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1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

Here's to the new us.
Is the drug problem in the country actually as serious as Duterte supporters claim?

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1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

Here's to the new us.
So apparently Duterte has already pulled the "Oh, I don't want this power but the people insist!" trick. Is it a safe assumption that senator's proposed suspension of habeas corpus is the same approach?

I'm also really confused how suspending habeas corpus makes a justice system less corrupt and EJK-prone, but I guess my non-Filipino mind doesn't grasp such legal subtleties.

1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

Here's to the new us.
Do you guys have ways you could get out of the country? Not joking.

1stGear
Jan 16, 2010

Here's to the new us.

Shooting Blanks posted:

How exactly do you solve drug crises? Treat it as a public health issue? I'd agree that it lessens and mitigates the damage and is generally a better approach, but solve is a pretty strong word in this context. If you have a specific approach, or better yet a case study I'd love to read it. I'm being completely serious, I can't name a country that has solved the drug problem.

Portugal is generally the model here. The article notes that other reforms Portugal has made, like a GMI, have likely had a significant effect on the country's drug problems. But at the same time, the effect of decriminalizing drugs and treating it as a health problem and not a criminal one has been potent.

EDIT: Another source.

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