Did anybody see the report on the execution in Singapore?

[AlCzervik]

Jesus it was such a sad story, i guess the guy was a drug mule. They hung him, they showed his mother coming out of the jail with his lawyers and then they showed his brother.

[wakeme2008]

1. It was posted this morning

:cry:

Someday I will take a cruise over there and will NOT get off the boat in Singapore...

[AlCzervik]

2. my husband goes to Singapore about every 3 months, i always tell him

"Do nothing, don't behave like an ass"

[bikebloke]

3. That's the way it is over there.

It's not that he didn't know the consequences. When entering Singapore and Malaysia, there are warning signs everywhere with noose icons. I've been there. Maybe he thought he could turn an easy buck. Granted, it is sad for his family.

[AlCzervik]

4. yes i know how it works there but it is still a very sad story.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. As I heard it, he was threatened into cooperating with the drug

smugglers.

That is just hearsay, however.

[jilln]

6. Um, hello?

Does any of that justify killing him?

[warrens]

7. He didn't know he was going to Singapore

He was doing this to pay off debts of the twin brother, who was a junkie and gambler. The gang in Thailand told him that if he backed out, they'd kill him and his family. Then they gave him a ticket to Australia through Singapore. He was a straight arrow trying to save his brother. It was stupid, but it's also very sad.