Man facing execution in China

[Tash.]

I find it strange how everyone seems to develop a mental disorder when they are caught and are having to pay for their crimes, don't you?

You can't generalise with everyone, he apparently has suffered from it for years.

[Black_Apalachi]

You can't generalise with everyone, he apparently has suffered from it for years.

Well if he can drive a taxi, I don't see how it is relevant here.

Although I do think this is slightly harsh. I mean, these drug smugglers are treated as if the people they sell the drugs to have no free will and are forced to buy them. It's hardly any different to smuggling alcohol from countries where it's cheaper or whatever, (just thought of that example from Only Fools lol).

[Tash.]

Well if he can drive a taxi, I don't see how it is relevant here.

Although I do think this is slightly harsh. I mean, these drug smugglers are treated as if the people they sell the drugs to have no free will and are forced to buy them. It's hardly any different to smuggling alcohol from countries where it's cheaper or whatever, (just thought of that example from Only Fools lol).

Because he's impressionable so of course it's relevant here. If you're an impressionable person, especially one who has dillusions, then it's alot easier for someone to coerce you into doing something illegal supposedly in return for something you want.

[Hushie]

Drug smuggling? Execution?!?!

No way is that fair at all....

[-:Undertaker:-]

Because he's impressionable so of course it's relevant here. If you're an impressionable person, especially one who has dillusions, then it's alot easier for someone to coerce you into doing something illegal supposedly in return for something you want.

They say he has this condition. If thats the case then what the hell was he doing in China in the first place?

[Sunnily]

"forgive and forget" i am not totally behind that quote that i always hear. But to be honest this man does not really have to be executed. Even though it solves the problem he still is a living person and can have changes. Manbe give him some punishment and then training. Thats why i think the rules in parts of China are quite strict.

[Eoin]

if you want to reap the riches from drug smuggling you have to be prepared to suffer SERIOUS consequences if you get caught.

[syko2006]

Although you could say the death penalty is quite harsh for drug dealing, throughout the majority of Asia, there's the death-penalty for carrying a significant amount of drugs. He knew the dangers I'm afraid and chose to take the risk, as it happens, it didn't work out for him but I'm not all that bothered to be fair. A couple of Britains are executed every year for trafficking drugs around Asia.

Woah, they're quite strict with the whole drug scene out there, aren't they!

[Jordy]

Woah, they're quite strict with the whole drug scene out there, aren't they!

Kinda, but most countries throughout the world consider drug smuggling as one of the worst possible crimes. Think of the thousands who become affected by just a few kilos of drugs.

There's far worse death penalties in China, e.g. downloading illegal content off the internet or tax evasion

[Hitman]

One thing is for sure, people will think twice both in China and around the world of attempting to smuggle drugs in and out of China in future.

..and really, isn't that the whole point?

Bing band diddily dong, correct. You make some very valid points. If only the UK could adopt this attitude for certain crimes, such as rape, paedophilia, murder, etc. then we'd have a country with much less crime. I know of somebody (40yrs old) who had sex with their partners 13 year old child... and got like 4 years. That is just stupid. :rolleyes: If they got life (and I mean life, not 5 years good behaviour ****) or execution then I am certain you'd see a drop in crimes committed.

As for him being executed in China, he's in China and he broke their laws, so therefore they can deal with him. We don't need him coming back into the UK and clogging up the prisons even more, just to be let out early and possibly reoffend.

Merry Christmas.