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> Singaporean law forbids their citizens and residents from using drugs in other countries.

The problem is with that law being applied to non-residents. If Singapore wants to police it's citizens lik that, it's fine.

But to arrest a Canadian because they smoked weed a couple of days before arriving at Singpore customs, where it's legal in Montreal where they were?

> With that I agree, but I think a better word to describe Singapore is 'authoritarian.'

Another user pointed that out and I agree entirely. I exaggerated/resorted to hyperbole more than intended.

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Other countries, including the U.S. and European countries regulate who and who cannot come into their borders all the time. Youre entirely free to smoke weed and not visit Singapore. Who are you to dictate what laws they set on their own soil?

Re sucide: you should probably fact check that, because the criminality of suicide was recently repealed in Singapore.

But even if it wasnt, I find your stance hyperbolic considering lots of countries still criminalize suicide. Places in the U.S. considered suicide criminal all the way up to the 90s.

> Who are you to dictate what laws they set on their own soil?

I'm not dictating, I'm disaproving.

Sovereign nations can indeed have whatever laws they want, and I don't have to go there but I can continue to speak out against bad and unjust laws as I see it.

> I find your stance hyperbolic considering lots of countries still criminalize suicide.

If that's true, that's ignorance on my part.

Canada will ban Americans for life who've driven drunk in America but never drank a drop anywhere in Canada. If you try to sneak or lie your way in, they'll arrest you.

Don't go to Singapore if you like drugs. How hard can that be? I've been not going to Singapore my entire life.

> Canada will ban Americans for life who've driven drunk in America but never drank a drop anywhere in Canada. If you try to sneak or lie your way in, they'll arrest you.

That's not a bad analogy, except many countries won't let you in if you have a felony on your record. That isn't that unusual.

Singapore is going to arrest people for breaking no rule in their home country, and not for breaking any rules within the country, but simply for showing up at the door because you smoked weed before the 21 hour flight?

I mean, you're right I won't go because I think it's a crappy country, but that doesn't mean I still can't disprove I want to work towards a world where no country has shitty laws like that..

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