Stratego's War on Drugs
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:05 amI have an awesome idea to win the war on drugs. It attacks the very center of drug lords' distribution channel.
Here's the plan...Grant citizenship to drug mules.
If a drug mule is caught trying to smuggle a certain amount of drug into the US, he can make one of two declarations. 1. That he was the mastermind, or 2. That he was forced. If he declares 1, he'll be executed. If he declares 2, the drug will be confiscated, his crime will be forgiven, and he can apply for citizenship.
No one will reasonably declare 1, but 2 gives the drug mules a great incentive to voluntarily get caught. If we incentivize drug mules to turn over the drugs instead of trying not to get caught, we'll need less effort catching them. We will also disrupt the distribution channels of the drug lords.
Here's the plan...Grant citizenship to drug mules.
If a drug mule is caught trying to smuggle a certain amount of drug into the US, he can make one of two declarations. 1. That he was the mastermind, or 2. That he was forced. If he declares 1, he'll be executed. If he declares 2, the drug will be confiscated, his crime will be forgiven, and he can apply for citizenship.
No one will reasonably declare 1, but 2 gives the drug mules a great incentive to voluntarily get caught. If we incentivize drug mules to turn over the drugs instead of trying not to get caught, we'll need less effort catching them. We will also disrupt the distribution channels of the drug lords.