After the posting about Christian church-sponsored violence in Kachin, I have received the following from an anonymous observer of Pat Ja San.

Good intentions or not, the video shows church-sponsored torture by Patjasan.

http://www.globalpost.com/article/6684201/2015/11/09/asias-meth-wars

Jamie

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Interesting coverage on Kachin and Pat Ja San.

While Pat Ja San has (supposedly) good intentions and goals, the means to achieve these goals are either questionable or uneducated and ignorant with no base in evidence. In the history, many countries have tried these methods without success (religion, punishments cannot eradicate drug crisis- they can only silence them for a while and expose to more human right violations and discriminations than ever before.

But I see that they receive enormous support from the communities. I see Pat Ja San volunteers wearing (military-like)green uniforms and helping traffic control in demonstrations, funeral proceedings, etc.Even many Kachin doctors I know , support Pat Ja San, often preaching to children (in supposedly health education sessions) about drugs and religion.