Singapore hangs woman convict for drug trafficking, first in almost 20 years
Singapore hangs woman convict for drug trafficking, first in almost 20 years
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Funny how Singaporean media is remaining quiet about this
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Isn't that pretty common there?
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I don't know how free their press is over there
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Singapore: Still got it!
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Stunning and brave.
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So how much did she actually traffic?
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Fuck drug dealers.
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Fuck the "war on drugs". All the things cited to justify drug prohibition are actually caused by the prohibition, not the drugs themselves.
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Sure, but it's hardly worth killing them.
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Drug dealers lead to murderers. Fool do whatever to protect income, mainstream or street.
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Fuck around and found out.
People are acting like Singapore isn't notorious for its draconian drug laws. So knowing full well that they WILL use the death penalty on drug cases, people still do it. OK, then you just showed either how stupid you are or how little regard you have for your own life if you deal with drugs there. Zero sympathy for these people.
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This is a desperate person taking a risk, not a pedo or a serial killer
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Tough shit. Your stupid momentary high is worth your life, then you just found out what can happen in a country like Singapore.
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Really just as simple as 'just don't break the law'.
While there is a case to be made whether the death penalty is justified, the law was written and the offender should be aware of what happens if they're caught. Since they broke the law and got caught, they don't have much of a defence against the punishment. Applies to any country, not just Singapore.
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Not every state has the death penalty.
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No nation can call itself civilized that still uses the death penalty.
They won't be getting my tourist dollars.
You're not missing much. It's a soulless place, not to mention remarkably racist. Sure it's clean and safe, but there's no vibrancy. I live in South America, in a city that's considered dangerous by world standards, but I walk out my door and there's music and life.. the city buzzes. Some people like living in a sterile bubble I guess but not me.
Well… Singapore is trying to use it for like everything
Edit: for the downvoters, I have a fascinating read for you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole
No they are not they use it for drug trafficking and murder cases. That doesn't mean I approve of it, I deplore it.
Yeah they hang you for lollygagging.
Getting high on that moral ground buddy?
Most people would rather be hanged than go to prison if they truly knew what was being done behind closed doors in the name of being humane.
Some crimes are so heinous and intrinsically evil that I believe we as society shouldn't take the burden of keeping those people alive just for the sake of it. I believe that in those very limited cases, death penalty should be allowed.
The problem is that you will 100% kill innocent people. And there is no way to reverse it later on...
If it's allowed there will be mistakes, innocent people will be killed.
And it will be abused.
This should only be used for cases where there is 100% of evidence that the person is guilty (eg: tool box killers, Breivik, mass murderers, etc)
I agree death penality itself has its uses e.g. prosecution of war criminals, rebel leaders, druglords and I think corrupt officials in some cases. It should be applied to those who despite being behind bars would continue to influence outside causing more death or downfall of a nation if they remain alive. Though for this case just for carrying heroine I don't think that should be a death sentence it is just stupid an outdated way of control. Though problem with death sentence sometimes it becomes a hammer and when it becomes a hammer everything becomes a nail. It should only be a last resort.