Maybe we should introduce the death penalty for corrupt, criminal politicians, Mr. Trump…
That’ll straighten ’em out real quick.
DEATH TO DRUG DEALERS
In a speech at a rally endorsing various Republican candidates in Las Vegas, Nevada, the former president made some very bold, extreme statements on drug dealers:
“If you look at countries all throughout the world … the only ones that don’t have a drug problem are those that institute the death penalty for drug dealers.
“They’re the only ones, you understand that? China has no drug problem,” Trump said to the crowd.
Trump talking about executing drug dealers. pic.twitter.com/gwYIMXiCN3
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“CHINA HAS NO DRUG PROBLEM”
During his speech, Trump discussed the time he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if China had a drug problem.
Trump said, “I innocently and perhaps naively asked if there was much of a drug problem in China.
“Why would you ask? He didn’t say this, but I’m saying what he was thinking.”
Why would we have a drug problem? There is no problem. Drug dealers get the death penalty. The trial goes very quickly. So instead of coming to China, they go someplace else.”We’ve had big drug problems over the centuries, but we don’t have a drug problem at all. Now, they don’t deal in China.”
The former president stated that the United States should model China’s response to drug dealers because apparently, China has no drug problem.
This was a straight-up lie, Mr. Trump.
There is plenty of evidence that China does in fact have a drug problem….
The number of drug users in China increased to 2.51 million by the end of 2016, a 6.8% year-over-year increase, according to the National Narcotics Control Commission.
The report noted that in China, “drug addiction does not receive much public sympathy or priority in government funding.”
We have to question then, Trump’s intentions for exclaiming these very extreme remarks…
If re-elected, is Donald Trump thinking of pulling a “War on Drugs,” Nixon-style?
We remember how that ended last time, don’t we?
Could it be that Mr. Trump is so outraged over the tremendous amount of fentanyl that has made its way into drugs in the United States?
Because last time we checked, a lot of this fentanyl is coming from CHINA!
Putting drug dealers to death is quite extreme.
If we are considering putting drug dealers to death, maybe we should consider putting Big Pharma executives to death as well, considering they are responsible for plenty as well.
Heck, if we are considering putting drug dealers to death, maybe we should consider putting politicians to death for all the heinous crimes the U.S. government commits on a daily basis at the expense of American lives and those in outside countries.
Maybe we should penalize the F.B.I., considering they know about 90% of these mass shooters before they even happen, but failed to do anything about them.
Some might even say, the FBI/CIA are behind such horrific acts for ulterior motives, such as the idea that these acts are committed to incite stricter gun control laws and prohibit our use of the 2nd amendment.
A DEMAND FOR LAW & ORDER
Ruled by the authoritarian Communist Party, Chinese authorities have openly sentenced suspected drug dealers to death. In 2009, China caused diplomatic uproar by executing Akmal Shaikh, a mentally ill British citizen, for smuggling more than 8 pounds of heroin into the country.
A United Nations human rights agency concluded in a 2015 report that using the death penalty for drug-related offenses doesn’t meet international standards.
Marginalized Communities are Discriminated Against
The report noted that authorities use drug laws to single out marginalized communities.
At least 131 people were executed for drug crimes in 2021, a more than threefold increase from the previous year, according to a report from advocacy group Harm Reduction International.
Iran, North Korea, and Vietnam, also have the death penalty for drug offenses
The report states that 35 countries use the death penalty for drug offenses, particularly authoritarian countries including Iran, Vietnam, North Korea, and China.
This is the exact punishment we have here in Singapore, more so for drug trafficking. They made an infographic for it too
Do you think it works?
Unfortunately, Mr. Trump says things off the top of his head without thinking. This can cut both ways. In this instance, not really a good call. Having said that, fentanyl is killing a lot of people and punishment for selling it should be equally scary.
Agreed!