capital punishment is the sentencing to death of a person who has been charged guilty of heinous crimes according to law. usually applicable to drug peddlers and those convicted of crimes such as multiple murders and such. in our previous forum, we have discussed two points of views and thus i shall briefly state some points that the opposition made.

Against capital punishment.

as fellow human beings, we are all of an equal status. who is there to judge what is right and what is wrong? different individuals have different beliefs just like any society has different beliefs and threshold regarding certain actions. in the end, it all boils down to a person's point of view. when a person commits murder, how different are the jury and judge from that person who murdered the others. we all know it is in the name of the one big word "justice" . however, imagine a scenario where for example a person kills his wife for eloping with a man.(very common cases occuring in singapore nowadays) should he be punished with the death sentenced? although in a more bloody way, his intention was to bring justice to his wife for betraying his trust and so on. yet the person will also finally be punished with capital punishment. instead, we should perhaps give such people a second chance. changing their death sentences to long imprisonments and rehab sessions, making them reflect on their mistakes and hence lead a better life when they are released.

For capital punishment

since singapore started changing its laws to suit our own needs, question have been raised mainly by australia regarding singapore's "cruel" law. such as the michael fay incident. people question the credibility of capital punishment and corporal punishment in making the criminal repent and the effecgt achieved with such punishments.
first, ask this question. do prisoners really repent when sent to jail? do they really face the wall and start reflecting on their past mistakes. i would dare say, most of the time not. therefore it is even more so not a feasible idea to send criminals such as harcore drug peddlers who have time and again commited the same mistake into prison. in fact, it is just another liability to tax payers when they have to support these kind of scums of the society when they are in jail.
in order to maintain peace in our country, the government thus has to carry out capital punishment. by carrying out the death sentence, it achieves the effect of "once bitten twice shy". true, the offender is already dead and cant possibly do it a second time. however, it serves as a warning to all others out there, be it those who consider joining such trades and discourages those who are already in this trade to stop what they are doing anymore.
according to official reports, singapore has one of the worlds lowest crime rate despite the large amount of criminals being hanged each year. this has proven that capital punishment has served as a major deterrant. causing people to think before carrying out any stupid moves that will eventually land them in serious trouble. thus, i would like to emphasize that the practice of capital punishment must carry on.