why some wanna save a drug trafficker?

[leetahbar]

SINGAPORE has no qualms about taking a tough line on serious crimes and imposing the mandatory death penalty because it believes this stand has saved thousands of lives, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. The penalty applies to crimes such as murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking, and Mr Shanmugam believes it has had a deterrent effect and sent a clear signal to drug barons on Singapore's position. He acknowledged it was easy for death penalty opponents to focus on the plight of the individual who faced being hanged.

But the consequences of getting rid of the death penalty had to be considered: 'You save one life here, but 10 other lives will be gone. What would your choice be if you were to make that choice?' Mr Shanmugam, who is also Second Home Affairs Minister, was responding to Joo Chiat resident Jack Lin, 26, at a dialogue that capped his visit to the ward. Mr Lin had asked whether the case of Yong Vui Kong, whose lawyers argued against the mandatory death sentence, would affect the future of such a punishment.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
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the underscored has already stressed on the importance about delegating the law........unless there are those who thinks they are above the law and could bend it to their benefit.

what if the drug trafficker escapes detection? how many lives would those nefarious drugs harm?

 

[leetahbar]

this drama was sadly again being highlighted by SDP which exploited this and trying to again score unwarranted political points.

maybe it's harsh to pass the death penalty. then what about a life sentence? life sentence if i do not get it wrong is for duration of imprisonment up to 25 yrs. after that, the convicted people would go free.

sgp gov boasts about giving convicts a "2nd chance". so what is a 2nd chance? how do they categorise who deserve that precious "2nd chance"?

 

[halsey02]

how abt elder abuse? Shouldn't those who abused their elderly parents be locked up and caned?

This is the case of the 'chicken & the egg', do not condone the beating up of our parents but we must remember, SPARE THE ROD & SPOIL THE CHILD.

What is is the use of canning now? must be locked in a room with 5 un-washed Kek lengs...with an amazing bad case of body odour, apply scented coconut oil plus sandal wood oil. I bet, the hardcore, parents basher, will certainly repent & reform..caning doesn't work.

 

[cooleo]

This is the case of the 'chicken & the egg', do not condone the beating up of our parents but we must remember, SPARE THE ROD & SPOIL THE CHILD.

What is is the use of canning now? must be locked in a room with 5 un-washed Kek lengs...with an amazing bad case of body odour, apply scented coconut oil plus sandal wood oil. I bet, the hardcore, parents basher, will certainly repent & reform..caning doesn't work.

In leetahbar's context, that will be HEAVEN!

Heaven Is A Place On Earth

When the night falls down
I wait for you
And you come around
And the world's alive
With the sound of kids
On the street outside

When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love...

Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth ?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth

When I feel alone
I reach for you
And you bring me home
When I'm lost at sea
I hear your voice
And it carries me

In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I'm not afraid anymore

Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth ?
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth

 

[guavatree]

sgp gov boasts about giving convicts a "2nd chance". so what is a 2nd chance? how do they categorise who deserve that precious "2nd chance"?

old fart faggot fake monk PAP dog Bob Sim Kheng Hwee how many "2nd chance" have you exceeded for engaging illicit gay activities, stealing temple donation money, stealing handphones, con laukwayboos, bash your 80 y.o.father until bloody and calling your mother LAUCHEEBYE!

Illicit gay activities:

Penal Code Section 377A states, “Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years.”

Cheating:

Whoever, by deceiving any person, fraudulently or dishonestly induces the person so deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to consent that any person shall retain any property, or intentionally induces the person so deceived to do or omit to do anything which he or she would not do or omit if he or she were not so deceived, and which act or omission causes or is likely to cause damage or harm to that person in body, mind, reputation or property, is said to "cheat". For example, A cheats if he intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A means to repay any money that Z may lend to him when A does not intend to repay it, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to lend him money. Cheating is punished with imprisonment of up to one year, or a fine, or both.

Father bashing:

Voluntarily causing hurt – A person causes hurt when he or she causes bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any person. Whoever does any act with the intention of causing hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely to cause hurt to any person, and does cause hurt to any person, voluntarily causes hurt. The penalty for voluntarily causing hurt is imprisonment of up to one year, or a fine of up to S$1,000, or both.

Theft of Temple Funds:

Theft is committed when a person, intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property in order to effect the taking. The penalty for theft is imprisonment of up to three years, or a fine, or both. It is more common, however, for offenders to be charged with committing theft in a building, tent or vessel, which is used as a human dwelling, or for the custody of property. The penalty for this more serious offense is imprisonment of up to seven years, and also a fine.

 

[leetahbar]

Judgement on Yong Vui Kong’s appeal this Friday

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:29 AM PDT

The Court of Appeal will be delivering its judgement this Friday, 14 May, on Yong Vui Kong’s appeal. The hearing will take place at 11am.

It has been two months since Yong made his appeal on 15 March. He is appealing against the death sentence which was imposed on him in 2007 when he was caught with 47g of diamorphine. He was found guilty of drug trafficking and was given the mandatory death penalty.

Originally scheduled to hang on 4 December last year, his lawyer, Mr Madasamy Ravi, persuaded the court that Yong had not had his appeal heard, as was his right under the Constitution. The court agreed and granted Yong a hearing on 15 March. In that hearing, Mr Madasamy argued that the mandatory death penalty was unconstitutional, citing many judicial decisions in other jurisdictions all over the world.

On Sunday, 9 May, Law Minister K Shanmugam defended the Singapore government’s position on the issue. According to the Straits Times, the minister “believes this stand has saved thousands of lives… The penalty applies to a crimes [sic] such as murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking, and Mr Shanmugam believes it has had a deterrent effect, and sent a clear signal to drug barons on Singapore’s position.”

The Online Citizen has been campaigning for a moratorium on the mandatory death penalty since Yong’s case came to light.

You can read the articles and view the videos here: Campaign for a moratorium on the mandatory death penalty.

By Andrew Loh

SDP shall exploit this fiasco and turns it into another singapore gov sliming activity.

why was a mandatory death sentence legislated for hardcore drug traffickers? the disastrous and harmful effect to many are horendous should drugs be smuggled into our country.

even with such harsh law, people are still tempted to take the chance. they rate the monetary reward higher than the possible risk of losing their life in the gallow.

it's a gamble drug trafficker take. for yong, he lost. the wager is his life.:(