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Originally posted by Hayashi:
Singapore is one of the safest countries in the world. I feel safe walking home at 3 am in the morning without fear of being mugged or robbed. Do we have crime? Yes, some of them quite sensational. Do I feel safe at home? Very.
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I feel the same safety myself, yet I live in a country without the death penalty and in which certain drugs are actually legal and others are tolerated. And I'm also very happy with our laws as they are now.
So apparently it's more of a difference in mentality and does it work differently on a psychological level, rather than that it points out an actual direct connection between strictness of punishments and feelings of safety.
Also, would you really feel less safe if life sentences were given out instead of death penalties for drug trafficking? Just wondering.
[ 11-30-2005, 06:44 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]