[Gay State Conservative]

There are certain countries in Asia and the Middle East where drug smuggling is a death penalty offense.I remember the first time I visited Singapore and seeing both on the landing card and in the arrivals hall warnings that drug smugglers could be executed.I was so so shaken by these signs that I was tempted to ditch my blood pressure meds...just in case.

This person either was,or was not,carrying drugs.Given recent tensions between China and Canada it's certainly possible that the Chinese set him/her up.

China does not consider itself to be bound by Western rules/norms/customs.

[wally_bert]

I zero problems with drug dealers getting the official final whack.

[varyouga]

“This person either was,or was not,carrying drugs.Given recent tensions between China and Canada it’s certainly possible that the Chinese set him/her up.”

The WOD is the easiest way to set someone up and throw away the key. An easily palmable package turns anyone into a “drug dealer” at the will of the state. The same with some digital files that can supposedly prove you sent child porn if they are “found” on your drive in some lab thousands of miles away. Anyone at any time can now be taken away and the people will cheer.

China is not the only place that knows this...

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/brooklyn-judge-shocked-cowboy-culture-narcotics-cops-article-1.970874

[Mr. Jeeves]

I remember the first time I visited Singapore and seeing both on the landing card and in the arrivals hall warnings that drug smugglers could be executed.I was so so shaken by these signs that I was tempted to ditch my blood pressure meds...just in case.

Singapore is actually pretty good at figuring out who the real bad guys are - they don't use their laws as indiscriminately as the US does. Their prosecutors don't get rewarded for high volumes.