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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@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No
@9FRGTBR1yr1Y
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.
@9NWYXPN6mos6MO
The death penalty is not only morally wrong, but execution is actually a more expensive process than life imprisonment.
@9H4294R1yr1Y
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).
@9G3ZPK61yr1Y
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.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, I do not believe in the death penalty
@9F7J47WLibertarian1yr1Y
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?
@9JLPJ3W10mos10MO
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.
@9CKDHB8 1yr1Y
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
@D1plom4tPenguin1yr1Y
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
@9J7TTP910mos10MO
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.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes
@9FR54591yr1Y
Trafficking drugs does not relate directly to drug overdoses and does not constitute the death penalty
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked
@9FRGTBR1yr1Y
there needs to be proof if something happens because if there is no proof then the suspect cannot be arrested.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, as long as they are given a fair trial
@9G3ZPK61yr1Y
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.
@9FYNRM91yr1Y
Most drug trafficking penalties are already very high, so there really isn't ever a fair trial and fair penalty.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, but only if they are repeated offenders
@9H4294R1yr1Y
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.
@9J7TTP910mos10MO
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 Liberty4yrs4Y
No, but drugs should be legal and regulated like other substances (alcohol and Tabaco).
@8LZGZS84yrs4Y
No, but life in prison depending on the drug
@8G6F94N4yrs4Y
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
@cryingleftist4yrs4Y
Not necessarily, they should have the choice of life in prison or the death penalty.
@9CYQ6J7Independent1yr1Y
No, the death penalty should be on the table only for traffickers who are also guilty of heinous crimes like rape or murder
@9F4CXG51yr1Y
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.
@6R3G2YX4yrs4Y
No, and the death pendalty should be abolished because the legal system can be wrong.
@97N2MHC2yrs2Y
No give them 20-30 years instead.
@9SV4B4C3mos3MO
No, sentence them to life in prison without parole only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked
@9L4Z23BIndependent 8mos8MO
No, but they should receive life sentences if someone ODs and dies using drugs they bought from the seller
@9DXJFQP1yr1Y
No, legalize all drugs and pardon everyone convicted of drug crimes
@9D3RPBQ1yr1Y
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.
@9NG3LM6Women’s Equality6mos6MO
They should just make murderers do time no bail money no nothing even if they get death penalty only for murderers
@9L74FFC8mos8MO
Yes, but only if they are also convicted of violent crimes or their trafficked drugs led to preventable deaths
@8MKTQ9K4yrs4Y
No, and only if it was a violent crime should they be life in prison.
I don't believe in the death penatly
No, but increase prison sentences for traffickers of lethal street drugs
@9CXH2QS1yr1Y
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.
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?
@972THRV2yrs2Y
no the death penalty is a little much for drugs
@8QP3TZ64yrs4Y
Alternative convictions should be given because the prison system should be abolished
No, the death penalty should never for given for nonviolent crime
@8MCVW8KLibertarian4yrs4Y
Death penalty for drugs??? What kind of craziness is this!!!
@8DDV7BS4yrs4Y
@9F597PF1yr1Y
yes I think drug trafficker and someone who trafficked people should get it because we don't need people doing that
Yes, but only if they are selling harmful drugs, like fentanyl, heroine, etc.
@9DZSN4Z1yr1Y
It depends on the specific circumstances.
@YellowCat 1yr1Y
No, not if drug trafficking is their only offense.
@9DGB99H1yr1Y
No, but they should be given sentences that match the extent of their drug trafficking.
@9D9VZF31yr1Y
No and legalize some drugs
@9D9TN4F1yr1Y
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 1yr1Y
Yes, but only if other crimes related to trafficking merit it, such as murder or other violence. Also, decriminalize drugs in general.
@9D823CRRepublican1yr1Y
Depends on the severity of their crime.
@9D5HHKC 1yr1Y
No, a 25-year prison term would suffice
@9D4Y7JBRepublican1yr1Y
No, not if drug trafficking is the only crime of conviction. However, associated violent crimes may warrant the death penalty.
@8Q29L26Republican 4yrs4Y
No, no one should be sentenced to death, no matter how serious their crimes. No one deserves to die, no matter what they did.
No, legalize and regulate drugs instead
@98LT9ZP2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they are trafficking drugs like fentanyl
@955PRWV2yrs2Y
No, drug activity should not be considered criminal
@94J3V832yrs2Y
Yes, But only if there is proof that multiple individuals have died from drug use that can be traced back to the drug Trafficker
@93LYT862yrs2Y
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.
@8YL5KHD3yrs3Y
No, and we should legalize recreational drug use and sale
@99MFTPG2yrs2Y
Yes, this will help better combat the opioid epidemic
@96ZP7CS2yrs2Y
Abolish the death penalty
@IanCearnaighProgressive2yrs2Y
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
@93MZMX42yrs2Y
No, I support the death penalty for rapists and murders, but it's completely overkill for drug traffickers.
@93LFQJXLibertarian2yrs2Y
All drugs should be legal and available and certified
@Nateobrien142yrs2Y
No, all drugs need to become legal to buy sell and use because making something illegal makes it more dangerous.
@8ZQBYT53yrs3Y
No, the death penalty should be reserved for violent criminals with undeniable proof such as confessions or eye-witness confirmations of their crimes.
@8TD68YF3yrs3Y
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.
@8SJ5GHC4yrs4Y
No, and abolish drug laws
@8RYV4BP4yrs4Y
no and legalize all drugs
@8QV94KZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if they are foreign
Drug traffickers that bring drugs into the country should be deported and illegal to enter the United States
@9ZLCPGV1wk1W
I believe that drug traffickers shouldn't get the death penalty but they should receive a life sentence or something like that.
@9ZHKR7F2wks2W
Sort of. It highly depends on what we define as drug trafficker. If we determine drug lords of mexican cartels then for sure but some random street dealer or even a migrant who is coerced to traffic drugs in behalf of a cartel then absolutly not
No, but put him temporarily in prison and give him correctional education, and if caught a second time, give him a full prison term.
@9ZDDJXSConstitution 2wks2W
Yes, as long as they are given a fair trial And/or but only if they are repeated offenders And/or but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked
@9YHP6MC3wks3W
Depends on the drugs and if someone or several people died from it. Basically only if it's a druglord.
@9YFNFWZ3wks3W
No, the death penalty should be reserved to the most vile and horrible of cases and if the person refuses to repent for their crimes.
@9YBHRMH3wks3W
No, drugs should be legalized, regulated and taxed like alcohol and cigarettes. Thereby decreasing need of traffikers
@8JK3S83 3wks3W
Yes, but allow them to opt in for organ donation if they want to make their last act in life positive
@9XYSBX4Independent3wks3W
No. First interrogate for information. Also, reduce penalties associated with drug use. Traffickers bring the drugs in but end users are responsible for choosing to use.
@9XYL4493wks3W
Yes, but only if there is proof that they killed people as a result of their drugs and were fully aware of it.
@9XXWXRY3wks3W
No, they should be charged for things such as murder for proof that their drugs caused deaths. Then go from there with murder charges
@9XXQLVBWomen’s Equality3wks3W
Given the drug they are trafficking yes, if its found that they produce and sell drugs that have high kill rates then the death penalty should be in order as its indirect murder
No because they need to learn how bad of a person they were. Put them in prison for a set amount of time depending on how bad their drug trafficking was.
@9XP443R3wks3W
No sentence then to life prison however if repentance and change apparent can offer parole, but if not no access to patole
@9XNYPCS3wks3W
No, the death penalty should be an option only if they’re also guilty of heinous crimes like rape or murder.
@9XLD82S3wks3W
No, unless there is substantial evidence that they are harming others in the process of their drug trafficking
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