Singapore to execute woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years

Re:Singapore to execute woman on drugs charge for the first ... by waihtis on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:11AM (#36893834)

the woman was trafficking. It's not only for personal consumption but for others too. If a trafficker sold heroin to your child, would you be as lenient about it?

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Re:Singapore to execute woman on drugs charge for the first ... by deadbeeves on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:31AM (#36894169)

Well, did the woman sell heroin to children?

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Re:Singapore to execute woman on drugs charge for the first ... by ipaddr on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:52AM (#36894492)

Yes because I wouldn't blame her for my childs addiction. Arresting her means your child gets it from another source potential more dangerous. You need to treat the addiction not kill the messenger.

My child is probably more like her than I would want to believe. Both struggling mentally and needing help. Killing her means I'm okay with killing my own child because they shared with a friend.

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Re:Singapore to execute woman on drugs charge for the first ... by volkk on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:27AM (#36895027)

> My child is probably more like her than I would want to believe. Both struggling mentally and needing help

fascinating take here. granted a very empathic one, but also extremely naive

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Re:Singapore to execute woman on drugs charge for the first ... by meesles on Thursday July 27, 2023 @03:23PM (#36898803)

Following up on my other comment to say I appreciate how personal this topic is to you, and I mean no disrespect.

That said I don't think moving 30 grams of Heroin is 'just sharing'. In Singapore, this kind of crime is the absolute worst of the worst, similar to and in some cases punished worse than murder.

Just important to think of how relatively serious these crimes are in other places. It's not like the US or Europe.

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