I cannot understand the new law...

[Sci10213]

Recently, I see a few cases where criminals have been granted to escape the death penalties...

 

I understand the law was amended to allow judges to have discretionary powers in deciding on death penalty.

 

BUT:

 

1) Shouldn't the new law start from a date in future and only applies to cases which are not decided yet?

 

2) Why is it criminals who have been sentenced to death in the past are now reviewed? New law can be back-dated?

 

3) Those criminals already sentenced to death a few years ago - why are they still ALIVE today? Shouldn't they been dead a few years ago?

 

 

[Ttbest]

not as bad as angmoh who only need to pay $1k compensation after 2 years for beating up a local taxi uncle

[Vid]

  On 11/15/2013 at 1:40 AM, Sci10213 said:

Recently, I see a few cases where criminals have been granted to escape the death penalties...

 

I understand the law was amended to allow judges to have discretionary powers in deciding on death penalty.

 

BUT:

 

1) Shouldn't the new law start from a date in future and only applies to cases which are not decided yet?

 

2) Why is it criminals who have been sentenced to death in the past are now reviewed? New law can be back-dated?

 

3) Those criminals already sentenced to death a few years ago - why are they still ALIVE today? Shouldn't they been dead a few years ago?

 

 

Do you think those on death sentence must die?

 

[Maxus-MIFA9]

I missed "Chor Singh" & "Rubin" era .....

Edited November 15, 2013 by Picnic06

[Jman888]

  On 11/15/2013 at 1:40 AM, Sci10213 said:

Recently, I see a few cases where criminals have been granted to escape the death penalties...

 

I understand the law was amended to allow judges to have discretionary powers in deciding on death penalty.

 

BUT:

 

1) Shouldn't the new law start from a date in future and only applies to cases which are not decided yet?

 

2) Why is it criminals who have been sentenced to death in the past are now reviewed? New law can be back-dated?

 

3) Those criminals already sentenced to death a few years ago - why are they still ALIVE today? Shouldn't they been dead a few years ago?

 

 

 

 

you think buying COE huh?

[Thaiyotakamli]

Death sentence but never say the date of death, so prisoners will die on his death bed.

 

The officers don't want kill people anymore too scary lol

[Baal]

Alive today may not be good. Imagine their quality of life of over last few years. Saw in news a tiong also didn't get death sentence for killing cabby.

[Knoobie]

Our president got one less KPI to do!

Edited November 15, 2013 by Knoobie

[Mcf777]

singapore want to have more karma.

if not, everyday ponding

 

OR

Once in 50yrs

[Beregond]

  On 11/15/2013 at 2:48 AM, Baal said:

Alive today may not be good. Imagine their quality of life of over last few years. Saw in news a tiong also didn't get death sentence for killing cabby.

 

ya saw that too.

 

just hope our decision dun come back to haunt us in the later years.

 

now desprate ppl know they can rob and kill for money and wont get the death sentence. will it in a way encourage desprate ppl to take this route???

 

and drug trafficers know they can escape death also,

[Jman888]

  On 11/15/2013 at 3:11 AM, Beregond said:

 

ya saw that too.

 

just hope our decision dun come back to haunt us in the later years.

 

now desprate ppl know they can rob and kill for money and wont get the death sentence. will it in a way encourage desprate ppl to take this route???

 

and drug trafficers know they can escape death also,

 

 

you can try and test if you dare

[Vega]

OT abit here. for life sentence, do they got a chance to come out like serving X no of years? or they serve till they up the lorry?

[Carmour]

Yong Vui Kong

Judge satisfied that 25-year-old was only a drug courier, allowing for life imprisonment under amended law

Originally sentenced to hang for murdering a taxi driver, Chinese national Wang Wenfeng (above) wiped away tears on Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013, after he was sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane instead. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

 

[Beregond]

  On 11/15/2013 at 3:23 AM, Vega said:

OT abit here. for life sentence, do they got a chance to come out like serving X no of years? or they serve till they up the lorry?

i think after a x number of years they will be release, any pro in law can confirm ? lol

[Kangadrool]

  On 11/15/2013 at 3:23 AM, Vega said:

OT abit here. for life sentence, do they got a chance to come out like serving X no of years? or they serve till they up the lorry?

 

think last time, life means 20 years, now should be really life with option for parole. In future, maybe 10 years (based on COE sysstem). Hahahahaha 'cos due to prison shortage............

 

 

[Carmour]

  On 11/15/2013 at 3:23 AM, Vega said:

OT abit here. for life sentence, do they got a chance to come out like serving X no of years? or they serve till they up the lorry?

 

 

 

Edited November 15, 2013 by Carmour

[Kangadrool]

del

Edited November 15, 2013 by Kangadrool

[Maxus-MIFA9]

  On 11/15/2013 at 3:26 AM, Kangadrool said:

 

think last time, life means 20 years, now should be really life with option for parole. In future, maybe 10 years (based on COE sysstem). Hahahahaha 'cos due to prison shortage............

 

 

 

If not mistaken, former Chief Justice Yong Pung How change it to 'jail to death' inside the prison. Thats 'Life' inprisonment.

 

During Wee Chong Jin time, it '20 years' ...

Edited November 15, 2013 by Picnic06