Death row inmates get pre-execution photo shoots for loved ones in Singapore
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Since the 1990s, Singapore prison officials have been offering photo shoot services for death row inmates before their executions. It aims to give family members photo mementos of condemned loved ones. Singapore is among 55 countries around the world that still implement the death penalty for crimes, including murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking.
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For the criminal's families, it's heartwarming. For the victims, it's hearbreaking.
the majority of the people executed are for smuggling drugs
What do you mean, heartwarming?
@@captain_malaysia6855 have you tried using search engines? It's time to use one.
Most people are against capital punishment, it's natural. But they would also want to see bodies of criminals piled up sky high if they're one of the victims of criminals, believe me..
Speak for yourself.
I think it depends on the crime. Petty theft for someone trying to survive I can forgive. Violent crime, I would agree.
If someone killed my dad, my only real family, I would want a way to rehabilitate his killer. Punishment would do nothing to bring my dad back in this hypothetical but being able to teach his would be killer that life doesn't have to be that way and set them down a different path might help another family find a happiness only that person could provide.
@@nate6045and if he went back into killing other people what you do and feel?
@@williamjames7293that’s a question of if. There’s a lot of killers who aren’t aka self defense kills. And I am pretty sure there’s killers who repented and regret what they did. So if a killer regrets what he did and wants to atone is he not worthy of that.
Is it so difficult not to traffic drugs into Singapore?
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
Not really i trafficted 2kg in 2022
and yet scammers that destroyed many people lives and some even commit suicide because of the huge lost of money...the scammer can get free of charges after pay a fine or stay in jail for couple of years..for me..scammer should have this kind of retribution..
I agree
U r right
Problem is,if the victim got scammed, it’s the victims fault for falling into it.
This hits harder than all of Singapore's anti-drug ads combined.
if drug traffickers destroy lives, scammers aren't any better
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are brown people and non white.
My well wishes to their families. Somehow I do feel some sympathy towards the inmates.
ya.. all of us are human and we feel for others.. but dont forget the crim that they did
@@mihmih2129 smuggling cannabis is hardly a crime. If you think it deserves the death penalty than ur crazy
I gues you are from countries where cannabis is rather common and pp often use it... well not every country is like that
@@akshatghoshal6098
@@akshatghoshal6098If it’s written in the law that it’s illegal and you choose to do it then yes, it’s a crime. This isn’t rocket science
I feel those who are against capital punishment because of their suffering family members, you are targeting at the wrong end. The convicts made the decision to try their luck, even though they knew what was going to be the outcome if caught, they themselves along with those who engaged them caused all the pain of their family members, not the law. On the contrary, having such law is the exactly to try to deter these people from committing, by warning them how serious the offend will be. So while we all feel sad for innocent family members, pls think for those families destroyed by drugs. For people who have yet to be caught either as a drug dealer or users, please spare a thought for your loved ones. When u are gone, this is how sad they will be every day, thinking of you shorten life.
The law IS the one breaking their necks though. They'd still have their lives and spines if not for the law.
@@johnskott6304 they would still have their lives if they abide the law. The consequence was not meant to be a surprise, it was definite, but still they decided to go for it. They made the choice to go ahead. Everyone if not most faced difficulties in our lives n can do with extra money, but why didn’t most people make that same decision? Because we know there is a consequence which will caused our lives n our family’s plight!
@@veronicaoliveiro6367 merely breaking the law shouldn't get your one and only neck broken.
there is no excuse to fight violence with violence, those that support the death penalty are no better than those who receive it as far as i’m concerned.
you're right, but breaking some laws will get one's neck stretched... @@johnskott6304
Those who argue about the extreme punishment must have not watched Lee Kuan Yew's interview on this matter. Ironically, the "country" that preaches about humanity and human rights all over the world surprisingly has the highest number of domestic crimes.
You don’t even need to say the “country”, we all know it’s the US
@@ethanhu4960 That's right. Oops... 🤫
Must be strict when it come to law and order! This is the least the government of SG can do for the inmates family
That's amazing even if they were bad people. It allows for reflection but I guess it seems kind of messed up at the same time. Like they wont even be able to see the photo perhaps or even see how the family reacts to these unique pictures.
They can always decline to take a picture. If it's so traumatizing, why would they not have a recent one during a visit?
People are always against death penalty until they become the victim.
I am very impressed by Singapore law for death penalty... its should be apply all over indian state ...
Be careful what you wish for.
@@tangt4860I mean that's the main reason on why Singapore has one of the lowest crime rates now. Drug trafficking is a serious crime that looks like it's not. But the damage dealt is a lot
@@theflipeechestlanjao7754Governing a tiny city state is a child play comparing to governing a literal continent with sovereignty. Singapore is way overrated for just being a logistical hub of S.E.A
@@talich9853 well look what we have here! a governor loitering on youtube comments section! spoken like you've done it all!
@@theflipeechestlanjao7754 For the ignorant. The debate of death penalty vs no death penalty ISN’T based on how harsh should we be on drug dealers.
The real debate is based on the number of assumptions the law has for them to impose the death penalty.
Singapore is able to impose the death penalty under “reasonable assumptions”. Meaning you don’t have to confirm that the accused is a drug dealer, you only need enough reason to believe that the person is one. You can be charged under “conspiracy to smuggle”.
On top of that, once accused, it Is guilty until proven innocent.
This, is very controversial as there is a high chance of sentencing an innocent person.
Thank you Singapore
why the DRAMA? if they are proven in court that they peddled drugs then they deserve it! they are destroying lives. Everyone has a choice and they made theirs! end of story STOP THE DRAMA as if these criminals are victims!
They have no sympathy for the victims who lost there loved ones they were not even offered last call or last meeting if my son father daughter mother wife murderer walks free after ten or twenty years and I have to see him enjoy his life what that be fear deal for me where my whole life will be spend in grievances
Our country also punishes drug traffickers with death sentence. But there are more cruel people who still walk in the world.
Like Joe!
Everyone knows that you will receive the death sentence in SG if you drug traffic. It’s a choice these men and women made before they committed their crime. The punishment is well known. It’s just a choice and risk they took. As simple as that.
Everyone doesn't know. Bulk of these victims have little knowledge in the exact specifications of the laws. It's not like they are ever formally educated on specific laws and the potential consequences.
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore in 2002 was never given the death penalty she served a prison sentence then deported. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are brown people and non white.
No sympathy to hardened criminals . They deserve capital punishment
I trafficked 2kg in 2022
I wish we have that as a way of punishment here in US where we desperately need REAL punishments for real sicko criminals. Here in US, there are criminals walking free amongst our families and children with 44 prior arrests. One of the criminal was let free after he murdered his mother. Sad and sick but true.
And yet the US has the highest incarceration rate in the entire world, a few photos won’t fix anything if the US does not take measure to properly address the judicial system who is biased against the poor (>15% of incarcerated people are only there because they can’t post bail) and set up proper ways for prisoners to reform. Nobody is going to come out of a brutal system where they either were assaulted, were under threat of being assaulted or assaulted prison guards or other inmates for 5 years and say “now I feel I won’t do crime anymore”.
😮
US law has too many loop holes and each states has their own sets of rules.. it feels hopeless to see that government is not protecting the citizens but for a criminal instead
and criminals and crime have now garnered much favor with leftists/democrats... @@kenrock2
Well I guess you should vote for Trump?
The photos are just a reminder of what might have been if they had not taken the road to capital crime. It's harsh, but let's hope their families get some kind of closure.
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
The government of Singapore has the mandate of the people to continue with capital punishment. Don't want to hang? Then don't do crime. Its THAT simple.
No, it's not that simple.
@@robertparsons313Yes, it's that simple. Western liberals attempting to impose their own notions of "human rights" are always going to clash with genuine democratic mandate. Just like in Iraq, where a majority of people just supported making LGBT lifestyles illegal. The era where Westerners could justify colonialist pressure by telling themselves that they were advocating for the "people" against repressive governments is over.
@@robertparsons313 It absolutely is. What part of that do you not understand?
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
@@SauI_Goodman it's indeed easy, do not commit crime and go get a job also having a job is 100% legal and determine others to respect you because you earn your livelihood through hard work and dedication, not by ruining other people's lives by doing all sorts of crime
While people on the comments are sympathy for these inmates...
hope you guys realize that these inmates KNOW that singapore have a death penalty for drug smugglers..
and yet here we are, they still try to gamble it.. they don't choose countries with lighter punishment but they CHOOSE singapore..
The law is clear.. the destination is clear.. the consequences is also clear.. AND THEY STILL CHOOSE THIS..
"if you shoot a gun at someone, it means you are also ready to be shot at"
You love it when necks snap
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
On some level it's like mockery. It's odd for a country with such strict laws to have this kind of gesture.
It is even odder odditity like you with a mush brain exist
If you object to capital punishments the US welcome you with open arms.
For those who object to capital punishment, they are those with some form of criminal past. It's basic
Why photo when they no longer alive
A photoshoot...the final indignity😢
Is it so hard not to traffic drugs?
Aiya want to say so much but alr commit the crime? You think our govt will just let you walk like that? Think again. You commit the crime and you suffer the concequences.
How can I get a job with Singapore prison system? I don't mind doing any job as long as I can stop working as dabbawala.
Be balanced, consider the sympathy for the victims of these criminals and highlight the pain they have caused to others. Do people want their cities or country to be filled with criminals, addict zombies, tent cities and no-go zones by being soft on crime? If you can't picture how bad it can get, go search and watch footage of such cities filled with drug addicts.
Taking the photos is optional, not mandatory. If it's so emotionally painful, then don't take the photos. Better yet, don't traffic drugs! Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, all warn people in advance of the penalty for trafficking drugs so there is no excuse. No one can say, "I didn't know." Also, whenever you enter a country and you go through customs, they will ask questions such as, "Are these your bags? Did you pack these bags yourself? Do you know the contents of these bags? Did anyone ask you to carry something in your bags that was not yours?" If you are going to travel anywhere, whether it's a country that has the death penalty or not, you need to educate yourself about the country where you are going. So many people try to claim ignorance and say "I did not that such-and-such was a crime here." I want to tell these people, "Come on, man. Use your common sense. Don't be a fool."
Kudo's to Singapore for it's swift and decisive actions against drugs! 100% truth.
The family members should’ve been punished too, for breeding a criminal in the first place 🙄
Absolutely and should also be sued for monetary compensation...
i doubt if i would be in a jovial mood for a photo shhot knowing I was away to be executed
the family members must feel
like they are psychic, and have
premonition, of when and how
he will die, close to home duh!
Quite cruel? He should have thought of cruelty when he decided to traffic drugs.
If u have enough money u wouldn’t be doing these “side hassles”. This is another unjust in this world. The poor gets penalized left and right.
Being poor doesn't give you excuses to commit crimes. Many work a few jobs. These are just "shortcuts" which shouldn't be taken.
So true in my country. We are biggest democracy
@@skylers1144 but rich people have a much lower representation to smuggling drugs. Poor people have a higher representation in all crimes.
@@tidusfantasy That's a fallacy.
Their victims didn't get the chance to have a photo shoot before they die. Why is always about the condomned? How about their victims?
Very cruel to taunt them even in the last moments.
Hello CHOPSUEY dish
Are you SOHAI
CHINA have a huge population
So do you think everyone in CHINA lead a smooth lives
At least CHINA government lifting most of them out of poverty You should appreciate the CHINESE government effort You see most Chinese people now are well off
So do think UNITED SNAKES people don't have miserable lives
So you please don't think too much SOHAI
I'm sorry if I have offended you
Hanged? For smuggling 1 kg ???? Can't b real this is fake
Idk where you live but Singapore is really strict about these kind of things
It is real. Very Very real.
Majulah Singapura
Perhaps, if the late Lee Kuan Yew had expressed the sentiment that "one death is too kind," it might strike a chord with the families of victims. However, the fact that the death penalty still exists for carrying cannabis feels somewhat peculiar, especially when the world is moving towards accepting its use and legalization.
LKY has always been number-oriented. the death penalty on drugs isnt an exception and he has mentioned this in an interview.
the west does not speak for 'the world' and leniency under demagogic pressure has made america the mess it is today - also as LKY predicted.
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
👏👏👏 I have to applaud the Singaporean government conviction in holding up to it's law and punishments
Expats who like to take recreational drugs should consider moving to Hong Kong instead. You should have no regrets and HK is a better place to bring up your children
Some sins are seen and some unseen.Nobody are perfect.
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
Whether we agree with singapores laws or not we have to respect them if we are in that country especially drug laws if you are caught with drugs straight away you are presumed to be trafficking in drugs and you must then prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you knew nothing about the drugs in your possession and that will be very difficult to do innocent people have been aquitted of drug charges in singapore in the past but not many and it isnt for the prosecution to have to prove you intended trafficking drugs because of the presumption of guilt in their laws dont smuggle drugs in singapore this is what you are facing i wouldnt do it for any money on earth its not worth it it is hard to feel sympathy for these people because most of them are just greedy and know what they are doing
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
The death penalty for drug charges is extreme, it's so cruel
nah! it’s right and effective. u dont see the streets of singapore littered with junkies like u do in canada and america
One, The Late Mr Lee explained why Singapore has a death penalty for drug trafficking.Second of all, he himself should have known the law and yet he took the risk
what's worse is seeing liberals' idea of unfettered drug use: Philly's Kesngtone Ave. and the endless amount of crime as a result of a person's choice to do drugs, endlessly cruel...
Dont even try.. Singapore Indonesia Malaysia all dead pinalty !! All flight to this country always anounce.. u want canabis just go to thailand!! Its legal there.. but dont even try to bring to these country !!
Singapore needs to create an Instagram account for this. Would be much more convenient for the families and give the inmates a bit of fame.
I wish there were some sort of technology which could somehow make these people suffer death without actually dying so they would cherish their life real
I think a VR game will do that.
For the ignorant. The debate of death penalty vs no death penalty ISN’T based on how harsh should we be on drug dealers.
The real debate is based on the number of assumptions the law has for them to impose the death penalty.
Singapore is able to impose the death penalty under “reasonable assumptions”. Meaning you don’t have to confirm that the accused is a drug dealer, you only need enough reason to believe that the person is one. You can be charged under “conspiracy to smuggle”.
On top of that, once accused, it Is guilty until proven innocent.
This, is very controversial as there is a high chance of sentencing an innocent person.
based singapore!
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are brown people and non white.
If you abide by the laws, why do you need to be afraid of the death sentence?
There is the sense for justice and empathy towards other humans; drug trafficking is not a violent crime so to execute these people is debatable
Most of the keyboard Socrates who chant "death to drug traffickers" have neither spoken to one before nor been to prison to experience the lives of those who grew up in dysfunctional families. The impact of their capital punishment reaches beyond just the individuals receiving the sentence to include their families, elderly parents, spouses, children, and friends.
I’m from a dysfunctional family. I have never thought of trafficking drugs and nor have my friends or siblings in the same plight. My friends who have sold drugs, albeit small amounts, not enough for the death penalty, often say they did it because they mixed with the wrong crowd, got addicted and had to fund their addiction. I have this one friend who had to leave her kids to her mother yo raise because she and her husband were in and out of prisons 20 plus years.
It was one of her greatest regrets. She became a grandmother recently and yet she told me she still feels somewhat like a young woman in her twenties because so much time has been ruined by drugs, rehab, prison for selling, etc
At some point, we have to take responsibility for our actions.
The law is clear as day, they knew the punishment and that Singapore is unwavering in our anti-drug crackdown. Yet, they decided to take the risk anyway. That’s on them.
@@FrozenCappucino Appreciate your sharing of your unfortunate upbringing, yet you are fortunate to not cross path with the criminals lurking in the less fortunate settings. Punishment is a deterrence not a cure. It is ironic that Singapore has started the death penalty since 1975, and 50 years on the drug trafficking activities are still existing, pointing to the fact that death penalty is not the answer. It is a moral quandary but one that needs societal understanding of the root of drug addiction. Many of the addicts were introduced to drugs as young as pre-teen. Once addicted there is no return. Many resort to selling drugs to feed their own consumptions. We have been killing the mules for 50 years but the kingpins behind this evil trade continues to blossom. Believing that death penalty is the way to deal with drug issue is a blind dogma. That said, the Singapore government is doing it's best with rehab programs and job placements, but a huge missing piece is public education and societal reconciliation. Full rehabilitation requires sense of self-worth and acceptance, not hatred and rejection, by the society.
Despite emerging from a dysfunctional family, you're fortunate not to have encountered the criminals prowling in less fortunate circles like your friends did. Unfortunately, not everyone shares your luck. Some individuals become ensnared by addictive substances as early as preadolescence, and once addicted, escape seems impossible. Singapore implemented the death penalty for drug trafficking in 1975, yet even after 50 years, the issue persists, demonstrating that eliminating low-level traffickers does little to impede the kingpins of this malevolent trade, who continue to thrive. Nevertheless, the Singaporean government is making efforts through rehabilitation and job placement initiatives. However, a critical component missing from these efforts is public education and societal reconciliation. Sustainable rehabilitation demands a sense of self-worth and self-confidence, fostered by societal acceptance rather than condemnation. The failure of long-term rehabilitation isn't solely the fault of addicts; it's a failure of society as a whole, as it bears the cost.
@shauntom5110 People like you have never met a family who has witnessed slow and painful death of their only son.
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
Some of these criminals don't get my sympathy at all, like I keep on seeing on news about crimes that is so gory you'd think a mindless animal had done it, and makes me wonder why I would want my tax spent on providing basic human needs that at times even I can't provide to myself used on these people, I'm glad our country still considering to bring death penalty back
China is the country with the most executions and death penalties. 😅😅
While in India they walk free
@@ToiChutGongWu
The business of chyna 0*g@n corp is thriving.
@@ToiChutGongWuSo what, so he’s actually correct.😮
Ghhh
Simple never ever touch drugs and stay far away from it.
新加坡講法治不是人治否則吸毒者充滿新加坡雖然死刑令人不安但對毒品所害家庭是正義！Singapore depend on law rule not rely on human rule otherwise Singapore block of drug addict although die penalty make people astonished but for the family ruined by drug it's righteous!
The death penalty is already perverted, but photo shoots before execution go way beyond that
Its for the families of victims to remember, not to post on tiktok bro
Singapore has issue with cannabis but corruption is ok.
Define Corruption and explain to the rest of the viewers how you came to that conclusion.
There's normal savagery, then there's extreme savagery that only exists in Asia
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
the death penalty is an affront to justice . The Death penalty has never stopped one crime anywhere in the world
It stopped many more from falling to crime.
Imagine how cool would it be to make an AI copy of death row inmate. You can literally respawn in the nearest hospital like in the video game.
It will not be the same person because it is just a body with digital code told to act that way
They may commit the same crime
The more you insist heavy punishment on drug users the more people will defy this and challenge themselves with heavy punishment eventually. Let's not forget the low birth rate in Singapore.
Since Singapore doesn't know the concept of human rights
I don't agree with your opinion
Let's we see the reality, in Singapore there is only 0.7 % of their population have using drugs in 2022.
Meanwhile Australia didn't punish drug dealers with capital punishment and 20.4 % of the population have been using drug in 2020.
This data show that with a strict law, the drug abuse can be controlled.
@@pepsodentvanila drugs aren't merderers
@@pepsodentvanila there are some detox that helps
@@MultiverseRaidenWarriors Drugs aren't murderers? Say that to Americans on fentanyl
Barbaric.
It's barbaric until a loony kills someone close to you. Then you think it's justified. It's like that one ah. Westerners think that they are superior.
I wish we have death penalty too here in USA...The drugs users are crazy here and a lot people doing crimes without hesitation... The government is too soft.
What a dumb idea, whoever is doing this, instead set them free if the crime isnt very serious
In my country they roam free. We are biggest democracy.
Ah yes and let them commit more crimes very smart of you man nice job
The death penalty is a stain on our societies. I get why people are for it but I think when people consider the consequences of the social instability it causes, the huge pragmatic issue of making sure you got the right person, and a lot of the damage it causes to the victim's family because death row cases take much longer (you have to at least try to make sure you got the right person) then it becomes untenable.
It’s actually the Singapore government’s sick way of taunting the families and “rubbing it in” so to speak. Heinous really
Then reject the pictures.
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore was never given the death penalty. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are non-chinese and non white.
Hopefully they didnt reproduce
Drug traffickers must be treated like mass murderers. They destroy lives out of greed.
Drug users cause drug dealers. Demand causes supply.
Why does Amensty International disagree?
Drug gangs as well theres no point in keeping them alive
@@misterbig9025 who cares they still get killed in our country
A German woman Julia Bohl convicted for drug trafficking in Singapore in 2002 was never given the death penalty she served a prison sentence then deported. I wonder why so many of the peope in death penalty in Singapore are brown people and non white.