted of drug crimes
@6R3G2YX5yrs5Y
No, and the death pendalty should be abolished because the legal system can be wrong.
No, the death penalty should be on the table only for traffickers who are also guilty of heinous crimes like rape or murder
@9F4CXG52yrs2Y
No, I do not believe in the death penalty, and I think there needs to be a rigorous rehabilitation and reentry program so that people can get back to their lives and their families.
@97N2MHC3yrs3Y
No give them 20-30 years instead.
@B565B8W5mos5MO
A long as they are a repeated offender, killed more than +50 with the narcotics, and a fair trial with an unbiased trial.
@B2HGS898mos8MO
Yes, as long as they are given a fair trial and there is undeniable and accurate evidence that they have trafficked drugs.
@9SV4B4C1yr1Y
No, sentence them to life in prison without parole only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked
@9L74FFC1yr1Y
Yes, but only if they are also convicted of violent crimes or their trafficked drugs led to preventable deaths
@9L4Z23BIndependent 1yr1Y
No, but they should receive life sentences if someone ODs and dies using drugs they bought from the seller
@9D3RPBQ2yrs2Y
No we should give them time to be rehabilitated, If not give them a life sentence and make them comfortable while they stay in there.
They should just make murderers do time no bail money no nothing even if they get death penalty only for murderers
@8MKTQ9K5yrs5Y
No, and only if it was a violent crime should they be life in prison.
I don't believe in the death penatly
@8TD68YF4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they are given a fair trail and only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked and we should use more life imprisonment without parole instead.
No, but increase prison sentences for traffickers of lethal street drugs
@972THRV3yrs3Y
no the death penalty is a little much for drugs
@9CXH2QS2yrs2Y
Yes. Drug traffickers are some of the worst human beings among us and they deserve to die for the damage they've done to each and every person effected by their extremely immoral actions.
@ResolvedR1ghtWingGreen2yrs2Y
The death penalty, by nature, is irreversible. In 2014, two young men in Thailand were executed for a crime they didn't commit, which was later proven by DNA evidence. They were falsely accused of drug trafficking due to lack of proper investigative measures. Isn't it then our responsibility to ensure a punishment that allows for the rectification of such judicial errors?
@8MCVW8KLibertarian5yrs5Y
Death penalty for drugs??? What kind of craziness is this!!!
@8QP3TZ65yrs5Y
Alternative convictions should be given because the prison system should be abolished
No, the death penalty should never for given for nonviolent crime
@9DZSN4Z2yrs2Y
It depends on the specific circumstances.
@YellowCat 2yrs2Y
No, not if drug trafficking is their only offense.
@9DGB99H2yrs2Y
No, but they should be given sentences that match the extent of their drug trafficking.
@9D9VZF32yrs2Y
No and legalize some drugs
@9D9TN4F2yrs2Y
Yes, but only under specific circumstances such as with cartel leaders, Sr Officers, or if able to prove someone died from drugs they supplied.
@9D9BZ5P 2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if other crimes related to trafficking merit it, such as murder or other violence. Also, decriminalize drugs in general.
@9D823CRRepublican2yrs2Y
Depends on the severity of their crime.
@955PRWV3yrs3Y
No, drug activity should not be considered criminal
@94J3V833yrs3Y
Yes, But only if there is proof that multiple individuals have died from drug use that can be traced back to the drug Trafficker
@93LYT863yrs3Y
No, end the failed war on drugs
@92T3W5F3yrs3Y
No, but the death penalty should be allowed in cases of pederasty,human trafficking and international banking.
@99MFTPG3yrs3Y
Yes, this will help better combat the opioid epidemic
@IanCearnaighProgressive3yrs3Y
For the drug related nature of anything, it would pose a potential sentencing guide reduction in time or augmentation up for selling these valuable goods but they must do good enough for the government testing of samples and for their own anonymous records keep the concentrations etc of their presses for example (meaning a pill shaped, usually generally in the die cast of a forgery of or style of the “penultimate class of drug representative” like how pressed morphine/diacetylmorphine(Heroin, Bayor), mannose, sufficient binding agents FDA good, and a standardized and tested for ‘proof’ (like in ethanol prohibition where shock inflammatory induction is proof of a 70-72.5% ethanol spirits batch. The fentanyl and it’s homologues should be consistent with that cotaken or listed via obsfucatory traffic
@93MZMX43yrs3Y
No, I support the death penalty for rapists and murders, but it's completely overkill for drug traffickers.
@93LFQJXLibertarian3yrs3Y
All drugs should be legal and available and certified
@Nateobrien143yrs3Y
No, all drugs need to become legal to buy sell and use because making something illegal makes it more dangerous.
@8ZQBYT54yrs4Y
No, the death penalty should be reserved for violent criminals with undeniable proof such as confessions or eye-witness confirmations of their crimes.
@8V5CTGBLibertarian4yrs4Y
Drugs shouldn't be illegal.
@B72BTN46 days6D
yes, but only if they are trafficking highly dangerous drugs like, cocaine, heroin, meth, etc. Drugs like weed, and any other psychedelics should not be punishable by death.
@B72363K7 days7D
No death penalty cases are lengthy and costly; sentence them to life in prison without parole instead.
@B6ZS8PP7 days7D
No death penalty unless individual depending factors case by case and also I believe taking drugs and it leading to death is a choice (sometimes not because of the made contents of drugs)
@B6ZL9MS1wk1W
The death penalty should only be done for very bad crimes with proof of it being done so if someone is an repeated offender and many people are dying than yea even if it is a lot of money I believe it could send a message to other drug traffickers.
@B6Z5RSB1wk1W
Drug lords yes. Minor mules and gang members, stricter penalties and deportation. Permanant banishment from the US.
@B6YWTTN1wk1W
No, but if someone dies because of drugs they purchased, they should be charged with 2nd or 3rd degree murder.
@B6YC6HP1wk1W
No. I don't believe in the death penalty. Besides, most drug traffickers live with the risk of death every day, the death penalty isn't going to scare them.
@B6Y98G81wk1W
If they are identified as traffickers rather than junkies, I agree. People with that addiction should be forced to go to rehab while in the containment of a prison.
@B6WVGHF1wk1W
They should be sentenced to a few years depending on the case, focus should be placed on other types of criminals
@B6V93NF2wks2W
Yes, if there is proof someone died from the drugs they are trafficking, but if there is not then they should still be sent to prison for life.
@B6V7Z7L2wks2W
I think that there should be a penalty but not death and also the traffickers could be held at risk and I think that we should help them to stop the entire drug trafficking thing
@B6SN9JV2wks2W
Yes, as long as the trial is fair, there is undeniable proof that people died, and the drugs are a serious risk to the public.
@B6T5C3H2wks2W
I think that it would depend on how much they might have trafficked and how many people they might have killed with them.
@B6SP7PB2wks2W
i feel that yes what they are doing is illegal but they are either chasing the money or just trying to put food on the table so they should be given a fair trial and they should not receive such a harsh punishment such as the death penalty.
@B6NKXJ84wks4W
death penalty is always an easy way out , but I also believe that as they stay alive they can still make bad things happen on the outside of prison if they have a phone available to them plus paper so I believe they should keep them alive in a private area with no phone to lower chances of having more bad things happen because of that person .
@B6MPRKBRepublican4wks4W
I don't think there can be a blanket statement, yes or no, for all drug traffickers. It is case by case.
@B6LNXYZ4wks4W
No I think that what traffickers are getting is enough. However I do believe we should offer programs for rehabilitation.
@B6L83YM1mo1MO
yes, only if its hardcore drugs or laced product they planned to sell. As well as hard evidence that proves they are guilty.
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