I can only hope that now Mr Nguyen has been removed from the gene pool, we can get back to reporting on things that actually are news.
I find it disappointing that in this day an age a country still feels that the very real threat of death for breaking their law is their only deterrent, but I have absolutely no sympathy for Mr Nguyen. Here is a man that travelled to a country – knowingly carrying a substance that carries the death penalty where he was headed. I think that it is probably best that Mr Nguyen be removed from the gene pool, and if I still followed the darwin awards, I would nominate him.
One of the things that I find so confusing about all this is that all the people I have discussed this with also bare no sympathy for Mr Nguyen, and support the Singaporean government in their efforts to protect their boarders (as I do). In support of this a recently published Roy Morgan poll shows that the majority of Australians supported his execution. Yet, regardless of what seems to be the educated popular opinion, the news still reports on the “Nations” desire for clemency for Mr Nguyen.
I think we should leave the Singaporean government to do what it needs to do internally with respect to a recognised law. There are not that many people that do not know what Singapore does to those importing drugs, so there should be absolutely no surprise when somebody gets busted, tried and convicted – and then executed.
Further to all this – comments being made by unions, for example the baggage handlers at Sydney airport who threatened to not work with any baggage on or off Singapore Airlines flights are further evidence that unions have done all the good that they can do for the country and should now step aside.
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