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I have been over the past many weeks been following and reading the sentencing of the Australian Nguyen Van Tuong to death for Drug-Trafficking, my honest opinion at first would be one of sheer sympathy for the accused, life is precious after all and shouldn't be wasted over a small amount of powder i've said.
Of course not all would share my sentiments, would i call this other group of individuals just people who want to see death for the sake of seeing it? Or was there a bigger picture behind this saga?
Lets face it, this is not the first time we have hung someone for trafficking drugs here in the small dot. We will never know the exact figures but i can know for sure the hangman has earned his fair keep from manning the gallows to ensure the law is carried out to the fullest extent.
Was Nguyen clearly aware that if he got caught trafficking drugs here he would be prosecuted and summarily hanged? I wouldn't know but all evidence points towards he had knowledge of it and went to do it anyway for the sake of his brother, good soul he has but what good has he done for his brother anyhow? The drugs never got to its final destination, he is going to die and all of his family will have to mourn for him, everything is lost but nothing gained but more sadness indeed.
Laws as we all know are in place for obvious reasons, i do not wish to offend Australians as i know there will be some who are quite emotional over this saga, we as a country will never bow to external pressure to make an exception of anyone, the laws are in place for a reason for the clear fact that we need to ensure drugs are kept out of the country at all times to safeguard the public, drugs do only bad, nothing more. And so is our government's attitude towards this matter.
So as another poor soul heads for the gallows, let us think, we might scream and shout and hold concerts to appeal for one man's life, but have we ever considered whether we are just making noise or truly making a point that executions should be abolished?
It'll be hard to think of it as good rather than the bad.
Of course not all would share my sentiments, would i call this other group of individuals just people who want to see death for the sake of seeing it? Or was there a bigger picture behind this saga?
Lets face it, this is not the first time we have hung someone for trafficking drugs here in the small dot. We will never know the exact figures but i can know for sure the hangman has earned his fair keep from manning the gallows to ensure the law is carried out to the fullest extent.
Was Nguyen clearly aware that if he got caught trafficking drugs here he would be prosecuted and summarily hanged? I wouldn't know but all evidence points towards he had knowledge of it and went to do it anyway for the sake of his brother, good soul he has but what good has he done for his brother anyhow? The drugs never got to its final destination, he is going to die and all of his family will have to mourn for him, everything is lost but nothing gained but more sadness indeed.
Laws as we all know are in place for obvious reasons, i do not wish to offend Australians as i know there will be some who are quite emotional over this saga, we as a country will never bow to external pressure to make an exception of anyone, the laws are in place for a reason for the clear fact that we need to ensure drugs are kept out of the country at all times to safeguard the public, drugs do only bad, nothing more. And so is our government's attitude towards this matter.
So as another poor soul heads for the gallows, let us think, we might scream and shout and hold concerts to appeal for one man's life, but have we ever considered whether we are just making noise or truly making a point that executions should be abolished?
It'll be hard to think of it as good rather than the bad.
posted by Kao Wen Sheng at 11/01/2005 03:18:00 AM
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