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吸毒
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入刑
Should Drug Use Be Criminalized?
wéi rào围绕xī dú吸毒shì fǒu是否rù xíng入刑shè huì社会fǎ lǜ jiè法律界tí chū提出gènglǐ xìng理性xì fēn细分desī kǎo思考

Around the question of whether drug use should be criminalized, society and legal circles are calling for a more rational and nuanced approach.

黄刚
zuì jìn最近xī dú吸毒shì fǒu是否rù xíng入刑detǎo lùn讨论hěnluó xiáng罗翔dewén zhāng文章rèn zhēn认真kànleguān diǎn观点tǐngfù zá复杂de

Recently, the debate over whether drug use should be criminalized has been intense. I carefully read Luo Xiang’s article, and his views are quite complex.

陈花
kàn dào看到xīn wén新闻lehǎo xiàng好像bú shì不是jiǎn dān简单zhī chí支持huòfǎn duì反对ér shì而是qiáng diào强调yàojù tǐ wèn tí具体问题jù tǐ fēn xī具体分析

I saw the news too. He doesn’t seem to simply support or oppose it, but stresses analyzing specific situations case by case.

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duìcóngfǎ lǜ法律jiǎo dù角度kànhěnduōxī dú吸毒xiāng guān相关xíng wéi行为qí shí其实yǐ jīng已经rù xíng入刑lezhǐ shì只是bù néng不能yī dāo qiē一刀切

Exactly. From a legal perspective, many drug-related behaviors are already criminalized; it just can’t be handled with a one-size-fits-all approach.

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yìn xiàng印象zuìshēndeshìshuōyǒu xiē有些yào pǐn药品zàifǎ lǜ法律shàngsuàndú pǐn毒品dànkě néng可能shìzhì bìng治病yòngde

What impressed me most was his point that some substances are legally classified as drugs, but may actually be used for medical treatment.

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shìarú guǒ如果fēnqíng kuàng情况zhòng fá重罚kě néng可能huìshāng hài伤害běn lái本来jiùhěnruòderénzhègōng píng公平

Yes. If we impose heavy punishment without distinction, it could harm people who are already vulnerable, which wouldn’t be fair.

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háití dào提到bǐ lì比例yuán zé原则zhòng zuì重罪zhòng fá重罚qīng zuì轻罪qīng fá轻罚tīng qǐ lái听起来gènglǐ xìng理性

He also mentioned the principle of proportionality—severe crimes deserve severe punishment, minor offenses lighter punishment. That sounds more rational.

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zuò wéi作为gōng wù rén yuán公务人员jué de觉得fǎ lǜ法律yàozàidǎ jī打击wéi fǎ违法bǎo zhàng保障rén quán人权zhī jiān之间zhǎopíng héng平衡

As a public servant, I also think the law must strike a balance between combating illegal acts and protecting human rights.

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kàn lái看来gōng gòng公共tǎo lùn讨论zhōngduō yì diǎn多一点lěng jìng冷静sī kǎo思考jiǎn dān简单zhàn duì站队gèngzhòng yào重要

It seems that in public discussions, calm and careful thinking is more important than simply taking sides.

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