Death penalty political, Islam is not?

[greyfieldmouse]

Why is it that somebody's post yesterday re the death penalty in Singapore was deleted (presumably too political?) but another re Islam being the religion of darkness (surely much more controversial) is not?

[T2K]

Was it here in the Talking Point section?

[greyfieldmouse]

Not sure where I saw it. Basically, it asked whether anyone in Singapore could advocate against the death penalty for Van Nguyen, the Australian due to be executed by the Singaporean government for drug trafficking on 2 Dec.

[rubicond]

My thoughts:

I believe a lot of people get hanged every year for drug smuggling. Doesn't Singapore have one of the highest per-capita death executions in the world?

In spite of this, there are still quite a lot of drug addicts. I wonder where they get the drug from?

Van Nguyen apparently was carrying drugs through Singapore (maybe from Vietnam to Australia?). Isn't an airport considered international territory? So they shouldn't arrest one in an airport. Besides, what do they care, since the drugs are destined for Australia?

In any case, one must be a bit (very!) stupid if he is travelling from Vietnam (or whatever) to Australia THROUGH Singapore with a lot of drugs. Take a direct flight, or fly through a country without mandatory death sentence, goddammit.

What is the maximum amount one can take in before the mandatory death sentence becomes... mandatory?

Poor chap.

[confusedcious]

The warning on the immigration card regarding drugs used to read "The minimum penalty for drug trafficking is death."  I wonder what is the maximum penalty?

[Slim Pickins]

A recital of Vogon poetry?

[confusedcious]

I thought those by Paul Neil Milne Johnstone are the worst-est.

Killing me softly with his song - that would be a nice way to go.