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		P_I_Staker on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is... Not a good idea to keep locking up the sick, poor, and children. Your acceptance, and here it seems like a celebration of locking people in cages for non-violent crimes is sick.

galfarragem on July 13, 2023 [–]

Portuguese courts hardly ever lock somebody with a sentence lower than 5 years. This implies an high degree of violence, not stealing a bike.

My life experience took me here. Yours took you somewhere else. We just have different worldviews that will never match.

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