Controversial?
Ok. It has happened. at 9:00am AEDT, Nguyen Tuong Van, was sent to the gallows in Singapore where he was hanged.
Blogs online (smh.com.au) have divided comments from people. Some say its 'inhumane' other say 'obey the laws of the land'. Australians themselves can not agree on what is right, or wrong on this issue.
I for one, am against Capital Punishment. Let me make that clear.
But I am interested to know where others stand on this, because to be honest, I dont know. The laws of the land are clear. And he broke them. Yes, the punishment is severe, but they are the laws.
Is that the wrong attitude?
Leave a comment with your thoughts.
Jim
p.s - and if you are going to say 'The Australian Government should have done more'. Then don't.
Blogs online (smh.com.au) have divided comments from people. Some say its 'inhumane' other say 'obey the laws of the land'. Australians themselves can not agree on what is right, or wrong on this issue.
I for one, am against Capital Punishment. Let me make that clear.
But I am interested to know where others stand on this, because to be honest, I dont know. The laws of the land are clear. And he broke them. Yes, the punishment is severe, but they are the laws.
Is that the wrong attitude?
Leave a comment with your thoughts.
Jim
p.s - and if you are going to say 'The Australian Government should have done more'. Then don't.
posted by Jim at
12:30 PM
3 Comments:
Ok Jim, to be honest, i am not really sure where i stand on this issue, but here are my thought.
Firslty, you are right, he broke the law and something needs to be done about that. The laws are there to be obeyed.
Oh the other hand, whether capital punishment is the answer i am not sure, simply because is that not playing God? It is still killing someone - which is not only against the law of the land but also against God's commandments. The Lord is judge, not us. Yet at the same time we are meant to be obedient to the laws of the land.
Ok, so my answer isnt conclusive, but those are just my thoughts for now...
chels
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Anonymous, at 11:09 PM
isn't it interesting that now its over, we don't hear anything more in the papers, people have forgotten or moved on and life continues to press forward like a runaway train.
Makes you question how long you'll be remebered for after you finally pass. If this is any indication - 2 days is generous.
ct
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Craig Tubman, at 8:14 AM
I watched The Interpreter for the 3rd time this week (yes i know thats crazy), and one quote reminded me of this post..
"Vengence is a lazy form of grief"
Perhaps something like capital punishment is just there because we feel a need to do something...anything...
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Anonymous, at 4:43 PM
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