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justaguy891 t1_ivh5x2c wrote

You know what's funny is allegedly "authoritarian" countries that have 4x our population, have less prisoners.

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Grass8989 t1_ivhpxpo wrote

It’s definitely not because they’re “softer on crime”. Japan has extremely strict drug laws, for example. Mere possession, even in small amounts, usually leads to years of jail time. Something that here you would even be bothered for.

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