Minor Drug Offenders are Dying on Death Row in Singapore
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2022
- Singapore resumed executions in March 2022, after a two-year hiatus. According to local activists, there are an estimated 60 inmates on death row, most of whom are for drug-related offences.
64-year old Nazeri bin Lajim has been scheduled for execution by hanging on July 22, 2022. This is the 9th execution scheduled this year, just shortly after the State carried out a double execution on July 7, 2022. VICE World News followed his family in May 2022 to find out how the capital punishment inflicts the condemned individual and those closest to them.
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Singapore's zero tolerance policy against drugs has been loudly echoed but despite that if you still decide to go ahead and commit the crime you just have a death wish or think that you are above the law.
Please get the help you obviously need
@@lizf1353 why?
Or you are tricked into it, or need money desperately, or are not smart enough to understand the consequences. There are many reasons why people are involved in the drug trade and you are just making generalized assumptions without knowing individual cases
@@ghormax lol white people always think they are above asian country’s law. Dude just stay the f away from singapore… smuggle your drug and minor somewhere else
@@lizf1353 I have been to Singapore and I have seen a slim good looking lady in her 20s in gym bra and shorts, jogging at around 1AM, can you do that in your country. Definitely not possible here in India.
The rule is very simple. Don't do drugs in Singapore.
Or chew gum supposedly
@@gungatz6696 people can definitely chew gums here but just don't do it publicly.
If I may ask - what about false accusations?
@@Nattapong69, you are free to break any rules you like! If you think raping your sisters while under the influence of drugs is cool, do it but be ready for the consequences!
@@CS-bq7is How do you accidently possess drugs in a country where it's basically impossible to get them unless you try really hard to find them? Plus no one is going to send you to death row unless drugs are actually seized from you as evidence.
LKY: "To those who smuggle drugs, one death is too kind"
Who are all these people dying from marijuana overdose?
@@ImHereFindMe Is marijuana the only drug out there? 💀
@@ImHereFindMeShut up druggie
@@ImHereFindMe Weed junkies going out and increasing the crime rate.
Walk the streets of Australia at nights and you’ll see the societal impacts of drugs to not just families but also communities.
Oh yes that's why alcohol and tobacco are legal and especially the former heavily advertised. Billionaire CEOs of those companies are our capitalist heroes even though they cause over 10 times the amount of deaths than illegal drugs.
Yes you are right. I live in Australia and it is disgusting and horrible here. There are so many drug addicts here in Australia and Australia has been flooded and awashed with drugs and Australia has been taken over by drugs.
that is why the western media is trying to ask SG to take away the death penalty. They want SG to be worse off... lol... They have no good intentions as always.
As an Australian I would gladly hand a decent portion of these people death summary death sentences.
Alot of Tweaters?
My husband and I are Canadians and have lived in Singapore for the past 15 years. While I feel for the families of people sentenced to death for drug offences, I strongly support Singapore's harsh drug laws. These laws have kept Singapore's society safe and free of the social ills that accompany drug addiction.
To those advocating for more lenient laws, I urge you to visit cities like Seattle, Portland, and my hometown of Vancouver. These cities are struggling with a drug/opioid epidemic, which is just getting worse. The situation is worsening because of ludicrous laws (many focused on harm reduction), which results in a system that enables drug users.
In Vancouver, for example, there are:
- Safe injection sites,
- An endless supply of free clean needles,
- Free drugs (to prevent users from dying from tainted drugs),
- More recently, the decriminalization of 2.5 grams of any hard drug in British Columbia. The scary thing is that some people still think this is too conservative! Heck at this rate, why not just legalize drugs?!!
It is also common knowledge that Narcan (opioid blocker) kits are being handed out like candy to revive people who have overdosed (a very common occurrence)!
Parts of these cities now resemble slums and ghettos. It is truly shocking and sad. The grim reality is that many other US and Canadian cities will follow. And, let's be clear, this is not a socio-economic problem, as many people can succumb to drugs, not just the poor and marginalized.
If you want to see open drug use on city streets, people walking around out of their minds, dirty needles in alleyways and sidewalks, people defecating and urinating on sidewalks, an increase in homelessness, and a surge in crime, then, by all means, advocate for lenient drug laws. If not, appreciate Singapore's drug laws, as harsh as they may be. I do, and I am so grateful to be living here!
Youve been living in Singapore the past 15 years. You really think your description is 100% accurate to what is happening in the US and Canada? Youre also describing and criticizing proven methods for public health treatment of addiction.
Hahahahaha it's really sad to hear people like you advocating for these things. THE ENTIRE WORLD DOESNT WORK LIKE SINGAPORE. Singapore is a tiny city State, most problems that Singapore has are nowhere near the scale or gravity that other countries face. You are comparing apples and oranges in way that makes those "ludicrous laws" you talk about equal to enforcing jaywalking laws. Things are not the same.
You know, I think the best thing I can say is I sincerely hope one of your loved ones never develops a problem with drugs or alcohol or gambling crime etc whatever else you can be sentenced to death for in Singapore. Maybe if your husband or brother, father, mother, friend, or loved one was stuck in jail, facing death, for something so trivial as using drugs you will understand. Until then I wish you happy life in ignorance, I still wish I could go back to that way of thinking, so much simpler, so much easier.
@@RollinH Pre-Covid, we went back to the US and Canada for a visit at least once a year. Most recently, we went back in April 2022 and drove through parts of downtown Vancouver, so yes, what I am describing is happening. If you want confirmation, there are many documentaries on RUclips covering this issue.
Having lived in both Seattle and Vancouver, I can tell you that things have only worsened and deteriorated over the years.
These "proven methods" for the treatment of addiction have not helped at all, only made things far worse. Not only has Vancouver seen an increase in overdose deaths, but also a surge in violent crime.
@@toasteddingus6925, I strongly support Singapore's drug laws because of the devastating effect that drugs have on individuals, families, societies, cities, and countries. I take NO pleasure in advocating for harsh laws, but I stand firm after what I have seen happen to Seattle and Vancouver, two cities where I have lived and two cities I love. I would never wish the same for Singapore, Singaporeans or anyone else.
Yes, I agree Singapore is an anomaly, but it is also one of the safest places in the world, and there is a good reason Mr. Lee Kuan Yew didn't want drugs here - he knew the dire consequences.
I’m from Barcelona and lived twice in Singapore.
As any other country, they have their laws, and knowing them it is your decision to break them or not.
You don’t like them? Try to convince your country and change it, and if you can’t, leave and take drugs here in my country, for example. There are plenty of junkies dying and families in grief because of it and the lack of laws.
You like that better?
Así es. Yo también estuve viviendo allí. Puede haber cosas que gusten más o menos. Pero también es verdad que está todo ordenado y es seguro.
Amen! so true
The irony when you say your ‘brother’ caused much misery to your family during his younger days…. Now he is caught for trafficking
U know how much more misery he is causing to other family?
Agree with you
Good thinking!
On every single airline before you transit and arrive into Singapore they announce “ Singapore holds the death penalty to those trafficking drugs”
So everyone is warned before arrival this is the case. Singapore isn’t the only country that does this. It keeps a society free of crime and further plagues of issues narcotics bring.
but in these cases its mostly cross border by drive or boat
@@NathanNoon This man has many chances to turn his life around but he wasted it, he destroyed his own marriage, his own family, not once do all these crimmals admit they chose this path of distruction, they would have continue had it not been a death sentence passed on to them. He has all the time to turn around but he dun even love himself and his own family enough to change for the better, at this rate he would have die of an overdose. The State did not kill him, he has took his own life many years back when he embarked on this distructive path. The death penality must stay for all drug cases. For so many who are poor, many chose to walk the righ path and he has a choice and many chances given to him. Using th e victimhood penalty does not serve one well or the community well.
Does that means if u surrender at that point u are fine once they announce it?
@@dt675 of course dude. definitely not the death penalty in this case. if youre forced to bring the drugs in or its just a simple regret, declare it at customs and get assisted. you'll probably go to jail but its definitely not death.
@@dt675 you honestly dont even have to announce it.. just throw it away? many rubbish bins and toilets around the check point lol
It's easy: don't bring drugs into Singapore and you'll be perfectly fine. No other way around it.
That’s not how it works. For example, if someone was a heroin addict and had 11 grams of heroin for their own consumption. As long as it’s above the amount, Singapore automatically takes it as trafficking.
@@HAHAL0L99 ok but why must u even bring 11grams?
@@HAHAL0L99 🤷🏿♂️ It's ok with me if you or anyone is addicted to heroine, just don't come to Singapore and we'll both be happy: you won't be sentenced to death plus you keep your addiction and I get a drug free society. Win-win for both of us.
@@dontbeAClown I mean if I was addicted and that was what I needed. Some heroin addicts have super bad withdrawals
@@tokorojj I get where u are coming from we all are entitled to our own opinions. However a drug user doesn’t mean they are bad people. People in Singapore are being sentenced to death for weed when there are countries that have literally legalized weed and there are scientific evidence to show that weed helps with certain things. Fuck sg and their stupid systems it needs a reform
To those who are attempting to speak from a position of a high moral ground , I'll tell you that Singapore did not get to where it is today by asking foreigners how the country should be run.
If you don't like it, stay home 🏘️🤡
You're right when you say it wasn't by asking other countries what to do. It got that way because the US imposed the drug war on the rest of the world by threatening trade relations. Singapore would not have been able to sustain itself had it not bowed down to the demands of the US. Now Singapore uses the laws to control political disent just as its true original intent. Dont worry, I'll stay out of the Disney version of North Korea.
Well said
I concur
Very well said! I don't personally agree with the policy but I would never presume to tell another country how to run their affairs. Singapore is a advanced nation with the right to make their way.
Now tell that to every single solitary non-American online who makes pro-BLM comments.
If you don't live here, you do not understand.
So happy that SG stays strict and keeps their law enforcement up! This is what makes SG society way stronger and fast forward as other major economies in America or Europe that play around with low drug enforcement.
I’m a german and it’s so sad to see how common drug usage is in european party scenes… that stuff is everywhere there and kills the society like a parasite slowly from inside.
85% of Singapore's GDP is drug manufactering for major pharmaceutical companies. Singapore is financially dependant on following the philosophy of major pharmaceutical companies who are adamantly against decriminilization/regulation. Its always been about money. Never about public health and safety.
@@RollinH a simple google search proves you wrong, pharmaceutical industry is not even close to that high percentage of GDP in SG. If you are very optimistic counting support for pharmaceutical together, you may reach 5% of SGs GDP.
Death penalty for pot? Suppiah RIP🙏
The two have absolutely nothing in common. Also, you can't compare a city-state with a larger country.
Ah yes, what makes every nation great: government approved murder.
I actually like what Singapore is doing. None of the people executed were innocent. No one of the relatives even attempts to take responsibility.
All those of you who are against our fight against drugs, plse go n live in the US for 10 yrs n see for yourself the effect of drugs. Go live in the neighbourhood where u see the entire streets filled with addicts high on drugs, standing/sitting/lying motionless in their state of addiction n the filthy streets full of rubbish, needles. And remember to take your kids for a nice long walk along the street especially during the night n see whether u feel safe. I certainly don't want to see this kind of street in my country Singapore. Its a fair game, u smuggle n get caught you pay the price. If u manage to go undetected, congrats you made some money out of your smuggling activities but remember, you wont always win the game. All our warnings are known almost all over the world n if you are game for the risk, well we are game to repay you what you deserve so please dont come crying about cruelty or human rights shit once you are caught. Whichever way it turn out from your drug smuggling, you deserves it. Those young folks sitting there as part of the campaign, well I guess you grew up in a nice environment n dont see how our early generations fought to keep this little country from gangs n drugs which could have brought down the country if not for the tough actions of our past government. For all u know had we allow drugs to ruined our country, these young folks may be shooting themselves with drugs too. You young folks are still naive n innocent. U think u know alot but the true fact is, u haven't fought for anything yet. You haven't earn your keep yet.
You're frame pf referemce of america is clearly scare videos about skid row and robo cop. You are describing a caricture of the US. Not the reality. I prefer being in the US
@@RollinH well thankful Im not living in the US. The choice is yours. Im happy with mine.
Man, well said!
Formal prime minister said 1 death is too kind
Formal prime minister, eh? Will you z1pperheads ever master the _Engrish_ language? No, guess not.
True, this is good penalty, because drugs ruin lives #SayNoToDrugs
Measures like this is what makes SG "The Safest City in the WORLD" !!!
Its not easy and not a joke!
Zero tolerance to drugs bring fear to users and peddlers eventually disappearing out of people's head and put them to productive work instead of being addicts.
Such strict rules keeps away drug related crimes like firearm offences , murders etc..
A bit of weed or shrooms doesn't cause crime! And they are such hypocritical assholes for still having alcohol legal which is much worse.
Death Justice is what keeps us safe from crime
@@alexanderthegreat6229 What the fuck is wrong with just smoking a bit of weed? There is no justice but injustice if you get executed or long jail time for smoking something and having a few plants in your backyard! No one has the right to dictate others what they are allowed to put into their own body. Fuck governments that do this!
@@alexanderthegreat6229 You aren't going to be safe when you take rebirth in hell lol. Say hey to King Yama for me buddy.
Singapore is not The Safest City in the WORLD, it's the shittiest city in the WORLD.... Big difference.
It's a no brainer to put human lives above any drug crimes. Having said so, all such documentaries should also showcase the harm inflicted on drug users and their families to have a balanced view of the issue.
Several years ago, I was at a beach town in Thailand and encountered a American retiree who was having foot massage beside me. He said, "For a long time, I chose to spend time more in Thailand than in the United States because I like the safe and simple life of the people here. But things had changed. I saw more drug peddlers and drug abuse problem in the streets. The place has become dangerous and shady. It's amazing how Singapore manages the drug situation."
No one is asking for them to stay "unpunished". Keep them in prison, but don't hang them. No human should take the life of another human
@@petermuller5800 no man should hang another man. At a personal level, I am inclined to agree with u. But I am mindful that drug abuse can ruin lives and families in ways that r worse than deaths. For most ordinary folks, removal of death penalty to severe crimes is akin to making them even vulnerable to drug trafficking.
@@petermuller5800 The logic is very simple. If you want to live, don't be involved in drugs. Especially smuggling of drugs.
Oh sure, "Jimmy's addiction is such a problem on our family I wish the state would just hang him already" shut up lol
@@BeachBoi1000 It's very simple: "You shall not kill"
When you do an interview with a disgraced lawyer such as M.Ravi. You automatically lose all credibility.
When they caught they will all suddenly become caring, devoted, kind-hearted people who were misguided and had a tough time growing up.....
That’s why.: all nonsense .. do the crime .. face the consequences. If one death can prevent more lives being lost.. then definitely worth it
Lol... it's true. Suddenly they become saints!
Right! Those who got caught just started sugar coating all their wrong doing
"1 death is too kind. for years and years, the daughter or the son is an addict" quoted from. LkY..
If you set a precedent to give way to drug traffickers, hundreds and thousands of families in Singapore will be destroyed. My respect to our late PM, LKY. 0 tolerance to drugs. Despite the outcry from the world, nothing change his mind.
im american, and our country is swamped with drugs, and its getting worse. good for you singapore. ignore the naive activists and continue keeping your country clean.
You know drugs is illegal in singapore, when you found out your brother is abusing drugs you didnt report him to the CNB to prevent him from further suffering. Now he get caught for drug trafficking you blame the government, what a joke.
didn't they say that he applied for treatment but they said there was a lack of evidence and rejected it
Even with this drug death penalty law, there are still so many ppl trying to smuggle drug into sg. Imagine if this law abolished, more smugglers will take their chance and the street will be more and full of drugs flowing around.
or maybe it's just proof that even if there are serious measures, people will still want to take drugs and there will be people who will take advantage of that
@@EvilTaco “Let’s make murder and rape legal! Laws aren’t stopping people!”
@@EvilTaco the people who take advantage of someone else's habit to make a quick buck are despicable.
After reading the video title, I didn't expect to drug 'trafficking' those amounts. THOSE ARE NOT MINOR CHARGES!
Trafficking of drugs is not consider "minor"....
As harsh as it is for the families, I think if Singapore was to have lax drug laws, it would bring suffering and poverty to thousands of families instead of death penalty bringing suffering to only a few dozen families.
Alcohol is still legal there so why are harmless drugs like shrooms treated like poison?!
@@wkrx.5dlr because trying to ban alcohol would be political suicide
@@foodistgavrilo6636 I don't care. If alcohol, a dangerous and lethal drug AND the medical drugs are legal weed, a much less harmful drug should be legal.
@@wkrx.5dlr "if weed illegal why not alcohol hurr durr"
*gets told why*
"I DONT CARE BLAH BLAH BLAH"
And what is medical weed being used for? From what i have hears they use it for therapy sometimes and that is the end of it.
@@foodistgavrilo6636 It's unfair that alcholics get no legal consequences while weed smokers that have a few plants in their backyard get prison!!
as someone who has 2 uncles who used to be "stubborn" drug users. i support the govt stance on their tough laws against drug use and trafficking. growing up as a little kid (about 3 or 4 years old), i witnessed the emotional and mental stress faced by my late grandparents trying to deal with these 2 uncles of mine. they will steal my late grandparent's monies and abused them physically if my late grandparents refused to give them monies to feed their drug addictions. there are times when loan sharks would harassed outside our house because apparently my 2 uncles would resort to borrow money from them just to buy drugs. unfortunately, these nightmares continued for almost 40 years. after many times (lost count) being in and out of drug rehabs and realising that they are getting older, they finally kicked their bad addictions away. so, growing up... even though i have these 2 uncles. i do not really know them personally (except as the 2 uncles who were drug addicts) because they were always taken away to the drug rehab by the police or when they are out of the drug rehab. the cycle continued.. they would be out on the street, getting wasted!
Bravo to the s'pore govt for having the death penalty against drug traffickers. The s'pore govt is ranked the most effective in Asia and third in the world. Remarkable! 👍👍👍
The most effective at what? Making bad karma, and going to hell? lol
Even if the death penalty only discourages 50 dealers, 50 dealers could reck the lives of thousands of people with ease.
There is no evidence Showing how 50 drug dealers ruin the lives of thousands. The pharmecutical companies that have decided to build manufactering plants in Singapore (and are welcomed with open arms) are a different story.
Yes, marijuana is extremely deadly. Then again, perhaps what I put in my body is none of your business.
@@putler965 Ah yes, weed, the only drug in existence. About "my body my choice" drugs also affect people around you. Drug addicts can ruin their family's lives and do extreme things just to get their drugs. They also make the addict less productive, which is also a problem, but I dont expect someone who says putler to understand any of that
@@foodistgavrilo6636 So can alcoholics. Do you support banning alcohol?
@@putler965 sure! In my honest opinion only weed, low alcohol drinks and MAYBE some really weak halluciogens should be allowed
Please DO NOT abolish death penalty, there are consequences of our decisions. Preventive measures are needed before it is too late
@@drmklz8149 REAP WHAT YOU SOWED
@@drmklz8149 🤡
Simple.minded thinking
@@drmklz8149 hell yeah bro whats wrng w that
@@isaiya6799 Imagine wasting your time on drug offenders, no wonder society is going to shit because of people like you.
This may be considered to be a hard consequence for a crime!!! Singapore does not want drugs in there COUNTRY!! Period!!! You come with drugs you will face serious consequences!! Best thing Is obey the country laws!! Drugs or any crime!!
Yes,drug smuggling is a crime!
Using drugs is not a crime. Sometimes it's an experience. I don't use drugs, I don't even drink or smoke cig but this "holier than thou" "my way or the high way" of you people is irritating. There are more than one way to live life. Your way of life is your business, not others'
Just because something is in the law doesn’t mean it’s right.
@@churrothiev8387 you have to admit, these drug addicts turned to crimes to feed their addiction. Some of the silent victims are their loved ones. Who cries for the victims of their crimes? Why is Singapore a safe haven, it is because our laws are tough and uncompromised. One must pay the price for their actions. If a drug addict killed a person, would you think the victim deserves it or the victim's family doesnt need justice? Many addicts are repeat offenders, does jail term rehabitate them? We can say they are pitiful because they caanot help it. But we have drug addicts who turn their lives around n kick the habit.
We are not against drug addicts but those who make excuses for their actions and continue their road to their own downfall. Yes, we feel sorry for their families but the law is there not to protect the offenders. They are all given a fair trial. It may sound harsh, but we cannot afford to let the drug menace take roots on our soil, for the sake of our youngsters. Drugs takes life in every sense. A strong deterent is needed to protect the masses.
Death penalty is justified, and necessary. But NOT for victims of drug addiction, or their loved-ones who lose them. Read a book. Get informed... Educated... Saved.
There are a lot of people complaining about the death penalty,they should look at the drug rates between Singapore and Western countries
What baffles me, is that people are still willing to risk it. It's absolutely insane.
The money is the greatest temptation and trying to test the system, they are also promised if they get caught, their families will be taken care of. There was a drug courier who died while going through customs cos the bags in his stomach broke and he died an immediate death, there were 50 small packets in which he swallowed. - The length they do to get that easy money and it kills and destroy millions of families and children growing up in a drug filled home.
Drug Mule Caught After Full Body Scan | Customs | Real Responders
Fundraiser - go watch this, how a body scan detected and these 2 guys swallowed so many bags of cocaine. He went to a special toilet to pass it out, yes it crazy and if these total of 100 bags get delivered and sold to drug addicts, that will be sending them straight to hell!
Minor? lol. Would there be a minor murder offender? Drug offender is drug offender.
Hi,I agree with Lawyer Luo that death penalty should NOT be abolished else will be very chaotic plus Singapore law will be taken for granted!
Just remember that each home has its rules n the country has its law!
Singapore is probably one of the safest countries, if not the safest country, in the world. Kudos to them
👍👍👍
Sadly, we dropped to rank 2 recently.
@@John_Smith_86 well, don't become America or Europe. We have too much trash and garbage we tolerate. Singapore should be admired for practicing broken windows to the extreme.
@@John_Smith_86 🙄
@Dev I don’t live in Singapore I just rolled my eyes because someone is complaining for dropping from
No 1 to 2. Like, Chees-us!
I commend Singapore for practicing their own laws and not listening to the "liberal imperialism" of the West.
What is deterring people is the high penalty. Is it worth losing your life over 15g of heroin. If a trafficker thinks it is worth it for the amount they made, perhaps the problem isn't the drug but the social circumstances the person is in. The death penalty is just one piece of the puzzle, how about societal issues from drug trafficking. How can the vulnerable be protected if trafficking isn't strict. Is educating people about drugs enough? If so, why do we still have young people experimenting? How do you regulate people buying drugs illegally off the street? Already as it is there are many pain medication in singapore that are controlled like Oxycodone. These are drugs that is used for medicinal purposes but can also be be abused.
I think it is also important to look at how other countries with serious drug problem deal with their drug issues. And hear their stories about how drugs affected their lives. How some counties are in a state of emergency because of drugs. How poverty pursues because of drugs.
@SorryLankan Doesn't matter . You don't want to follow their law? move to another country!
@SorryLankan okay fair enough. If you don't want to get caught or be subjected to the law then bring below the amount stated. If you need more, and you still bring it in knowing you may be persecuted, and you get caught then you gotta face the consequences. I mean no one should be above the law right. 🤷 the law should be protecting the majority.
Any empirical evidence for the claim "What is deterring people is the high penalty" ? Or is it just an assumption based on a gut feeling?
@@spy_balloon The point is that drug users only harm themselves and those immediately around them. They don't profit from this at all and they are addicted. They are not in the right state of mind. This cannot be understood unless you experience this yourself, or spend enough time around addicts/former addicts which I doubt many Singaporeans have meaningful experience with. What to do with the plight of someone who is dealing with serious injuries and illnesses and gets hooked on opioids - an addiction that often outlasts the underlying injuries/illnesses? There are millions going through this. Not to say all users are like this. But many go through these struggles. Society stands to gain a lot by rehabilitating such individuals for as long as their offenses are only drug related.
Drug traffickers, on the other hand, stand to gain much. They know they are ruining lives and do it anyways. This is intentional and they absolutely deserve the harshest of sentences. They are the enablers of addiction.
I understand the respect for governance that dominates Asian countries, particularly for drugs. The legacy of the Opium Wars runs deep, and many countries want to emulate the meteoric rise of Singapore. It is not the right of the West to freely proselytize their "democratic" ways to the rest of the world. Not in today's society. But much like how China under Deng Xiaoping learned from lessons abroad about market economies, perhaps some of these Asian countries could benefit too concerning drug rehabilitation. It's worth a try imo.
@@petermuller5800 Sir, if the streets of your country is flooded with drug, it is your problem. The streets of Singapore is drug-free. What more evidence is required?
960g of heroin,is not minor offence,this guy was caught with this amount before
Kirsten Han talks about drug traffickers like they are heroes
She is appealing for abolishment of death penalty. 500 people in the last 20 years have been forced into deaths, not accidental but also intentional murder on the part of the Singapore government.
Do the people in the Singapore government and the legal system have the rights to kill yet another person because the alleged killed someone else?
Two wrongs don't make one right. Already too many people die every day. Why add on to the burden of the family members of the 500 being hung?
@@yingyang2405 so did they accidentally and unknowingly traffick drugs? 500 is not an official figure, and it doesn't only consist of drug traffickers.
1 drug overdose death is too many. Why continue to allow people to bring drugs in that kills people?
The govt's commitment is to its people's well-being. Not towards those who are being of detriment to the people.
High Court has the power and ability to strike out lawsuit by 24 death row inmates, report by Davina Tham dated 3 August 2022, yet more than 400 were hung between 1965 and 1999 and 500 were hung from 2000 to 2022. What an amazing feat by the judiciary of the high court and contempt of the offenders. Their lives are simply worthless!
@@somethingisbaking2401 Drugs kill people. Drugs are from herbs. Drugs are also administered in hospitals.
The people on death rows are murderers or small time drug users and traffickers. What about the big time drug traffickers? Where are they? Who are they?
@@yingyang2405 can you provide an official source that states that figure?
Their lives are not worthless. They just have to pay for their crime.
Don’t bring in drugs, you won’t get hang. Simple.
Why should one stand up for deviance? No means no. Consequence is consequence. Simple equation.
Correct even a Kindergarten can understand what's NO.
Lets be honest. One of the main reasons why we have a death sentence for such offences is as a deterrent. The government does not find pleasure in killing, I don't either and I'm sure most people do not.
The death sentence is there as a deterrent. It is what you get if you do it. You know? If there is an exposed live cable, and you touch it, there is a high chance you will be shocked. But if you still do it, you cannot blame anyone but yourself. Now I know there are circumstances in which such things should be reconsidered, and that's the only thing I feel can be improved here.
And also how sometimes our courts allow wealthier or better educated convicts off with a lower punishment then the ones who have no money or status.
FACTS
@SorryLankan Facts. What you just said is 100% Facts.
the death penalty is a deterrent? guess it's not working... else no one would have to be killed by the government. so much for this law working well...
@@nussbi Any better options? If someone would do it knowing that if they get caught, its the death penalty. What else would stop them from doing it?
@@r_ramendump9681 drug treatment programs
See, the misconception here is that none of the drug traffickers are innocent. Singapore has made it clear that drug trafficking will lead to the death penalty and this is echoed so loudly across the world that a person who dares to bring in drugs to our country have already made their decision to go for the risk. There is no crime against humanity here. Also, another misconception is that a Singaporean caught abusing drugs won't necessarily be killed off. The death penalty is reserved specifically to foreigners bringing in drugs across the borders and locals who are part of the drug trafficking market. Locals who use drugs are actually welcome to surrender themselves to local authorities and they will be placed into rehabilitation - no criminal record or anything.
Drug ruins families and communities. Making drugs accessible to everyone is deadlier than a person going on a murder spree. The economy will not be as strong if the population is hooked on narcotics. If people want to use drugs, leave Singapore. There are many other countries out there where smoking weed and whatnot is legal, go there then. However, the point here is that the strong control on drugs is singlehandedly the reason why most Singaporeans are productive. If foreigners want to ruin our community with their intent on selling drugs and making profits off of our own livelihood, then they should be hanged for even thinking of doing so. Drug traffickers are no different from terrorists.
Before traveler getting into Singapore , they will receive the notes of death penalty for smuggling drug into the country state and if they insisted to bring the drug in,
Why not let them bear the cost?
Why can't they follow the law of the country they're traveling into?
Don't be stupid. Do you know a father throw his own son in jail for taking drug. He is a prison warden. Do you want to experience his broken heart as a father. So listen to me
Simple just respect every country 's law and you'll be safe.
he was a drug addict
Its far from simple. Its easier said then done. Younger people below 25 years, especially men...their brains are not fully developed yet. Say they are at a party and some drugs are being passed around and they experiment, like most people that age. They get caught somehow and they r put in jail for life. Or on death row to be executed. Yah that's so simple to avoid! Say they are drinking alcohol and not thinking straight and decide to try sone drugs w the alcohol,,,but if they were sober they would have never touched the drugs....then they get caught and put in jail for life for a mistake! Thats So wrong on so many levels. Drugs should be legal, but most prisons are huge money makers, very very profitable so....
Btw, Is alcohol illegal there too? Probably not. Alcohol is way worse than a ton of drugs. For example Psychedelics, which are life savers for sooooo many people. Countries where drugs are legal...do NOT have a drug problem, they have the lowest number of people in prison. So that worked out well, problem solved right? So why not follow these countries examples?! Money, that's why. ✌️
I don't think that law should be respected at all. People should fight it tooth and nail because it's just Wrong, plain and simple!
@@jenny2282 without your respect I think some people think that they are superior of other countries and thinks that their gouvernement America, Australia, or Europe won’t let them down so it’s ok I can smuggle drugs and then don’t face any judgment when I have been in Indonesia and it’s writing everywhere in Airports don’t smuggle drugs or it’s death penalty I know you can be young and dumb but bringing drugs is killing and destroying families they need that to scare people
@@jenny2282 i support death penalty as singaporean! Stay out of your contries business
"just dont do drugs" this person clearly does not know what addiction even is
drug traffickers are given the sentence not addicts
One life does not outweigh the amount of harm drugs will do to potentially thousands even tens of thousands of lives in Singapore. I am sorry for their families but actions have consequences. The death penalty may seem inhumane but the deterrence it provides, as well as the lives it saves more than justifies its existence.
However, a wise man once said: “how many lives does it take to make a change? That, is the question.” Now your getting into a logistical problem, counting how many lives it takes to make a change. Lives are not just a number to be counted. I remember when my old boss always asked us what we were most happy about in that particular moment and he always used to say “that I’m talking, breathing, and alive”.
Well...when you wish to travel to a country, you ought to be aware of the laws/regulations in place..I mean common sense, u want to get involved in drug trafficking, you will weight the pros and cons.. Other countries like Thailand may close 1 eye..but definitely not Singapore. Why use emotions to protest against something you know jolly well will get u the death penalty if you want to bring in drugs? The above case is 1 example. He has been in and out of jail so many times he still want to test the system, ultimately resulting in his downfall..
drug traffickers are the ones who chose death themselves the moment they decide to traffick drugs into singapore..everyone knows that trafficking drugs into singapore results in death penalty..there are glaring signs all over the borders and every primary sch kid knows that too..so to know that there is a death penalty yet still choose to traffick drugs its basically solely on them for choosing death for themselves.. its like warning someone that if you run into a burning house and if the fire reaches you you will be burned to death and you still run into the fire then its really on you when you burn to death..its not the death penalty that ends their lives..its their own decision to play with death and their own lives that ends with their demise and thats the consequence they need to face.. not to mention these ppl not only play with their own lives but they play with the lives of others knowing how much drugs can destroy and kill ppl and relationships..so no matter what the death penalty needs to stay to protect ppl lives and families from those who have no regard for their own lives and the lives of others
SorryLankan nope the law clearly states its drug trafficking over a certain limit that carries the death penalty not drug use..as long as drug users are not involved in drug trafficking they do not get the death penalty
@SorryLankan You don't want to follow their law? move to another country!
The smugglers are paid more for the high risk to smuggle into SG too. Their families who are protesting have probably benefitted from the income made from successful smuggles before their breadwinner got caught.
I don't see them returning the illegal money.
@@bubsbubsoohlalaa this video literally gives an example of personal use amounts being sentenced to death. 3 tablespoons of heroin is enough to hold off withdraws. Not to make money.
@@RollinH the video literally states the law at 2:23 that possession or consumption does not result in death penalty..its the traffic, import or export of heroin that results in death penalty..for more drug laws www.cnb.gov.sg/drug-information/drugs-and-inhalants.. for all the drugs listed possession or consumption without trafficking does not result in death penalty
They don’t realise how many families drugs will destroy
Even as Singapore has put in place laws to keep everyone safe from harm, offenders choose to disobey law. People still take their chances and commit crime. When caught, just have to face the consequences for own choice of action.
We look at the angle when drug offenders' are sentenced to death. We ought to look at how drug abuse ruin lives too. Not easy to be government. Whatever is the choice, people has something to say.
I remembered when touring in chengmai, there was a young man in a tour travelling alone and making friends with us. One the way back to Singapore, he asked me and my friend if he could put some stuff into our luggage because his was overweight. He kept pestering us. Strictly, we say "No" to him. In my mind i was thinking about i could be carrying illegal stuff for him. We need to stay vigilant to protect ourselves. Educate our family members too. I cautioned elderly folks about this incident. Dont be a partner in crime.
Lets stay vigilant be mindful of the consequences.
It is something announced in the airport again and again. not to carry baggage for other people.
I don't get it. They most likely knew the strict laws before bringing in drug substances that would destroy many families in Singapore. They made their own choice
Wow, the bar is that low for a "great" man - "He never lay hands on my mother or me"???!!!
Salute to Singapore.i was a former prison special unit warder.i have assisted in two death practicals.as a human being, I feel sad but I still support the Government for its stand on drug related issues.From my experience in Changi prison, I would advise any would be's, stay away from drugs.Follow the rules and you will be welcome in Singapore.God Bless Singapore
People are getting mixed with the difference between smuggling in drugs and consumption of drugs. Consumption of drugs DOES NOT get you the death penalty. Smuggling in does.
Growing numbers supporting abolishing death penalty?
Usually people who opposed it are more vocals.
Maybe go and find out how many supports death penalty in Singapore
Exactly is a very common bias
I think we can all agree drugs are bad and should not be consumed. So a country has decided that people should not do a bad thing and told people in the country and coming into the country that if you carry drugs you'll be punished with the death penalty. It is very clear and I'm sure everyone who carried the drug in Singapore know that they are not suppose to and is aware that if they get caught they can be convicted to death row penalty.
If they, as an adult who can make their own decisions, decide to do something which leads to death penalty then they have to bear with the consequences.
Why do all the anti-death people don't understand that?
I understand that yes they may have addiction to the drug but they still know if they choose to carry a certain amount they are liable to death row. It's a decision they had made.
Because its not a criminal issue, but a public health one. Using the judicial system to try to fix public health issues does not actually solve the problem. It only hides it from public eye and allows underground organizations to take adavantage amd profit.
To say drugs are bad in such a blanket statement is also an oversimplification and harkens back to 80s era of drug enforcement which only led to more crime and addiction. Many of the drugs deemed as bad are also consodered legimitate medications for many. Just saying "drugs are bad" only stigmitizes without actually looking into the heart of the matter.
Prohibition has never been about safety. Its about control.
Imposing the death penalty is an active choice as well. Only one of these choices actually definitevely kills people. Drugs and addiction do not equate murder or death. Its is a non violent behavior being controlled with violent action. Are the people of Singapore so weak drugs would mean the end of it's society?
@@RollinH I agree with you that certain drugs, such as cannabis, are more debatable as now many are using it for medical purposes. Singapore government hence, I guess, been more lenient towards people carrying cannabis where you need to carry it at a higher amount to be given the death penalty.
Drug enforcement increased crime rates is obvious as if you don't have an enforcement or law on drugs then carrying them won't even be a crime. I do not agree to drug enforcement 'causing' more addiction. The rise in statistics is due to the fact that drug enforcement exposes people who are secretly addicted to drugs. For people who haven't tried drugs, enforcement makes it more difficult to have access to them, how does it cause more addiction.
Prohibition IS about control and most countries ARE trying to control drugs such as heroine and meth. Singapore just have a tougher penalty for it.
@@RollinH
We are discussing two issues here. One is Singapore having a capital punishment for drugs. The other is people breaking a law knowingly and receiving the punishment.
Death penalty is a choice yes and Singapore government has chosen to let the whole world know for the most of its past 56 years of it's existence that if you carry excessive amounts of drugs (amount to be distributed) into Singapore you are liable to the death penalty. The rules did not change for many years and at all entry points into Singapore it is displayed and made known. If you saw the sign and dispose of the drugs before entering Singapore you will not be prosecuted. Singapore DO NOT want drugs in the country and people going into Singapore should respect that. If you don't want to respect that then do not enter into the country.
The second issue of people purposely committing the crime knowing full well what's the punishment, it's not the legal systems fault, it is a choice made by the person committing the offence. If the person wants to play the gamble of whether they'll be found out, it is their choice. Singapore government does not force people to carry drugs into the country and then put them on death penalty.
Imagine if the drugs had gotten into the hands of those who had money to buy them and ingest them. Imagine the filter effects on other family members, the abuse they face from having an addicted member, who can’t hold down a job yet have to keep finding sources to satisfy their addiction, like stealing, doing all kinds crimes, causing injury to other families, it’s a vicious cycle. I’m not saying I support the death penalty, I’m saying do we have other options that will not involve a greater loss of livelihoods/lives of families who become collateral damage because of 1 person taking/selling drugs?
Remember Whitey Houston, her daugther and her Ex-husband Bobby Brown, both ladies died and the husband also suffered a stroke, an a drug addict. It sad to see how Whitney changes from healthy to .... due to drugs. 2 generations are effected and their death impacted their close relatives and general public. A Diva of her time and look at how she ended, nobody knew that was coming.
Only convicted drug trafficker gets the mandatory death sentence. What's so minor about it? Do you consider drug trafficking as a minor offence?
So does Singapore need to wait until it has reached the situation like the US opioid epidemic before it can roll out capital punishment?
I support capital punishment for major crimes like drug/human trafficking, murder, firearms etc. These scums do not care for human lives. Why should we care about theirs? Without such people, lives are much more peaceful and trouble free.
Executing one trafficker prevents 100 potential traffickers/abusers in future
Well he shouldn't have tried to traffic drugs into Singapore.
"People talk about these men on death row as if they're evil, or hardened criminals. " Duh! They are sugar, they are...
The drug trafficker is not evil? Mind you ok, but the drug they traffick kill lives and bring untold misery to other families.
Then who ask those to take the drugs? It's ultimately a choice. Don't blame accessibility to drugs when the main problem is your own lack of responsibility.
@@jaronlam8130 Your argument is wrong and frankly simple-minded, simply by the basis of fact that you are shifting blame from the seller to the buyer.
@@sameermunshi1615 And yours is way more simpleminded to take blame off the buyer and pin it on the seller as if personal choice is not the downfall of the individual.
Then you have alcohol abuse and problem gambling too which are vices that are lifestyle choices in Singapore. Say an alcoholic beats his kid violently and causes his demise eventually. By your logic, we should shift blame to alcohol resellers and not place it on the alcoholic man himself. So instead of putting the perpetrator on deathrow, we should send the alcohol distributor to the gallows instead.
I hope how laugable your reasoning is. Your mindset is seemingly weak that you choose to blame the external environment instead of focusing on what is within the individual's locus of control.
@@sameermunshi1615 And yours is way more simpleminded to take blame off the buyer and pin it on the seller as if personal choice is not the downfall of the individual.
Then you have alcohol abuse and problem gambling too which are vices that are lifestyle choices in Singapore. Say an alcoholic beats his kid violently and causes his demise eventually. By your logic, we should shift blame to alcohol resellers and not place it on the alcoholic man himself. So instead of putting the perpetrator on deathrow, we should send the alcohol distributor to the gallows instead.
I hope you see how laugable your reasoning is. Your mindset is seemingly weak that you choose to blame the external environment instead of focusing on what is within the individual's locus of control.
@@jaronlam8130 Simple solution: Sentence both of them to death, end of story. No need to argue.
The audio is really distracting. Hey vice!Invest in a mic for this reporter.
this, the reverb is bad. It makes the VICE brand looks amatuerish here for sound recording.
Why is the lawyer laughing?
She's probably high as well 🤣
lanjiao one all this
someone tickling her beef curtains
so alcohol is legal there?
yep, apparently some drugs are okay, but others that are less dangerous (like weed, psilocybin or LSD) are heavily criminalised
How many of these "activists" has first hand experience on what damage drugs can do? Group of infantile people yet to see the world.
How many of those anti-drug idiots drink alcohol? Probably the majority.
Singapore is doing the right thing.
I completely agree
The death penalty for drugs shouldn’t even be debated. It worked for a very very long time. You don’t change something if it’s working very very well. These drug traffickers know what they’re getting into. Even if they don’t initially, when they’ve been jailed once, they chose to do it again. What does that show? That’s open defiance. They deserve the death penalty 100%. As much as I pity the family, I’m sorry but he deserved it. In and out of prison for so many times. There’s no excuse. He should have sought help or treatment for his addiction, get counselling, or do his utmost best to get the help he needs to put the drugs behind him. But he did the opposite. I really really hope the Singapore government doesn’t cave in to these brainless protests and calls for its abolishment. It’s plain stupid. The fucker that interviewed Shanmugam is also bloody stupid. Expected but cmon, it’s impossible for someone or a group of people to be that naive and stupid to get the death penalty abolished. I hope it never happens
Denmark is ranked higher than Singapore in terms of safety. And it doesn't have the death penalty for drugs. You don't want to debate the topic because you lose in 2 seconds lol.
@@Nattapong69 From your reply, I can conclude that you’re stupid. You look at the countries surrounding Denmark compared to the countries surrounding Singapore. You have Malaysia and Indonesia with extremely corrupt law enforcement. They’ve got many drug syndicates growing, manufacturing, distributing etc. With a corrupt law enforcement, it’s easy. In SG, they can price it very high with enormous profit margins and SG becomes a very lucrative opportunity for them to try and sell it here. Let’s not compare Denmark and Singapore about safety and drugs when you’re surrounded by countries like Norway and Sweden. SG is literally surrounded by countries with relatively higher crime rates and corrupt law enforcement
@@Nattapong69 Nonsense. Denmark is not safer than Singapore. Denmark has a higher crime rate than Singapore and crime has been increasing in Denmark. There has also been a big increase in gang violence gun crime and gun violence in Denmark.
A mandatory death penalty for being caught with small amounts of drugs is archaic, especially with Singapores legal system. One can only guess how many people have been wrongfully executed. I think its very sad that you think addicts deserve death rather than help...
I'm no fan of PAP esp shanmugam but I support this law against drug traffickers 🙏🏻👍🏻
1 life is a price to pay to save thousands
maybe you should stop the supplier, that would be a worthy life lost
@@zuxianchong not my job
Death penalty for drug dealers, and mandatory detox for drug users = no drug problem
Nope. The desire to alter one's mental state is intrinsic to human existence. It has been part of human existence since cavemen. Laws will never change the demand no matter how harsh. There are still plenty of drugs in Singapore. Traffickers/dealer are one of the most expendable parts of an organization. When has Singapore put to death an actual triad leader? Drug laws in Singapore are not there for the reasons you think they are.
One of the common problem with illegal drugs is causing family to break apart, imagine without strict law and drug abuse is everywhere in Singapore. How many family going to get hurt? Killing someone or to be hang is not a enjoyable happy feeling/topic is totally heartbreaking.
But for the society and millions family, unfortunately there’s no better way. Please think twice before act.
@SorryLankan because we are not responsible for his action and what he had done out of Singapore, unless he break Singapore law. Anyway the topic is “ILLEGAL Drugs”
@SorryLankan pls be more informed before making such statements. He came in on a private visit. He isn't wanted for any crime on an international level. If you have issues with Gotabaya perhaps you need to check in with the relevant authorities.
@SorryLankan that is not even relevant to the topic lmao
The smuggler definitely thought twice and nobody is mentioning the amount of bounty the smugglers' families benefitted from the successful smuggles before being caught.
Not all smugglers get caught on their first smuggle. They probably caused a lot more suffering from their successful ones while their families enjoy the fruit of their 'success' smuggles... Buying luxury goods etc
@SorryLankan The cope is very real for the people of singapore. They'll support mass murder as long as the murder didnt happen in Singapore. Based on this comment section Singapore is full of a bunch of sociopaths who care more about tribalism than human life.
Please please please please stay away from drugs.
No u.
too late
If you don’t want death penalty, don’t traffic drugs. Simple as that
The public health issue is not as simple as you would like to think it is. Thats some real 1980s Ronald Reagan logic you have there which lead to more addiction, violence, and crime. Drugs have been part of human existence for over a 1000 years. Harsh drug laws has never and will never change that.
@@RollinH The death penalty for drug trafficking is a deterrent. Mind you, we’re talking about ‘trafficking’ here, not ‘consumption’. SG doesn’t execute for drug consumption.
Since you are so opposed to the death penalty for trafficking, what do you suggest SG does to stop criminals from bringing drugs in?
@@jsa6512 This video is literally centered around a mentally handicapped man being sentenced to death for bringing in a personal use amount of heroin into the country...
@@jsa6512 I think drugs should be regulated by public health departments than criminal courts. Trafficking anything regulated is an issue and always will be. It should be treated more as a public health matter than a criminal one. While large unregulated trafficking should be held to account, there should be more resources put into treatment programs and honest drug education than sentencing people with addiction problems to death. The drug trafficking business takes advantage of desperate people. Mules are usually considered expendable in drug organizations. Its not necessarily the mules they should be going after for unregulated drug trafficking.
@@RollinH you literally are ignoring that Singapore is the safest country on earth.
Each and every Country have their own Law & Order. Including Singapore
I don't think there is an
other option for death punishment for drug trafficking. Drug damage social fabric and destroy thousand of life and what left are; hundreds of broken families. There is no grey area and definitely NO Room for leniency over drug abuse and trafficking. The signal sent from Singapore Government is clear and impartial. If you found trafficking drug, you will be punished in the most severe way, no alternatives. Most Singaporean support this, no other countries, people or organisation should mettle with our internal affair. MYOB, please!
Death sentence is the ONLY WAY cos if not there will be MORE drugs coming in, staying in and going out of Singapore. We are so near in proximity to countries that grows such drugs and use Singapore as an entry and transit point. Humans are by nature do like short cut to make fast bucks, gambling, taking and courier drugs until they get caught.
Actually, no. There is a very large grey area. Drugs alone do not damage social fabric, nor does it destroy life. In fact, drugs are essential to patients of various kinds of diseases and injuries. Drug is used to save people, not damaging societies or taking away people’s life. The problem is drug abuse, people who take drugs solely for pleasure and that’s what we should be dealing with here.
Also, there are minor cases in which one does not intend to use the drugs, but have drugs hidden on their belongings by traffickers who seek to avoid law enforcement. Many of these people do not deserve death. It would be better to set up rehabilitation institutions and help them revert back to normal life instead of killing them. There should be room for leniency, because criminals can be brought back to the light if you help them. Enough of these extremist ways you’re supporting!
@@CaptainM792 there should be no room for leniency. if theyre addicted, go into rehab! singapore has a few rehab centres. dont smuggle or traffick drugs into singapore. so i call bs that we should understand addicts and be lenient towards them. just surrender yourself and get into rehab, isnt that better than death?? BUT if traffickers hide drugs in unsuspecting victims then of coz those victims do not deserve death. how do we determine whether they are victims or not? we'll just leave that to the professionals like how professionals determine by science that someone is not mentally disabled when and if they use that defense to avoid prosecution.
@@CaptainM792 please do not jump to the wrong conclusion, you have to read the context of this subject. Some countries adopt leniency for drug trafficking, in the hope to bring them back to the right track, and sadly they did not solve the problem and bring all of them back... This 'noble view/action' is indeed admirable but the price is also extremely high too ... Fighting of drug trafficking and abuse have been an on-going effort, if leniency have brought them back to the right track, we will not see the current situation escalating. In a nutshell, Singapore government took this matter seriously is because we are a small country with limited resources, human resources are all we have and we cannot allow psychoactive drug, like heroin and etc to 'poison' our next generation or next next generation. Most Singaporean who understand our social settings and limitation supported for tough penalty towards it. NO ONE besides Singaporean should mettle with our internal affairs and for Singaporean, please think twice to oppose tougher penalty because your child or next generation are at risk if our government are lenient towards the proliferation of psychoactive drug.
If you bring drugs into SG, then you should be prepared to face the consequences.
Thank goodness the vast majority of Sgporeans support the death penalty and not these criminals
such a ridiculous statement that disregards the intergenerational poverty, desperation, and socioeconomic conditions which compels people to traffic and consume drugs in the first place. besides, the increasing amount of outcry via protests, media publications, wakes attendance for people who have been murdered by the state - Kalwan, Nagaen, Nazeri, - and the remaining 60 imprisoned speaks to the contrary. cope harder.
@@kitsune1167 Lol, keep on justifying crimes. Being underprivileged is no excuse for committing offences.
There are plenty of honest jobs other than trafficking drugs. These people just wanted to make a quick and easy buck. So no sympathy from me for them.
If they aren’t executed, more and more people would be inclined to push drugs for a quick payday
sorry i do not support DP for drug offenses
@@kitsune1167 there will always be poverty, desperation and so on. You can never get rid of those. Anyway one less mouth to feed will reduce poverty somewhat
@@kitsune1167 Socioeconomic factors blah blah blah smoking that whatever his name was drug trafficker pack
Even with death penalty for drugs, these drug traffickers aren’t afraid. Don’t they see their loved ones suffer if they are sentenced to death? For a murderer, it’s hard to close the case just by imprisonment. The victim’s family will never see him again. They need a closure. Frankly the Kovan killer shows no remorse for what he had done.
Did hanging Anthony Ler make any right? The poor girl lost both parents. What the hell is this place n the stupid law makers who have education for poo 💩
"Prohibition doesn't work"
Except when actual sentences are carried out.
The main problem I have with the death penalty is, if there ever is a wrongful conviction, there is no way you can reverse the sentence. The condemned is dead. It is irreversible. 🙄
if someone else planted the drugs in your bag without your knowledge, you're basically fucked.
To what end would someone plant drugs in your bag? How does the receiver on the other side access the drugs? How to identify the particular baggage among the hundreds that come in without drawing suspicion? What if you're transiting and the bag dont even leave the aircraft?
@@Foxbat2929 what if they despise you and just want to see you go?
As for the wrongful conviction. A person is only sentenced to death when it is proven beyond reasonable doubt that he intentionally drug trafficking.
@@dennisjazzy2004ds if you think judges or law is always right well....Then good for u
You know the law and you still do it, you pay the bill. You know the consequences.
Why do you care for people taking drugs?
You know what people like me think of people who just follow the law, so don't be surprised if you meet consequences too buddy, the law is not moral anywhere
Blow up an oil platform fuck the law, save the environment
Fill cement meant to create prisons with sugar, fuck the law, don't let the people with power in society build tools to control the masses
And most importantly don't fucking follow the law, because it's the law, follow the law if it's ethical, or if you need to in the moment, don't follow the law just because it's the law
He has been in and out of jail so many times, did he learnt, no he did not and he tested the system. From teens till he got caught, he never learnt and so he paid the price with his life, the fact he can go out and get puma shoes for his child shows he can have a different life. He chose death.
The WORST Idiot Law I've ever see. His happy die without getting tired of working and feels what's bad of what he done, they just make him RIP so stupid
Please interview both side to be fair...
Don't say 3 table spoons, tell the weight...
He know what he doing, and what in return for what he did...
and do not use poor to be a reason for criminal act...
i know people who struggle economically but work hard and had their lives improved...
While it's clearly wrong to traffick drugs, the death penalty is too much.
Imagine how safe the US would be if we had a zero tolerance rule like Singapore.
US is all about profit so no comparison even the prisons is a business complex.
If we did this in the US for drug traffickers it would really improve the country.
Life improsonment has already been tried... It did not. Remember the crack epidemic?
It feels surreal to see a country like Singapore having the death penalty for taking drugs, and comparing it to my home country (Bulgaria) where the majority of population wants stricter punishment for murderers. (We don't have death penalty, and for murder you get between 10 and 20 years in prison, according to law.)
Big up to Singapore's zero tolerance on drugs related offenses
Fantastic clip of Lee Kuan Yew back in the day on his view of capital punishment for drug traffickers, suggest everyone to watch rather than being guilt tripped by the sister of an addict
This is not a simple question, if you say consumption of drugs is personal choice then what about those addicted to drugs hurt the other people in the society because their brain is no longer functioning properly? How about those that pass on this practise to their next generation?
You charge the addict with the violent crime commited that hurt other people.
With honest drug education and social services the mext generation should have tools necessary to make the appropriate decision for themselves.
@@RollinH charging the addict doesn't do any sh*t to the victim, only to the addict. you guys too focused on bringing back the addict that you forgetting the victim of the addict.
@@null8036 except its all hypotheticals. Theres no statistical data showing the actual influence drugs have on violent crime rate in Singapore.
@@null8036 your argument presumes all addicts inherently cause crime which is not true.
While I do think there are other problems that relate to drugs, abolishing the death penalty will do more harm than good. Since the penalty has been in place and observing singapore as an outsider, the country seems to be doing well (emphasize the word "observing").
Seeing the harm that drugs can do in my country and community over the years, makes me wonder what life would be without the presence of drugs or less use of it. Where there's drugs there's violence.
If drug traffickers can be deterred by this law I'm all for it. Saddens me to see someone living on drugs.
@@gameZA40 I remember seeing a post about the city of San Francisco, where there were heroin needles on the ground in public. Sad world we live in today.
the violence associated with drugs comes from the fact that they're illegal. Rival gangs fighting for turf, addicts resorting to crime to satisfy their addiction so they can feel normal for a few hours.
@@_re. bruh but imagine wrong convinctions for eg someone planted drugs in someone's else belongings, every single life is important. This is a bad and utopian law, no shit.
Also, crime of drugs and murder are not equal. They don't deserve to be killed just for drugs...
@@daphenomenalz4100 but selling drugs that kill more people and ruin people lives is soemhow fair and ok for you.
Drugs also kill people
The main concern is just wrongful convictions.
Death penalty for drugs isn't really a bad thing.
@Da Phenomenalz I think if your caught with drugs with the intention intention to sell that is attempted murder. If the drugs you sell kill that's murder. Maybe death is harsh but for life is definitely not.
has been in and out prison - "my father is a good person". Lol
laws n morality not the same lol
Apple might not fall far from the tree
anyone that's gone to prison = bad person. lol
@@koksacker4491 clearly lacked morality as well if the dad went in and out of prison for the same thing
@@backsidefifty 99.9% of Marijuana users are peaceful, productive working persons. Most heroin addicts were prescribed painkillers at the beginning of their addiction. Your mindset is that of a dog. Allah is most merciful, to have no mercy makes you a dog.
Love these laws. We need in the states badly.
Right Singapore is one of the richest and fastest growing countries in the world. Their obviously doing something right.
@@prometheus6835 Singapore is a city-state. It attracts the capital from the surrounding area and China where business people are afraid the government could take their money. Using the death penalty has absolutely nothing to do with Singapore's economic development and it can't be copied by larger countries either.
@@ghormax I'm not necessarily saying the death penalty but certainly harsher sentencing for crime. I live in Portland Oregon. crime has skyrocketed here under Democrat leadership. criminals get caught and let out the next day. Walmart is closing all Portland locations because of theft. There loosing money due to theft. My once beautiful city is going down the drain.
They can't. There are pink, purple and blue haired ppl to defend criminals.
Prevention is the best medicine. Just say no to drug addiction, the moment Singapore government drop the death sentence on drug trafficking, Singapore will end up like South American countries with drug lords
Drugs are illegal in South America. And that's what creates gangs xD
Countries like the netherlands, with legal drugs, are incredibly safe. No "drug lords" you brainwashed nerd. lol
so, where would you rather live, in Singapore or Juarez?
One death is too kind because they are destroying/killing a family.
-Lee kuan yew
The logic of someone who has no idea about how to properly address addiction and would rather perpetuate the issue through violence.
@@RollinHI am not going to argue to you any further than this. But this is him saying to someone who try bring drugs to his country. Drugs can ruin a family and worse is it could murder somebody or the death of the user. These is also can lead addiction but they should have never tried it in the first place.
@@ferci31 The harsh laws perpetuate the issue leading to nothing but more death... The video involves people taking personal use amounts with them being sentenced to death, not just heavy smuggling. Is that not murder of someone for having an illness? Does the death penalty not ruin families as well? You don't find that in any way hypocritical? To say someone should just not have taken such drugs in the first place is a wild oversimplification of the issue of addiction and makes it clear you are unaware of how to address public health issues.
@@RollinH liberals love "evidence based drug policies" but ignore Singapores success. Columbia and Mexico tried liberal policies and it made it worse. You can do both. Treat drug addicts but execute drug smugglers. They along with burglars have the highest re offending rate.
@@RollinH if the violence is for the greater good of peace for society I’m all for it. Some must suffer so most will prosper