Singapore to execute a woman for first time in almost 20 years

Deary me the punishment is a bit extreme, as others said potentially just a mule for a larger gang/operation.

Death Penalty for such crimes does fit this modern world.
DP can have its uses, I will agree with that but for something like this, we would be executing a worker ant, pointless exercise amongst being unjust.
 
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sither said:
amp.theguardian.com

Singapore to execute a woman for first time in almost 20 years

Killing of Saridewi Djamani is one of two this week as activists say most on death row are marginalised people
amp.theguardian.com amp.theguardian.com


Yes drugs are terrible but seems very harsh considering the amount.
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Drugs are not terrible. They’ve saved 100’s of millions of lives and are used recreationally and safely the world over. The main problem with a lot of drugs is governments criminalising them.
 
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Are you saying drugs don't kill anyone?
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If someone chooses by themselves to take them and overdose that is their problem. It’s not like it’s fentanyl where a very tiny amount can kill people unsuspectingly.

Gambling is addictive and can ruin people’s lives but they don’t seem to have a problem with it.
 
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If someone chooses by themselves to take them and overdose that is their problem. It’s not like it’s fentanyl where a very tiny amount can kill people unsuspectingly.
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That's true if it's a one off. But once addiction has set in then it's very hard not to descend into deeper problems. No-one goes into it thinking it will start to control them. Most people start taking it after peer pressure and then get deeper into the problem.
 
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If someone chooses by themselves to take them and overdose that is their problem. It’s not like it’s fentanyl where a very tiny amount can kill people unsuspectingly.

Gambling is addictive and can ruin people’s lives but they don’t seem to have a problem with it.
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If only there was a safe way to regulate the market with some form of control and then at the same time educate the public with facts rather than the nonsense they've done for years.

Probably a bit too left of field to ever work though.
 
Also a point to note that seems rather important if she has indeed done this under her own initiative surely then it proves that the death penalty is irrelevant and doesn't actually achieve anything?
 
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Also a point to note that seems rather important if she has indeed done this under her own initiative surely then it proves that the death penalty is irrelevant and doesn't actually achieve anything?
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No it doesn't, jail and laws exists and yet people still commit crimes.

If the rate of drug crime had remained consistent after the introduction of these harsh laws then it would prove that the death penalty is irrelevant.
 
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I have heard in Japan of people committing mass acts of violence in order to get the death penalty. Probably other examples too.
 
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No it doesn't, jail and laws exists and yet people still commit crimes.

If the rate of drug crime had remained consistent after the introduction of these harsh laws then it would prove that the death penalty is irrelevant.
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Crime recording is in the hands of people who very likely commit the most drug offences but have all the power, so yes it's irrelevant.
 
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Also a point to note that seems rather important if she has indeed done this under her own initiative surely then it proves that the death penalty is irrelevant and doesn't actually achieve anything?
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Well she won't be doing it again will she...
 
The world is so ****** up... What happened to lesser punishments, like chopping a hand off, or something?

Junglist said:
If only there was a safe way to regulate the market with some form of control and then at the same time educate the public with facts rather than the nonsense they've done for years.
Probably a bit too left of field to ever work though.
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No, I think you have it perfectly solved - Ban the dangerous drug types, and then insist that anyone who uses them has to get a licence and training.
It's the simplest solution.....
 
Singapore is famous for being….strong on punishment. We are letting it happen here. To be fair though many let their teenagers out to watch premier league until 2am and they can all walk home. Didn’t we want Singapore on Thames?
 
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