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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2022
- Singapore resumed executions in March 2022, after a two-year hiatus. According to local activists, there are an estimated 60 inmates on death row, most of whom are for drug-related offences.
64-year old Nazeri bin Lajim has been scheduled for execution by hanging on July 22, 2022. This is the 9th execution scheduled this year, just shortly after the State carried out a double execution on July 7, 2022. VICE World News followed his family in May 2022 to find out how the capital punishment inflicts the condemned individual and those closest to them.
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As Lee Kuan Yew said, "One death is too kind." this guy CREATED modern Singapore and knew about this issue more than I'd say 95% of researchers on it (Without him, Singapore would be like the crime-ridden countries in Africa, poor and suffering). The death penalty should stay for the drug dealers (coming into a country where they know that they'll be killed if they are found, but they still do it shows that kindness does not work on them) but those already addicted should definitely be given help. It's leniency that breeds complacency, and I would rather my community and my family be safe and healthy over the life of someone who wants to ruin others' lives.
Crazy to think some people have been on Death Row for 10+ years just waiting to die for actual murder
Vice, please get your titles right. He is not sentenced to death for "addiction", he is sentenced to death for drug trafficking
love the sign that said "execution is the most premeditated murder"
So is war, and abortion (straight up genocide of poor, and minorities as currently practiced in the US) but elites find ways to justify murder when it has problems that the only solution is them losing power.
@LadieKadie Time to put down the bong and get a job, buddy.
@LadieKadie I've BEEN woke
Yeh, like there victims .
But trafficking drugs isn't? How many families ripped apart n victims dying from the drugs trafficked in?
Alcohol is legal in Singapore. It makes people violent. This is stupid. 2022 and we haven’t figured out yet that addiction is a medical issue not a legal one 🤦🏼♂️
Then, prohibition it is!
@@tmm6884 so you do support killing of innocent people because you do not know them. Shows exactly what type of human being you are damn!!
Shrooms/Cannabis > Alcohol
It becomes illegal when people start stealing and doing illegal stuff to obtain their drugs for their addiction.
Hanging to death has to b 1 of the most horrific ways 2 die.
Addiction is a bytch. I hate drugs.
You only die once, tomorrow isn't guaranteed, Live today like its your last day.
@@MrJamiez
One day at a time my friend. Already died and came back to life.
@@robertwolfeii615 😂
And you can walk in any street at any time without fear. Now that is real freedom!
The researcher at 14 minutes say she never met a death rower who was privileged. Yeah and the sky is blue. Who would of thought that privileged rich people get to avoid jail when caught ?
@LadieKadie but they're not dying on death row, which should be changed so that they are being equally tried and executed.
:D
It's Singapore, with good amount of bribe you can get really far. Drugs regularly come to Singapore but only if your gangs keeps paying the government officials and police
The even sadder consequence is that on each occasion there is a death sentence, if there is a child/ children left behind, the trauma and loss from this will certainly lead to increased chance of the kids also becoming addicted. Addiction often stems from trauma.
but on the other hand thousands of other families would avoid it because of the harsh consequences
are u delusional … that's false and you could not possibly get addicted on drugs when they can't have them; some of these people aren't originally from Singapore; they came from place when those things were readily available.
Drugs is not allowed in Spore, so don't do it
Really ?????You must be some sort of stupid to figure this one out...the adicted parent is like dead in any case....
@@Olsenator I feel the same way. If you're a foreigner involved in a severely violent crime with a white family, the same should happen
It is extremely difficult to get legal representation and help for these people on death row, even for those who are even falsely accused for trafficking drugs. Our legal system punishes lawyers who do so through fines and intimidation for "wasting legal resources" for bringing their cases to court. It is pretty much "career suicide" for these lawyers.
As a result no lawyers are willing to take up legal defense for people on death row except for 1 or 2 who are often the receiving end of smear campaign through state-owned news outlets.
good representation in the criminal system is so important
Kp99(
It's easy once the convict let's the lawyer knows how much money he has in his stash earned from multiple drug smuggling 'successes'. A person on death row will pay anything to secure his life.
@@noproblematallmate now here lies the problem that warranted a video from Vice media- majority of the people on death row for drug trafficking are people of racial minority and low socioeconomic status.
@@budyhartonofoo8988 you don't need a scientist to tell you that people with lower income (and have nothing much to lose) will be more tempted to earn quick and enormous cash from smuggling drugs. What we want to do with death penalty is also to deter people from committing the crime. If we had life imprisonment instead, how many lives do you want to entice into life imprisonment? FYI life imprisonment is also no joke and comparable to death sentence. By having a lighter punishment, it's ethically wrong as well as you are ENTICING people to commit crime.
"if you don't build your dream someone else will hire you to help build theirs". If there anything to be addicted to it should investment
I realized that the secret to making a million is saving for a better investment. I always tell myself you don't need that new Maserati or that vacation just yet. That mindset helped me make more money investing. For example last year I invested 80k in stocks (with the help of my Financial Advisor of course) and made about 246k, but guess what? I put it all back and traded with her again and now I'm rounding up close to a million.
@@ryanholland2000 Yeah! every $1 you invest today is a little bit of time that you buy back in the future, the more you invest, the more free time you can afford in the future, having time and the freedom to choose what to do are the ultimate investing goals.
True! Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. The stock market has plenty of opportunities to earn which I myself took advantage of. I made my first million from going diverse, mainly ETFs(stocks, bonds etc), bitcoin , and gold. I'm also working on an investment plan that includes NFTs with my advisor, Katie . It's been a year and half of steady growth.
@@shannoncallehan9678 What actually the idea behind this bitcoin investment,I have been watching some videos and I was thinking about investing in bitcoin , but still don't know where to start from
@@lanzeborille7518 Same here ,It's strange how people talk about all the profits, they've been making through investing in bitcoin, while am here not making any profit at all. Please can Someone put me through on the right path.
Personally, I think the title of this video is view baiting and biased. The key fact is that this man is sentenced to death penalty because of the drug trafficking, not addiction. The point being, not all addicts turn into trafficker. And the key argument should be how his drug addiction is the sole or primary cause that lead to him trafficking.
THANK YOU.
Trafficking? 35 grams? Do you know how much that is, in reality isn't?
@@cmunky2941 Yes, I know how much 35 grams, but that’s not the point I am trying to make.
As someone who lost his own liver due to Alcohol addiction, this has been really difficult to watch. Addicts are victims, not perpetrators. This is not right.
There’s probably a bad history between Singapore and heroin. The British pumped the region full of the stuff and used it for their colonial ambitions.
Yeah but if there was no punishment and people dealt with drugs freely, it will affect 10x more families not just your own from capital punishment. This is why singapore is so safe, these people knew the law and they still did it, it's called stupidity.
It's the long term effects that matter, not short term pain.
for a journalism channel, it’s lamentable that the title is misleading. the death sentence is not meted out to drug addicts but drug traffickers. drug addicts who are arrested are sent to the drug rehabilitation centre and undergo the Enhanced Drug Rehabilitation Regime.
A tea spoon of Heroin is not "trafficking", that's personal use amount. If it was over 7 grams I would agree it is trafficking.
@@droidsxi3271 that foo was caught with 33grams.
Huh, 1 table spoon of substance is considered trafficking. Only possession, not even "caught while dealing". So even if you have it to use it yourself, you will be arrested and charged as a trafficker.
Just a convenient bit of info that makes all drug offenders into traffickers and then into dead men.
Yes very misleading title
@@codemonster8443 yes sir. That sign one lady had was so on point.
Hey Vice, when that woman was talking about her brother, she was talking near-perfect English and yet you still chose to super simplify and alter what she was saying via subtitles. Why not just keep it verbatim unless her English was incorrect?
Twisting her message by "correcting" what she is saying when there is no need for correction seems unethical.
Singapore is not for play play. No spitting, littering. I remember growing up watching a guy from the U.S. get caned because of something he did over there. I still want to visit though😁!
Respect Singapore law
Yes I rember that case well. I think it was when Clinton was in office and even he couldn’t stop it. There are some countries I can just visit online.
The death penalty does not address the causes that lead people into addiction. It only serves as a reflection of the people who've instituted it and continue to carry it out. It's clear that the government values the perception zero-tolerance holds, and possible economic interest over the health and safety of their citizens. Any resources existing probably have a large economic barrier, stigmas attached, and deter people out of fear of possible punishments in the event of a relapse. Only truly being available to those who can afford it effectively penalizes people for being poor. Addiction of any kind is a complex health issue that can be treated and prevented. All of us need to rethink the rhetoric we've heard about substance abuse and look at it as a health struggle as opposed to a reflection of some moral failure. Being sick should not be a crime.
Your comments do not matter & we don't care how others view our law.
This is SG law, we do what we think is right. Addictions of drugs are hard to kill
Helloo??? They know they can die by doing drugs THEY ARE AWARE, so why are they still doing it??? Its either death by state or death by overdoes, it doesn't matter
Your comment is incomprehensible and incoherent.
@@kapeecoffee Thats why we should murder people? Addicts have no hope right, they may as well just die lol. How can anyone take you seriously?
It should be like America , only for the worse kind of people should die
Addiction should never be a death sentence
It almost always is, i have had family members taken away by addiction, some have offed themselves, i thinks its only fair if the drug dealer is killed as well
@@liquidtrick187 so sorry to hear your family has been touched by this evil
@@phranerphamily thank you, it is just i get really mad when people try to act like if the drug traficker is as much of a victim as the addict, the traficker is in it for the money, the addict sole purpouse is to generate more profits for the traficker, so of course the death penalty should be a must for trafickers
@@liquidtrick187 you are spot on.
@@liquidtrick187 Absolutely not! Traffickers and dealers are not responsible for any deaths. By your logic we should give the death penalty to grocery and liquor store employees because someone choked on their vomit and died or because of alcohol poisoning. By your logic might as well execute the poor cashier because they sold cigarettes to someone and the person died of lung cancer. 😕
Portugal 🇵🇹 has the right program when it comes to addicts. The world needs to wake up!
Is it meant to say “sentenced” rather than “sentence”??
pick your pain
I interpret it as a command to the reader
Sentence of death. No matter how you say it, it's wrong.
@@nancyfahey7518 death sentence I guess
@@nancyfahey7518 no, sentenced TO death.. and hahaha they changed it
This is fucking insane
@LadieKadie To the wrong question
it is not we need this here in the US.
I too am a recovering addict & THANKFULLY have been clean & sober since Aug. 9, 2009! NO addict &/or alcoholic wakes up one day & says “today I become an addict &/or alcoholic”! I had an EXTREMELY tough early years of life until I was adopted & raised by my paternal grandparents along with my 2nd youngest sister! Too us they where & will always be our Daddy & Mama💞unfortunately I developed having cancer twice & had multiple surgeries & became addicted to the pain medications🥺I was finally caught in early 2008 & went into Drug Court in Aug 2009 & it completely SAVED my life🙏🏻I personally DON’T believe addicts/alcoholic’s should get the death penalty of course unless there’s some type of HORRIFIC act(s) but nonetheless, I believe NON VIOLENT addicts/alcoholic’s should be allowed rehabilitation & sometimes it may take several times but PLEASE be patient with them but also have boundaries in place too! Believe me TOUGH LOVE does work I should know I had too experience it for myself! Everyone is different & that’s what makes each of us unique….
Addiction is death. So no change
@Pinkie Liked 👍
Does Singapore have sufficient rehab facilities etc where people can go in case they do find themselves addicted? Or if they are stuck in a drug trafficking situation, where can they go to for safe harbour?
Is that really a question of course they don’t
We do have rehabilitation facility for addict but we are zero tolerance for drug trafficker.
@@allentoh7032 you do realize that anyone who buys or sells drugs is "trafficking", people don't usually give drugs away...15grams? That's half an ounce, that is such a small amount
@@allentoh7032 Would some drug addicts not fall under the category of drug traffickers since they buy into the trade?
@@Apathymiller 15 grams is a huge amount of drugs. I live in Russia and if you get caught here with that, you’ll either go to prison for 8-15 years, or pay a bribe of $20k+
500 grams of weed and the death penalty, wow, that's crazy.
SCANDALOUS 🇸🇬
Look at the countries that are plagued with drug related crimes
What about them? You mean the Phillipnes where you murder people being accused of addiction/dealing?
The ability for humans to use violence in almost any situation /environment SHOULD NOT be underestimated . Real talk but when you have been in your ways for soo long who will be the first leader to take that step ? Because there has to be some money behind it to have not changed . Like who did not give them the memo this is not ok
If they didnt have this point they wouldnt be able to enforce anythin
Who is underestimating it? What are you talking about?
Get off of the drugs, I don’t even know what you’re talking about. Did we watch the same video?
@@Sniperboy5551 jesus christ how far deep is humanity. we def gotta be an accident
This is heartbreaking. Especially as someone who has family members dealing with addiction. I can’t imagine. It’s already painful enough watching them hurt themselves. Don’t forget to like this video so we can get this out there as much as possible.
@@Olsenator Hey there!. Lemme quote, "Kinda shocking from a majority Buddhist country." Singapore is not a Buddhist country. Singapore has 3 different races, Malay, Chinese and Indian. We are a multi racial country. Hope you get a clearer view now. Im a Singaporean. No offence Dr. Steve
@@Olsenator i know the difference between race and religion. I think you don't get my point. You said "kinda etc etc from a Buddhist country" . That's where i said Singapore is not a Buddhist country. I know the stats of the percentage of different race in Singapore. Despite the percentage of Chinese are more than Malays and Indians, we still called ourselves as a multi racial country. And btw, why u need to get so work out abt it and being childish?.
@@Olsenator Fake Dr Steve, I'm walking away and won't be replying to your next reply. Not because I coward or whatsoever. Its just i don't want to waste my time entertaining people like you. Have a good day.
@@MR-iz4hu are there much Europeans in Singapore?
Why did your family member/s get addicted in the first place? Did they not know that drugs are bad or did they have bad parents?
I can’t imagine the feeling of the family member when they receive the conviction letter. RIP.
Wtf?? Why do the friends and family get more thoughts than the actual person getting executed. That's fucked. Feel bad for the guy dying not his family
@@Speedster189 🤦🏾♂️
@@Speedster189 i don't feel bad for drug traffickers
It definitely deters ppl, I smoke weed and use some nicotine but I would never ever bring anything to those countries, its pure fear, it almost feels like you need to buy a brand new bag when you travel in case you miss something
Yeah. It will deter people from bringing in bubble gum but most people who bring in bubble gum are not suffering an addiction nor are they imporverished (BTW, it's illegal to bring gum into Singapore).
I wouldn't even set foot in any death penalty shithole.
lol wrong, because it's so hard to get the financial incentives are beyond insane to get stuff into the country. the stuff flows like water and will find the cracks, it just tends to be people higher up in the system who bring it into the country instead.
You would need 500G to face it, no simple consumer would ever have that on him, even a heavy one.
I shall take thy risk
This is sad. Those left behind after an execution are going to suffer severe trauma & heartbreak which will lead them themselves into a higher chance of substance abuse. It's going to create a cycle that's almost impossible to break.
@OG _WillyWipeOut you don't know what you're talking about. Don't judge someone's situation if you've never been in their shoes.
Omg if my parents were a drug addict I would not have acknowledged them as my parents yet alone feel for them. They deserve it. U play with drugs u pay the price
@@ClaraFlater_than_surface_board yeah sure, there's tons of 5 year olds out there that aren't affected bc they don't acknowledge their parents. Most of the time they have no choice. Again, don't judge someone's situation if you've never been in their shoes.
@@hayleymariemills are we even talking at the same frequency? Lmao
We will not stop at nothing to drug users remember that.
Not really. It's going to discourage people from using drugs.
I just bought an ounce of weed last week. It's crazy to think that I could end up in prison on a death row for what I just did.
You’d need at least 500 grams of it to qualify for the death penalty, as stated in the video.
Weed and opiates carry different punishments.
You'd need like another 18 oz to get there lol.
That's nowhere near the amount that carries the death penalty in SG
Addiction is mostly related to pain and trauma. You can punish drug abuse but it comes down ignoring the fact that these people are in pain. It shows that Singapore deals with that in the most cruel way. You don’t heal people by killing them.
You don't heal your pain by taking drugs either.
@@abdulrahman01234 So you take their lives and cheer when they are at their lowest point? What kind of fucked up law and comment is that? Is that what god says about saving people and human dignity?
@@devmiles Will you take cocaine or heroin if you're in pain?
In reality, we don't punish abusers unless they sell it. Sg seeks to rehabilitate abusers. Death penalty applies to traffickers.
Why do people stick up for criminals? All countries should have the death penalty for drug takers .....
People, only stick because they mostlikely are a criminal themselves
This is why Singapore has little drug problems and most citizens are healthy. Don’t wanna die? Don’t use or carry drugs! Simple life rule
The reason these people are protesting is because no one in they're families have felt loss from drug over dose's and have seen how these type of drugs displace people in society causing major crime and social problems. Drug dealers who sell high level drugs that are proven in court threw evidence not hear say should receive the death penalty only because they knew the outcome if caught selling drugs. No one talks about the lives these drug dealers have taken with the poison that they sell and the fact that they have criminal records that repeat offend over and over again plus they steal and commit crimes to support they're drug habits causing havoc on the community.
Still, if it was your family member on death row for addiction, how would you react, I know you haven’t asked yourself that question. Where’s is your empathy my guy.
hang the druglords not the pushers. besides, every addict will only increase supply. its a demand and supply issue.
Thank you vice for covering this important topic
Should do a video on the disgusting practice of hiring domestic helpers from the Phillipines or Indonesia. Slave wages and labor in Singapore.
they don't want the avalanche of dislikes they won't touch this subject we know is very real.
They took that idea from Hk and China at large
They are not sentenced to death for their addiction.. They are sentenced to death for drug trafficking.. There's an important distinction here.
Correct! But the reason why you are trafficking a drug, surely should come into consideration before sentencing, are you trafficking to sell on to others? Or are you trafficking for your own personal use? Trafficking in the situation in this documentary, means bringing drugs into the country.
@@gutz323 That might be true, but the thing is, they are improperly using the word trafficking.. Drug trafficking involves cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale, per the definition by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Notice how consumption doesn't fall under trafficking.. Again, drug consumption doesn't warrant the death penalty in Singapore. Drug trafficking does. This video (as well as the title) misrepresents the situation and purports the idea that Singapore is executing all drug addicts, which is factually inaccurate and irresponsible.
@@Unhomiee you are right! But I think the guy got caught entering the country with 15 grams (most definitely a personal amount) I think he got done for trafficking because he entered the country with narcotics. I reckon if he got caught with the 15 grams just walking down the street, a death sentence wouldn't be considered.
being addicted in itself is like being sentenced to death. i wouldn’t wish addiction on ANYONE. that’s so messed up smfh. wow. 😢 how about they find a way to cure addiction instead of just killing them? tf
I think it’s mainly to deter trafficking the drugs but it’s still insane
Exactly, why on earth we chose to deal with it via Criminal Justice System and not the Healthcare System says plenty about our ignorant forefathers but after Prohibition and decades of failure there is no excuse today!
Umm probably because it's more expensive than an execution?
I agree with capitol punishment!
Singaporean here, we execute drug dealers who smuggle drugs and get our people hooked and addicted. I'm not very pro death penalty myself, but I and many others always question why the concern is over the drug dealer who gets executed rather than the hundreds of family members who suffer from the side effects of simply living in the same house as the addict, they will steal money to afford drugs, dig themselves deep in debt, some kill themselves and force their families to settle the debt, families are broken by drug use, where is the concern for them? Where is the human rights watch report on them? Where is the vice news video on them? In an interview on the BBC many years ago, Mr Lee Kuan yew echoed these same questions, where is the outcry for the people who suffer from drug addiction? And why do you care so much more for the fate of the criminals who smuggle drugs into singapore?
If you have money in Singapore this is not a problem. A buddy of mine lives there and is seriously addicted to opiates, benzodiazepines and stimulants to keep awake, but he has no problem due to the large amount of money in his name. That's so wrong in so many ways.
What a sad world that we are living in 😿
I live in Singapore and even prescription drugs, in particular opiates and stimulants, are tough to get and are distributed in the doctor’s office. The doctors are responsible for how much they prescribe to a patient and they will get into serious trouble if they prescribe too much too often. There is really no way for you to go to multiple doctors to get more of the same drug. There is no patient confidentiality laws here. Perhaps he has friends, family, or servants who pose as the “patient” to get around this, but if he’s caught in possession of more than what he is prescribed, he will be in very serious trouble…
Money? We are not a corrupted nation bro. Wether u are rich or poor u play with drugs u will pay the price
@@ClaraFlater_than_surface_board ☠️ money talks bro......
@@ClaraFlater_than_surface_board Right because death row is full of the rich?
isnt singapore issueing prescription drugs? arent there kickbacks from that regarding health and safety?
It's neighbour Thailand recently decriminalized Marijuana, meanwhile futuristic Hi Tech Singapore still hanging people 😏
R.i.p this shits messed up as someone who was addicted to drugs half my life,this hit home. Just listening to how hard his sister is trying to fight for him realy hurts,even more when you realize they still executed him. It's sad
But if you grew up in a country where you knew just how serious of a punishment you could get for using said drugs, you might have not have gone down that route. They know they can be put to death because of it at that point. Oh well you're not just go to jail buddy. You're going to die. I don't feel bad for them. They knew what they were risking
@@jeepliberty1388 you say they knew what they were risking. But who gives a man the right to take another man's life for a petty crime. It's unfortunate people live in a place where your life is in another man's hands, an to be clear every one is guilty of something. I feel sorry for you, that you think anything is that black an white. Just follow the rules or don't do bad or they knew what the punishment was. It's savage. That's where you should live since you see no issue with it
@@jeepliberty1388it’s common that those who take drugs also have some sort of mental/emotional issue. A lot of people just want to forget. These people need help, not death.
Edit: It’s also more cost effective to just put someone to death than to help them. Singapore favors the wealthy, not the common people.
@@jorgiebdeandrade Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
@@jorgiebdeandrade Doesn't matter, 1 dealer can ruin 10x families, the risk to reward is backwards,they deserve to die. Also, they know the law and still choose to carry out the crimes. If we forgave everyone, then SG will have streets like the USA. No thankyou.
Guess what, Singapore has the lowest opioid prevalence in the world. While US is the number 7 in the world, most contributed by urban area. If you want to be rid of drug, the only way is deterrence.
This is quite sad, and taints my vision about Singapore.
So be it. Your opinion isn’t life changing for Singapore. This Singapore you’re talking about is one of the safest countries in the world with lowest drug related crime rates. I find it quite sad for countries more lax on drug abuse, and have clowns at random street alleys high on drugs committing crimes.
@@jayrent8059 It is always interesting to understand the importance of freedom and responsibility and how they play a role on human consciousness development, and what does it mean to have a low score on Press freedom? Singapore ranks very poorly on "Routers Without Borders", it is a shame people do not understand the vital importance of freedom of press .
This takes us to our second point , how "free" is an individual in Singapore? Human freedom, personal freedom and economic freedom are the main categories of the Freedom Index, and although Singapore is doing well financially , the same can't be said about the human freedom and personal freedom, where it also ranks poorly.
There is a centralisation of power issue in Singapore. Check its authoritarian issues. You should read about it. And if you want, we can delve into the issues that can come from a government too detached from the people, and too controlling.
But, lets compare a Country like Portugal, that the Global Peace Index reports as being more safe than Singapore (It was ranked number 3 before the pandemic but is still considered more safe than Singapore)
Portugal is very lenient with drug consumption, it does look at people who consume drugs as sick and in need of help, not criminals. This is called empathy.
They decriminalised consumption, meaning you will not get sentenced if caught with small dosages. Portugal saw a massive decline in opiates consumption in less than 20 years. It ranks low compared to all of Europe and other countries.
Now, maybe what makes Singapore relatively safe is not low drug consumption, maybe its not due to low drug consumption that the country is economically sound.
Why would it be the reason? You see Egypt, not very safe, and fairly poor. Still consumes less drugs than Singapore.
Maybe this is a matter of personal freedom , responsibility and empathy to social troubles that sometimes bring about misery and drugs.
This is not easy to understand, if you have thought provoking ideas, i'd love to hear them. But just make sure my point got across. Thanks.
@@yacce4463 not sure why this warranted a full thesis and on that I’m honoured you took the time to write a full paper to rebuttal someone commenting online - thanks. I’m Singaporean, and not an entire supporter of the government here myself, so personal experience is a lot more reliable than foreigners (that I presume you are) just watching on the sidelines. Press freedom is an issue, but a strawman in this case and a topic for another day.
At the end of the day - the fact is as simple as the old adage “When in Rome…”. That’s all there is to it. No need to justify anything beyond or compare, because what is here that works, works. There’s no need for this island nation to conform to SJWs, nor a need to change its laws that have been working (another adage - don’t fix what isn’t broken). You do the crime here, you pay the price here, that’s all there is to it, no need to overthink ;)
@@jayrent8059 Not a strawman, i am sorry you can't see the the importance of freedom in general, and how it plays a role on human consciousness development overall. You are one of the least free developed countries in the world. Governments control the narrative there, having a firm grip on their people without having to withstand heavy international sanctions, by just having to control the press. Freedom is the core issue here. You do not have the freedom to do whatever concerns you personally. I wonder how cannabis is portrayed in the media in Singapore, for example. Their modus operandi is working quite well, as i am being made aware by talking to a singaporean.
The government creates the narrative that the way to deal with drug related crime, is to punish severely any drug crime, considering its consumption a crime in itself. But moving on.
You are being incoherent, which isn't nice. At one point you state: "This Singapore you’re talking about is one of the safest countries in the world with lowest drug related crime rates" , which brings about comparison, because you are the one who relativizes by comparing it to other countries in the world. But then you say this: "No need to justify anything beyond or compare, because what is here that works, works" . Comparison is a great tool, that is why we have indexes like the Global Peace Index, serves many purposes. Also, you can and should fact check the rankings i'm talking about.
You shouldn't conform with what exists and "just works", i am not here to prove you right or wrong, but maybe consider the possibility of thinking for yourself, consider learning about philosophy broadly, or more in line with what we're discussing, philosophy of ethics and moral. If you're the practical person, that just wants to live their life and be not bothered by difficult questions, move on. Live your life mate. Be happy :)
Bye.
@@yacce4463 as I said, and I will imply again - you’re overthinking the whole concept, far into the philosophical aspect. Unfortunately, the world cannot progress on simplistic idealism but requires harsh stances, which is how Singapore has developed from a simple fishing village into a thriving metropolis in a shocking few decades.
You’re overzealously forgetting one major thing - the fact that this is one of the fastest developing countries with the highest income rates in the world. There is low crime, high stability, a tax haven for companies and a hub for financial services. All these are usually (and not surprisingly) forgotten by the less practical and overly idealistic individuals such as yourself, who try to act as social justice warriors behind a keyboard. Where you’re from, I sincerely hope you’re able to live with the peace of mind that Singaporeans have, and that foreigners appreciate. Otherwise, may you live safely as well, and be gracious to individuals who may do you or your loved ones wrong - please grant them the freedom and do fight for their reductions in punishment as well because they were “more free” to do harm to you, where you’re from.
Don't misunderstand our law, death sentence is for trafficking drugs, if you only consume them you only get jail sentence.
How do you consume them without buying? Buying within the country is considering trafficking under your draconian law
@@efolinsky I don't think any police force will be able to 100% stop traffickers, there are still small amounts that get pass the airport, custom etc.
So are you suggesting drug addicts would wean themselves off drugs upon going to prison?
@@Geniusignotus they might,but in the end is up to person if they want to reoffend, being a addict is by choice nobody force you to take drugs, there are many ways to take pain of your chest, just not drugs.
@@acerod1 You're speaking out of blissful arrogance; it's truly annoying
Millions of ppl across the world, especially from ethnic minorities or low-income households, are and have been forced to take drugs for multiple reasons (large, organised crime syndicates force innocents to drug abuse and turn them into prostitutes, middlemen for drug or arms trafficking, beggar networks, indentured slaves, etcetera)
You're referring to a particular type of drug addicts, that is, from the high or upper-middle classes who can afford alternative solutions but deliberately choose to take illegal opioids for pain withdrawal or recreational purposes
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His expression speaks Volumes!
More then 500g's of Cannabis is the death penalty? That's wild. I pick up that much at the start of each month lol.
I don’t understand the culture well enough but it feels like education on addiction is desperately needed. Not that any other country has done a better job…….sadly.
We should bring that to the USA
I live in USA I was a heroin addict for years and years so sad hope this stops in Singapore
Shut up respect Singapore law
Singapore is a sovereign country, they do whatever they want that's Singapore has no crime
Sounds like a program we need to adopt here in the US.
Agree 100%
Singapore is one of the world's wealthiest countries, I'm sure they have the budget and resources to properly rehabilitate suspected traffickers instead of executing them.
We do. The govt spends money on programs n therapy to rehabiltate users not traffickers. If we grant leniency to traffickers n "rehabilitate" them, there'll be no end to traffickers trying their luck to smuggle drugs in. Traffickers do it for the money costing thousands of lives. May I add that in Singapore, if you are an abuser and wants help, you can actually get help from the authorities without being charged? Singapore looks after Singaporeans n laws n policies are put in place to do just that. Last thing, most traffickers are not Singaporeans.
It’s real simple you don’t wanna die then don’t mess around with drugs in Singapore
Exactly
Well its time for change.
Its not right kill another human thats reall simple yeah?
he was a drug smuggler??? international law?? it is a sovereign nation correct? people got some weird views ....not saying i agree or disagree with anything involved but if the death penalty was what would happen if caught as a user or a smuggler.. i think i would go somewhere else..edited to add: so where are the executed for being an addict at?? all i see here are smugglers sentenced to death and addicts that were given multiple chances before they smuggled.. they all made the choices to smuggle drugs.. they all deserve what they get for being a criminal and being caught... they all knew what they were doing.. being poor is not an excuse for lack of personal responsibility.. hey ho let's go!! personal responsibility!!!! and dont be a criminal... billions of poor people all over the world prove that is not an excuse...
Fight authority with authority. Judges should be allowed to order an execution only if they themselves act as executioner with the understanding that they themselves must pay for having murdered with their own life. So, per judge this execution can only be order once as a service to the greater public to eliminate a severe threat that is impossible to help or persuade.
This would only work if the judge had empathy. There are people out there that are not bothered by this and wouldn’t give it a second thought, especially after some time with desensitization and disassociation.
@@PlantsFood4 True. Hence, they're elected into position and have strict requirements of which I would assume is not having a mental illness. At least that is the case where I am living fortunately. Also, Even if the case is that a judge without empathy orders execution they would only be able to do it once at the cost of their life.
Crazy that the defense attorney isn't on her client's team and its ok.
Typical authoritarian government.....Sad to see western democracy cozying up to authoritarian governments( Lee's dynastic family) just because of favorable trade deals and a strategic port city.
I'm a recovering alcoholic, drug addict. This just breaks my heart.
I believe your title is inaccurate. Capital punish in singapore is reserved for drug traffickers. Not addicts. Addicts are sent to jail or remand for rehabilitation.
Your claim indicates they can not be the same. Addicts are going to traffic.
addicts can also traffic and vice versa. title is not misleading
Kill less is better than kill more. Unfortunately there will always be people who got caught in the net. I am sorry to say that the death penalty has to stay. The people who say that the death penalty must stay are not heartless people. It is that there is no choice. It is the only way. Singapore has many hard truths that people have to learn the hard way. I can only hope this will turn away drug mules. Once you have reached adulthood, you will have learnt that your long good life is dependent on society being strict law followers. Please turn away from drugs and also don't associate yourself with bad people.
Every time I return to Singapore, I take care to note that not all is as it seems, for under the shining surface of prosperity and wealth, there is always poverty and crime. These drug users should not have to be killed by the state to 'solve' the drug problem. It is murder.
love the street sign! but seriously, up to 2 years in jail or $5000 for hurting someone else voluntarily, but if an addict hurts themselves by doing drugs and gets caught with them, they are put to death?! yeah, totally tracks..... 🤦♀
Yea, nuts
Yep, beter stay away, you're not welcome there
In Singapore. Drug consumption and procession are not liable for death penalty, only trafficking. Saying so, if you are caught with large amount of drug, it could be lead to a trafficking conviction
@@Tru3Feelings so it's flawed system.
@@Tru3Feelings but in order to consume a drug, one has to carry the drug on their person. and most addicts i knew, including myself in the past, never rolled with simply one bag of dope. i would frequently have 15-20 bags on me all for personal use. but, because of the way heroin is sold, a person carrying only 3-4 bags of dope could be accused of trafficking and be put to death. therefore, my comment still makes perfect sense. follow?
were the voiceovers recorded on an iphone 3g in an echo chamber or what?
Damn, with zero tolerance, it's crazy to try and smuggle
Being sentenced for execution due to drug addiction can be a very controversial topic meant for discussion. If I happen to be Singaporean, for instance, I'd be disturbed seeing someone in the middle of being executed or had already been executed. It's only my opinion, but it feels inhumane to do something like that. I know drug addictions can get very ugly and there's chances of rising hostile crimes within Singapore, however, people struggling with or battling their addictions to drugs and other harmful substances can opt to seek rehab treatment. Might be expensive, but it can help someone out. Overall, Singapore is under an authoritarian rule and I cana understand why executions do happen in the nation. Again, it's controversial, but at the same time, it's always up for discussions and further debates if deemed necessary.
As I said before, there are half way houses for recovering addicts in Singapore. Also, NO public executions. How did it even get to that point?
It is sad that in some other parts of the world, people in a country are actually fighting for something good while here in the USA, people are basically brainwashed and are fighting for the wrong cause.
You wanna see double standards look that what this country's leadership says, so when Russia invaded Ukraine they are talking about "No country has the right to attack other nations sovereignty and way of life " as it's a Violation under U-N charter, human rights, freedom & whatnot and all those legal things which should be taken in consideration so, 1country doesn't attacks the other as in his speech specified "if we don't talk and raise concern over ukraine war today someday if we are under an attack then no-one will take a stand for us" but did they said the same thing* or raised concern when (Invasion of Iraq happened in 2003) , or did they said the same thing during Cuban crisis or when king Gaddafi of Libya was ousted out of power because of foreign interference in 2011?? The answer is NO!! So, on a normal day they're up to U-N charter , human rights , sovereignty of a nation taking stands But , the the same thing turns upside down when the whole world tells them not to execute , Hang those people🧍🏻🧍🏻🧍🏻🧍🏻 behind bars as it's a Violation of human rights , the family's of the accused withering in pain multiple famous people , world leaders pleading SG to stop the execution binge + under their "All time favourite thing "UN" where they talking about those rights where do all those laws and bylaws go ??
Being an addict is like being in a house on fire instead of getting out like everyone else you stay & redecorate addiction is like going to war and never coming back the same I'm a recovering herion addict and it is so painful & the fetinayll crisis is the worse pandemic ever
Why take it in the first place knowing how bad the stuff is. If you faced the death penalty for having drugs ,then maybe that would have saved you from the pain now.
People won’t sympathies until it happens to them. I think serial killers deserve death penalty but not this.
Every drug deaier eventually becomes a serial killer, the violenve engulfs the community, i can tell you that from experience, i just happen to live in Mexico, besides you do believe one human can decide over the life of another human, the reason is meaningles, just semantics
@@liquidtrick187 then countries should work towards legalization, and fyi not everywhere has the savages Mexico has
@@ReaperPLUR i never get the legalization argument, what should they legalize? Cocaine? Cannabis? Crack cocaine? Éxtasis? Crystal meth? Fentanyl? Cart fentanyl? Benzos? Heroine? 2C-B? Crocodile? Shrooms? Bath salts? I don't know man you oughta be more specific, perhaps you meant that they should legalize everything? If so, then how they should regulate it? What would be the legal age to be able to do some hard stuff?
It's very harsh to the few involved in the drug trade, but such penalties keep most people away from drugs. Is the West really better off since light penalties lead to overdose deaths and murders of innocent people by drug users? Certainly the government needs to do more to help impoverished and troubled families so that few people end up addicted.
No. Just legalize all drugs because these jails, prisons, and rehabilitation all have a corruption and drugs still get inside and death occurs
I suppose that judgement is exclusive to the people in the respective sovereign nations. Which one is better, when it leads to the same result? Iirc, the Singapore government isn't super averse to extrajudicial death penalty.
@@navithenavajo4714 A small state like Singapore can successfully keep out the majority of drug usage, largely through social stigma and fear. Legalizing drugs is no help. Places like San Francisco and Seattle where open drug use is rarely punished just have more drug use. Legal marijuana has resulted in skyrocketing new cases of psychosis, more motor vehicle accidents and more illegal growing as sellers compete against legal marijuana on price. The only answer is strong societal taboos against intoxication of any kind, mandatory rehab with hard labor for addicts and lots of hard work on weekends as punishment for casual users, plus capital punishment for sellers and their money launderers. Sometimes society has to be harsh to keep the vast majority from suffering harm. Many people lack the common sense to avoid drugs. We simply can't trust people to use sound judgment about drugs. But above all, we need a cultural shift against intoxication being part of youthful recreation. There was little drug abuse from the time opium was restricted in the early 20th century until the early 1960's. These were years of limited immigration and controlled trade, making trafficking difficult. Unfortunately, attitudes changed at just the time borders were opening. We need a new attitude of temperance and recreation that doesn't involve the degradation of intoxication. Drugs and drunkenness are NOT victimless crimes. These people neglect their jobs and children, resort to crime and end up disabled prematurely. Drug abuse is the #1 reason for child abuse and neglect, as well as a cause of elderly abuse.
I support death penalty for violent crime. For addiction this is ridiculous.
Sentenced to death for smuggling 3 tablespoons of heroin in Singapore. That's insane.
It's amazing every corner of the world wants to speak English. Even if they struggle with it. Please explain why
Because it is very common in western nations what have all of the money.
Singapore was an English colony, that's why.
this is absurd... and wont help, people wll do drugs no matter the punishemnt ... but this is barberic, and middel age way of thinking
Yep, this guy was addicted to drugs at 14, had been in and out of prison on drug offenses much of his life. That law didn't deter him at all to eventually moving up to trafficking. He being Malay he had limited options. The similarities between the discrimination Malay's experience Singapore and what minorities experience in the US are similar. It should be no surprise the majority of those executed for drug trafficking in Singapore are of Malay descent.
Imagine this was in the UK. Yes a massive portion of our population would be gone but then it would be a safer place
Death sentence for small time drug possession is psychotic
Yep stay away , they don't wat you there.
A lot of people think people take drugs out of free will and for fun.
You don't see people taking strong painkillers after operation getting addicted because they don't have that social burden they need to escape from.
The irony is that most of these people saying it is their "choice" are mostly addicted to their phones, see if you get get them to stop using their phones for a day.
Somehow alcoholism and gambling issues don't get as high levels of punishments despite the same idea of "choice" and the high levels of societal harms.
Wrong. I mean, you're not completely wrong, but theres plenty of wrong in that comment...
First, people getting prescribed medications, pain killers, benzos, all types of things, ABSOLUTELY DO get addicted to it. No matter their "social burden". It just helps a whole lot if youve also go something else making that escape more ideal. Theres literally math written about this. And how much more likely you are to become an addict if youre under the poverty line, or lost a parent, or parents were separated, etc etc etc. Addiction comes for everyone though. Bad things just make it more likely that itll be harder....
Also the whole chocie debate is pretty flawed from the start. Theres things that are physically addictive and things that are mentally addictive. It comes down to that person's idea of "chocie".
Found this interesting. The majority of the people there are for the death penalty, and Singapore has one of the lowest crime rates in Asia. Something seems to work. I don't understand who we are (mostly Westerner, pro drug) to impose our views regarding drug use on other nations/cultures. I remember back in the 90s an American kid getting caned in Singapore for criminal mischief he committed there, and many here were in an uproar. Kinda like Brittney Griner, busted in a foreign country (Russia), and everyone is gnashing their teeth over her. Why are we upset with another country enforcing their laws?
At checkpoints and entry ways into Singapore it has already been clearly written, if you attempt to traffic drugs, you will face the death penalty. I wonder then, what should I not do, to avoid that punishment....hmm. What a mystery!!!
And trafficking ruins the lives of the people who buy drugs off dealers.
I was thinking the same thing. Especially since dude was trafficking the heroin to sell. He wasn’t the addict he was the one supplying addicts. He made that choice knowing the punishment.
Money, people. Even tho the death penalty was on the table this herion supplier saw an untapped market for drugs in Singapore. Thats is not an reason for death. You cant stop drugs from getting into the country. And look the penalty doesnt keep drugs out of the country.
But telling people “just don’t do it” doesn’t address the problem. Sure, it’s sound advice but it won’t completely stop drug traffickers or people who are addicted.
@@navithenavajo4714 Uh yea because a dead trafficker is still going to be trafficking. Stfu and get educated. People who are scared of death enough are not going to traffic, people who dont care still will, if they dont care than why should we?
What if your falsely accused of trafficking and no lawyer will represent you
Alcohol is one off of a drug... super easy to get. and if it holds you, it holds you tight
Fun.... That's all I have to say about that country and their justice system... You know you can't even spit in public in Singapore? Remind me to take my next vacation there...
Singapore sounds like a nice place 😆
It was until our grandfather's left them to it! 😂 🇬🇧
Yeah, no more addict camp on the street 👍
If I win the lottery, I an moving there.
@Chief Sitting Feather (We iz fake natives!) Despite the locals trading with us, no? Learn your history or your life's a mystery 🙏🏻🍀📚
@@MrJamiez Hahaha ☀️ Sounds like a great destination yes! 👍 😉
We have to collectively fight against the death penalty in our communities because our leaders refuse to acknowledge the lack of funding or support to those at the bottom of the social/class hierarchy and they throw them away. So many resources are spent on punishment, I can’t not think of who loved these people and the time that’s been stolen from them for ‘Justice’.
´´I can’t not think of who loved these people and the time that’s been stolen from them for ‘Justice’´´
Tell that to cartels victims, dont wanna die? DONT USE DRUGS
No resources are spend on punishment. It’s just death. Rehabilitating them like other countries causes us to spend more resources.
sending people to jail for drug use instead of helping them is already archaic but the death penalty??? what societal issue is that supposed to solve
All these death penalty abolitionists should spend a week in a tent on Kensington avenue in Philadelphia.
That horror is the result of a sympathetic easy drug policy these people want.
As a heroin addict i am really bothered by how many people in this country and in this comment thread are not just okay with this but defending executing someone the same as me. You will all get what comes around. That kind of hateful violent mentality has a way of infesting everything around you in society and you will lose as well. It's okay. You do you. Hateful bigots.
Drug running the nation dude.
Never go there since you can't take your methadone with you there. I tried it twice but didn't like it oh I did crack too about 5 times
It seriously took me back seeing how many people wanted to advocate for it. They will until they realize that the people they know, and love, can become addicts too, and will be punished under an unjust law. Trafficking is one thing, but this just looks like trafficking through possession in order to try and criminalize it harder, it’s sickening
When this video was posted on vice Asia everyone in the comments supported the death penalty. That tells you a lot about their empathy
yes and that's why you smell drugs in every corner of Europe / US but not in Singapore :)
This is why Singapore is safe. And other countries are not. Whatever it takes for people to be safe, I'm for it.
@@p01104 Agreed!
I am from Europe, but what Spore is doing is good. This is a way to keep crime as low as possible
The correspondant is a strapping young man.
What part of addiction don't they understand.
these people need help. they are not criminals there addicted. they don't deserve to die. I was given help in 1986 and I have been clean since then.
Shut up respect Singapore law
@@nikkicherry6559 what!
With that sort of "justice" system, I'd say you're better off fighting to the death than to be arrested with any amount of drugs. I think this sort of penalty would make users more desperate and dangerous.
It turns out they have low crime, low drug use and high levels of safety.
@@tbird81 I know. It blows my mind being an American where you shoot someone and get released without even paying bail these days. I wouldn't even visit Singapore because I'd be afraid to chew gum in public. I guess everyone keeps in line or gets executed. Pretty simple, even if it seems a bit totalitarian.
@@OnPointFirearms And you know what? It totally works, Singapore walks the line on individual freedom with totalitarian control; they allow freedom as long as it doesn't compromise the safety of the public/community. And I absolutely support this, individual freedom is important but shouldn't be done at the cost of everyone else. Putting a neighborhood or country at risk for the convenience of one or few, is just stupid.
After this video I don't think I can really call Singapore a democracy anymore.
Shut up respect Singapore law
@@nikkicherry6559 I live in Canada
How many people died to get that addict those drugs?
A couple tablespoons of some powdered illicit substance will determine a human being's fate, I'm just wondering why hasn't anyone even mention about the mountains of sands that their govt purchased illegally from Bangladeshi officials, as those sands were collected and mined in an endangered river bank by underaged children and women whom were paid peanuts. No one else will be fencing their sands with electric powered fence and heavily patrolled by security guards round the clock, except for Singapore.
Perhaps Malaysia now is a step ahead of Singapore humanity wise, only a psychopath will think of taking away an animal's life, let alone another human being's life? Must have gotten it from the Americans.
Execution is by no means American.
Read “why it’s important social scientists understand how Jesus died.”
I am an Anthropology graduate student at Columbia university. Yes, in America. But execution is age-old. Inhumane execution is age old.
I agree ultimately.
I do not agree with much of America’s politics. I do not like capital punishment.
But I believe you can’t just say execution is an American practice.
America should take notes..,
You better hope you don’t know anyone struggling, but that might be the only way you learn that addicts need help, not the noose you complete block head
This video's title is extremely misleading. Singapore does not mete out the death penalty to people who consume, and therefore get addicted to, drugs. The death penalty is for people who traffic drugs. The rationale is that one drug trafficker ruins the lives of many by facilitating the sale of drugs to people in Singapore. The title gives the impression that people are sentenced to death just for being victims of drug addiction. Drug addicts are imprisoned, and go through rehabilitation programmes to help them become drug-free again, which this video fails to cover. Drug addicts are not being sentenced to death.
The case cited in this video, Nazeri bin Lajim, received the death sentence for his drug trafficking crimes.
In short, those who consume drugs are punished and rehabilitated, but they are not being sentenced to death. It is the drug traffickers, who contribute to more drug addicts, who are the ones being sentenced to death.
This video fails to provide a comprehensive and holistic perspective of the drug-related laws and punishments in Singapore. If the aim is to paint Singapore as a draconian and unempathetic country, then at least get the facts right first.
The facts:
www.cnb.gov.sg/drug-information/drugs-and-inhalants
It’s ridiculous that people are killed for anything drug related. I hope there is change soon
@@Jerahmeelli415 You have the right to your opinions, others have the rights to theirs. I'm just pointing out that the video is misleading, and is not what the facts are. If meaningful changes are to be made, as you say it should, then people should at least be well-informed on the facts first, should they not?
Gross, disgusting, appalling and all the horrible words.
Can not hear anything properly