tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post112539081841792445..comments2024-03-14T22:55:24.426+08:00Comments on Mr Wang Bakes Good Karma: Death And Other StoriesGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125461038710308442005-08-31T12:03:00.000+08:002005-08-31T12:03:00.000+08:00Merv Life imprisonment may not deter crime any mor...Merv <BR/><BR/>Life imprisonment may not deter crime any more than the death sentence - <BR/><BR/>however, life imprisonment does not raise the other issues that the death sentence does;<BR/><BR/>for example, the idea that all human life is sacred, and the state shouldn't be killing people no matter what;<BR/><BR/>and also the idea that the judicial system is not fallible and can err. <BR/><BR/>Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125456414286760592005-08-31T10:46:00.000+08:002005-08-31T10:46:00.000+08:00I want to add: The fact that Shanmugam trafficked ...I want to add: The fact that Shanmugam trafficked cannabis/or weed, which is legal to use in Holland. <BR/><BR/>And in US, you will never get hanged for using weed. Jailed/Fined? Yes. <BR/><BR/>It might be dumb for Shanmugam to traffick weed to Singapore. But he should not pay his life for such stupidity.<BR/><BR/>Compare this crime to Took's act of killing another person. <BR/><BR/>Then you Mervhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951005660012487396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125456104002004172005-08-31T10:41:00.000+08:002005-08-31T10:41:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mervhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951005660012487396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125455911921172422005-08-31T10:38:00.000+08:002005-08-31T10:38:00.000+08:00Life imprisonment will bring abt the second issue ...Life imprisonment will bring abt the second issue of funding. People will complain abt paying to feed these murderers.<BR/><BR/>My take is death for repeat, mass murderers or the like, and life for cases like Toke. Definitely not for drug trafficking though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125455275538232452005-08-31T10:27:00.000+08:002005-08-31T10:27:00.000+08:00I don't want to be a troll, but if you say capital...I don't want to be a troll, but if you say capital punishment has not been conclusively proven to deter crime, can I ask, has it been proven that giving life imprisonment would?<BR/><BR/>Of course we must take in account the severity of the cirme. Just as we would not sentence a petty thief to life imprisonment, nor would we give 1 week's jail to a murderer. <BR/><BR/>Its all about the serverity Mervhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951005660012487396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125451868323703102005-08-31T09:31:00.000+08:002005-08-31T09:31:00.000+08:00Lexus, I think it's very hard to justify hanging c...Lexus, I think it's very hard to justify hanging criminals on the basis that we think that our prisons are not good enough at keeping them securely locked up.<BR/><BR/>Pacific202, yes, actually ...<BR/><BR/>Zenith, your reasoning is logically consistent. But many people who would otherwise agree with you would suddenly, and illogically, reverse gear in a case like Huang Na/Took's.<BR/><BR/>Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125435365644217532005-08-31T04:56:00.000+08:002005-08-31T04:56:00.000+08:00No serious study of the death penalty has conclude...No serious study of the death penalty has concluded that it prevents crime. That is a myth. Capital punishment has been abolished in most countries in the world, aside from Singapore, China and (gulp) the U.S.Carl Parkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848939991608402393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125424187133467882005-08-31T01:49:00.000+08:002005-08-31T01:49:00.000+08:00Capital punishment is relevant if it deters the cr...Capital punishment is relevant if it deters the crime. The average felon is no atheist and is fearful of the Haw Par Villa treatment awaiting him. Life imprisonment may be of no deterrence at all to someone who would otherwise starve to death or be hacked to death by, say, loan sharks.<BR/><BR/>Depending on the CJ, the length of life imprisonment seem variable. If the definition of life singaporeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740602176668303504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125423909267271922005-08-31T01:45:00.000+08:002005-08-31T01:45:00.000+08:00I support death penalty but I oppose mandatory dea...I support death penalty but I oppose mandatory death sentence because I believe all people should have the chance to have their unique circumstances taken into account of the punishment of the punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125417847187881812005-08-31T00:04:00.000+08:002005-08-31T00:04:00.000+08:00Capital punishment is always a controversial issue...Capital punishment is always a controversial issue. For me, taking a human life is never right. By killing someone who has murdered, what's difference? 2 wrongs don't make a right. Just sentencing him to life imprisonment will do.Zen|thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350375088477023777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125402332036707502005-08-30T19:45:00.000+08:002005-08-30T19:45:00.000+08:00Is there a difference between capital punishment, ...Is there a difference between capital punishment, and giving 20-yr old NSF the right to kill another person in the name of national defence? <BR/><BR/>..woah... far out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com