British man to be exectuted by Chinese

[magick]

Ok so on a few other forums I goto some christians and bleeding heart liberals are on a crusade to get Akmal Shaikh spared the death penalty after he got caught smuggling 4kg of heroin into China.

Now I would have thought this story would have made it onto OcUK. His family claim he's mentaly ill because he suffers from bi-polar but how can suffering from depression make you want to take up drug trafficking in the far east I don't know. Are the chinese right to execute this guy?

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/news/british-man-to-be-executed-in-china-19524351.html

 

[Glaucus]

execution is never right.

 

[SB118]

Akmal Shaikh? Sounds like a local lad.

Smuggles drugs to a place with a death penalty for smuggling drugs, Darwin Award tbh.

 

[Jono8]

meh, one less piece of scum walking the Earth.

 

[p4radox]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8431478.stm

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville said Mr Shaikh's relatives want to explain that he had "suffered from long term mental illness" and travelled to the China to pursue a "fantasy" belief in a possible career as a pop star.

"They believe he was not responsible for himself and certainly not responsible for drug trafficking," said our correspondent.

He's clearly not a very well man, with either severe bipolar disorder or some other serious problems. Execution does not seem a particularly sensible option.

 

[gurusan]

It's not right that he's being put to death for smuggling drugs..but as stated above he did it in a place with the death penalty so he made his own bed, now he's gotta sleep in it...forever.

 

[Jono8]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8431478.stm



He's clearly not a very well man, with either severe bipolar disorder or some other serious problems. Execution does not seem a particularly sensible option.

Or in other words

" quick, stick two pencils up your nose and put your pants on head. They will think you are insane and you will get off scot free"


also.....a'whibble.

 

[Naffa]

Absolutely not. Capitol punishment is a horrific concept and I doubt I could never condone it.

 

[magick]

He's clearly not a very well man, with either severe bipolar disorder or some other serious problems. Execution does not seem a particularly sensible option.

So his family and defence team claim. But when faced with the death penalty I suppose they would say he's mentaly ill.

 

[magick]

" quick, stick two pencils up your nose and put your pants on head. They will think you are insane and you will get of scot free"

+1

 

[Dolph]

I can't see how drug smuggling justifies the death penalty by any stretch of reason, however the law in that country is clear, as is their attitude towards mental illness.

If he was that incapable of looking after his own interests, then why was his family not taking better care of him?

 

[JBuk]

Execution for drug smuggling seems a bit harsh

but.. he should've known the risks & possible consequences of his actions if he was caught in China , bit of an idiot tbh

 

[Efour]

unlucky he got caught.

Death penalty is harsh for this crime but it is China.

 

[magick]

I can't see how drug smuggling justifies the death penalty by any stretch of reason

Execution for drug smuggling seems a bit harsh

Because heroin is an extremely destructive drug socialy and on an individual level.

 

[gurusan]

Because heroin is an extremely destructive drug socialy and on an individual level.

damn straight it is, but the death penalty is harsh.

 

[twist3d0n3]

the family should've not allowed him to go on this wild quest in the 1st place.

smuggling drugs in a country with these laws = fail

 

[gurusan]

smuggling drugs = fail

fixed

 

[SB118]

... the death penalty is harsh.

However it is proven to have be 100% effective against reoffending.

 

[Dolph]

Because heroin is an extremely destructive drug socialy and on an individual level.

Made far, far more destructive by making it illegal...

 

[Tefal]

fixed

unless you're good then it = $$$