552 kilos of cocaine seized. Kelowna connection

[foenix]

would be nice.................

Singapore still has a drug problem. Further showing that tough policies don't work.

If you're hoping for 0 drug use in a country, good luck with that but sure looks like Singapore's approach relatively speaking is working well.....

Opinion: Singapore is winning the war on drugs. Here’s how.

We invest significant efforts to prevent drug abuse. The government works closely with community groups, parents and teachers to educate youths and the general public on the harm and consequences of drug abuse. Drug abusers undergo compulsory rehabilitation programs to help them kick their drug habits. Upon release from rehabilitation centers, ex-abusers receive help to reintegrate into society. Tough laws and effective enforcement are a strong deterrent against drug sales and consumption. Stiff penalties punish those who disregard the law and deter others.

Singapore’s anti-drug strategy has worked well. Singapore has one of the lowest rates of drug abuse in the world: 30 opiates abusers per 100,000 people, compared with 600 in the United States. The U.S. opioid crisis has been declared a public-health emergency; 64,000 died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2016. In the 1990s, Singapore arrested more than 6,000 drug abusers annually. By 2016, this number had gone down to about 3,000.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

[AlienSoldier]

Singapore still has a drug problem. Further showing that tough policies don't work.

That's simplistic. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The less one has to lose, the more risks they will take.

Risk-reward ratio has to be factored-in. The lower the risk, the more likely one is to take that risk. Most Canadians aren't that desperate, therefore they are less likely to take great risks.

There are other reasons for taking risks, of course, but when comparing Canada to other countries, this reason jumps out ahead of all others.

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It is as simplistic as the solution proposed.

[Rejigger]

That's simplistic. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The less one has to lose, the more risks they will take.

Risk-reward ratio has to be factored-in. The lower the risk, the more likely one is to take that risk. Most Canadians aren't that desperate, therefore they are less likely to take great risks.

There are other reasons for taking risks, of course, but when comparing Canada to other countries, this reason jumps out ahead of all others.

It is as simplistic as the solution proposed.

This statement goes against my entire post regarding risk-reward ratios.
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[AlienSoldier]

It is as simplistic as the solution proposed.

This statement goes against my entire post regarding risk-reward ratios.
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Risk (harder time, more catches, less people in the business) goes up the reward goes up (drugs cost more). Even if you start shooting people who you think are transferring drugs, the business will just move on to the next method (pushing people, threatening families, etc.).

Humans are creative. You can enact as many laws to punish them as you like, but they will always try and work around them.