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Singapore defends Nguyen hanging
The Advertiser (Austrailia) ^
| Nov. 30, 2005
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Posted on 12/03/2005 9:42:39 AM PST by End Times Sentinel
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To: PAR35; GW and Twins Pawpaw; SolutionsOnly
Here you go the doper punk wasn't afraid of the US justice system:
In 1994, Fay suffered burns to his hands and face after a butane incident. He was subsequently admitted to a rehabilitation program for butane abuse.
In 1998, Fay was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. He confessed to this charge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay
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posted on
12/03/2005 12:04:35 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
Yes, I recall that he got in trouble again in the US. Well I suppose that once you go through the Singapore system, the U.S. system is a bit less of a deterrent (more like a joke).
To: SolutionsOnly
Do Singapore's policies really serve as so much of a better deterrent than ours? They do after all have a higher per capita number of heroin addicts than we do. Maybe that's because it is produced all around them. But still, to claim their policies are so much more effective than those in our country would be incorrect.
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12/03/2005 1:02:56 PM PST
by
TKDietz
To: TKDietz
Do Singapore's policies really serve as so much of a better deterrent than ours? I firmly believe that clarity and consistency. There is neither clarity or consistency in the U.S. system. Too many people 'work' the system and evade justice and make a mockery of victim's rights.
Yes, I tend to believe that the Singapore system does a better job at deterrence. It certainly is more respectful of the victims.
To: SolutionsOnly
I don't think it is as bad as all that. I think the media likes to stir things up and they present a skewed version of what goes on in the criminal justice system. I work in the system as a public defender. There are some inconsistencies and sometimes some really unfair results, but overall the system is fairly consistent at least where I work. People hardly ever avoid punishment and "victims rights" are honored now more than ever before in this country. Our system is not all perfect, but it's probably not nearly as bad as you think. No doubt people try to "work the system" and sometimes succeed, but I bet that happens everywhere, even in Singapore. Money talks, and politics and important connections can make all the difference anywhere.
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12/03/2005 5:19:26 PM PST
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TKDietz
To: Owl_Eagle
I suggest Australia's drug traffickers protest by boycotting Singapore for their shipping needs.
To: Owl_Eagle
Hanging is the legally presscribed penalty for smuggling drugs in Singapore. I am sure that Ong Tuong understood this. His act was a calculated risk deemed worth it because of the potintial profit. He rolled the dice hinself and he lost.
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12/06/2005 9:32:56 PM PST
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ThanhPhero
(di hanh huong den La Vang)
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