The media seem to have nothing better to do than make a martyr of a common criminal. I do not agree with hanging as a death sentence, but even more so I abhor people who make money out of addicting our younger generation to heroin, and in many cases causing their death.
Maybe an alternative type of death? electric Chair?
Maybe it is just me but I don't see why any country should have to bear the cost of providing for people for the rest of their lives, when the money could be so much better spent on fighting poverty and crime.

Absolutely ..... no to hanging . Hanging is wrong, but crime and rehabilitation is the way to help the future of wayward people. Singapore is not showing a good example of decency

garden_worm

Personally I don't think the punishment matched the crime. The death penalty certainly has a place I believe, but for vicious psycho maniacs and murderers with no hope of rehabilitation.

I don't know too much about the case, what were the circumstances of him deciding to carry the drugs? For all we know he may have felt he had no choice, the people who make and profit from the drugs may have had something over his head that compelled him to do it (like threatening his family perhaps) who knows. We never will now :(

Look at Schapelles case, she's in jail for 20 years for importing drugs she never knew were in her bag! I don't think that was the case here, but what I'm saying is, it's never just cut and dry.

Ange

I don't know, I don't have an answer... just loads of questions lol

Anyway, I don't like to dwell on it too much. The world is filled with scumbags and lowlifes. It sounds to me like the wrong twin went to the gallows, the other one has a criminal record longer than his arm and seems completely unphased by his brothers early demise!!

Oh, and no I have never seen anyone die of a heroin overdose and I sincerely hope I never do, but if you're going to argue the point that drug traffickers choose their consequences by trafficking, then you could also argue that drug users do the same thing. Sure they're addicted and it's a really hard disease to overcome. But they became addicted by making a decision one day to try it. So as I said, it's never black and white, it's always more complicated than what we hear. :)

Ange

Get this...........she is in Grade 3.

I was angry but the Mother didn't think the teacher had done any wrong.

Cathy

but - if you are stupid enough to go overseas and try and bring drugs back here via a country that has capital punishment - then you're just another dead junkie.

the problem with bringing drugs into australia is that they are intended for our kids - there aren't many junkies who live past forty so the market is for those junkies still living. And when a junkie dies from his drugs - there has to be another to take his place - market forces. And the one whotakes the place of another dead junkie is someones child.

I reckon that all drugs should be legalised and only available on prescription- this cuts out the need for drug traffickers, dealers and those who try to expand their "business". Another added benefit would be that insurance premiums would drop dramatically when all of the petty thefts and burglaries are stopped when junkies don;t have to steal to pay for their addiction.

But there's too many pillars of society with their pockets being filled by drug money to allow for this little scheme of mine.