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Australian man prepares to hang
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| 12/1`/2005
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Posted on 12/01/2005 7:23:01 AM PST by 1066AD
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a poll released on Thursday suggested people were divided over whether the death penalty was justified. The absence of any numbers suggests people were probably not against the sentence.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:23:02 AM PST
by
1066AD
To: 1066AD
Mr Ruddock said the case had mitigating circumstances, because Nguyen had said he smuggled the drugs to earn enough money to pay off legal bills of A$30,000 (£13,000). incurred by his twin brother, a one-time heroin addict.Mitigating?
Those are aggravating circumstances. He knew firsthand the damage that this addiction inflicts on addicts' families and he decided to become a heroin mule anyway?
Hanging's too good for 'im.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:25:24 AM PST
by
wideawake
To: 1066AD
the case had mitigating circumstances, because Nguyen had said he smuggled the drugs to earn enough money to pay off legal bills of A$30,000 (£13,000). incurred by his twin brother, a one-time heroin addict. Oh dear! What's his brother going to do now?
To: 1066AD
...he smuggled the drugs to earn enough money to pay off legal bills .... incurred by his twin brother, a one-time heroin addict. Well that makes it all right then. Idiot.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:26:14 AM PST
by
theDentist
(The Dems have put all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: 1066AD
"Australian man prepares to hang"
How does one prepare?
To: theDentist
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:27:42 AM PST
by
dc-zoo
To: 1066AD
Why would anyone go to Singapore anyway.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:28:43 AM PST
by
ChadsDad
(If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.)
To: 1066AD
The absence of any numbers suggests people were probably not against the sentence.
An astute observation.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:29:09 AM PST
by
CAWats
(People that are easily angered are easily frightened)
To: wideawake
If ever there's a place to fly into that gives fair warnings about "zero tolerance", it's Singapore...you get warned on your Landing Card and repeatedly at the Changi Airports "Amnesty Bins".
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:30:07 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(403-3)
To: YouPosting2Me
'...a short drop, and a quick stop.' - Pirates of the Carribean
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:30:27 AM PST
by
ChadsDad
(If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.)
To: ChadsDad; YouPosting2Me
Making your peace with God is not a bad place to start.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:33:37 AM PST
by
TXBSAFH
("I would rather be a free man in my grave then living as a puppet or a slave." - Jimmy Cliff)
To: 1066AD
My understanding is that when you debark into the Singapore Airport, there is big sign saying "Possession of illegal drugs or weapons is punishable by Death." Right beneath it is the amnesty barrel.
He bet his life and lost.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:34:41 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(I'm a reactionary, hirsute, gun-owning, knuckle dragging, Christian Neanderthal and proud of it!)
To: ChadsDad
Because it is a very interesting place to be. A terific mix of cultures, great food, lots to do. I'd go in a heartbeat. Plus, it is safe. Lots of druggies are on death row.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:35:54 AM PST
by
Andyman
("Where are the other nine?" Luke 17:11-19)
To: 1066AD
Anxiously awaiting the morning after headline in some Australian newspaper...
'Nguyen Truong Van hung'
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:36:11 AM PST
by
Vinnie
To: 1066AD
Can we send Tookie to Singapore?
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:36:12 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: 1066AD
Singapore has some of the strictest drug trafficking laws in the world, and anyone found with 15g of heroin faces a mandatory death penalty. I wonder what they do to you if you murder someone?
Probably execute you; and your next of kin. - Tom
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:38:25 AM PST
by
Capt. Tom
(Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb Republicans - Capt. Tom)
To: 1066AD
Death seems a little extreme here.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:40:12 AM PST
by
RoadTest
(Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.)
To: Andyman
Because it is a very interesting place to be. A terific mix of cultures, great food, lots to do. I'd go in a heartbeat. Plus, it is safe. Lots of druggies are on death row.I bet it is, but I'd be shaking with terror the whole time that some druggie would manage to slip his stash into my luggage while I have my back turned for a split second.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:42:17 AM PST
by
wizardoz
To: Andyman
""A terific mix of cultures, great food, lots to do.""
Come to the Mountains of Western North Carolina.
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:42:27 AM PST
by
ChadsDad
(If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.)
To: 1066AD
At least his hanging isn't being preceded by 200 lashes.....
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posted on
12/01/2005 7:42:46 AM PST
by
NRA1995
(Jesus is the reason for the season)
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