Singapore has conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking.

Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes.

  • Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de
    36·
    2 years ago

    So? Singapore doesn’t want any drugs in the country, and put up draconian laws. Just don’t break those laws.

    If I tell you that I will brutally murder you if you come to my house wearing a red tie, and you do that… Your death is at least partly on you. Because you had absolutely no good reason to do that.

    • Magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh
      31·
      2 years ago

      Well that is an interesting point of view to be sure… I would say the onus of the death lays entirely on the person deciding to apply monumental force against a petty issue.

    • Finn@lemm.ee
      31·
      2 years ago

      All I take from what you’re saying is that it is easy for you to morally justify murdering someone that you don’t know, much less harmed you.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        12·
        2 years ago

        That’s because that’s literally exactly what this commenter is stating, and nothing else. They leave a reasonable person no choice but to judge them as bloodthirsty and heartless