That's true. That's the problem with Singapore actually. We dont ask questions, we mainly just want answers. Or at least that's what i see from my many dealings with people. But that's another matter.Originally posted by jeevna:I completely agree.
Am presently in australia for a few days on some work, and the subject of Nguyen's impending hanging has come up in quite a few of the conversations I have had with people here. Surprisingly, the number of views I have come across that understand that he has to be hung / sovereignty issues etc is more than 2/3rds. However, [and this to me is the real difference in their social mindset and ours in Singapore] even those who understand that the penalty is mandatory and that it concerns issues of national sovereignty / the boy knew it before he carried the drugs etc ... - even those poeple's views are tempered with the thinking that there must be a compassionate way out of this, that life is not all about black or white rules.
That's a reflection of a mature society, where people dont just seek to enforce rules because they exist, but where there is instead a constant questioning about whether the rules need to be re-calibrated. I suppose we're too used to not having to think about rules and punishments at home, because we have too little direct (or indirect, even) input into defining them.
Sorry this is not true at Changi Airport. Most or all arrests there are due to survelliance. Woodlands, yes due to a lot of tipoffs. (I wonder why would anyone tip off the police).Originally posted by tvdog:The general rule is that for every drug trafficking mule caught, at least 5 others (or more) go undetected. According to a report i read long ago, Singapore is a MAJOR drug transit point, both the air and the sea port. And worst of all, most drug mules caught are due to tip offs, not the vigilance of our custom officers.
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