Hello everyone, today I will be posting about Singapore's judicial system. I feel Singapore's judicial system currently is still acceptable. Although other countries around the world disapprove with some of the punishments meted out by the laws of Singapore, I feel that there is no need for them to disapprove and condemn punishments like caning.
Yes, although I agree that caning as a punishment for vandalism is too harsh, but the point of the government to use such harsh punishments for dealing with such crimes is for deterrence. By having such harsh punishments, those who have the intention of committing graffiti or other related crimes would think twice about the punishments they would receive if they were caught. This would make them drop the idea of vandalism, wouldn't it? I think it is a matter of perspective when we look at the judicial system of Singapore. In the viewpoint of other countries, they they disagree to some extent the judicial system of Singapore as they look in the point of view of their people who commit crimes in Singapore such as vandalism (Michael Fay and Oliver Fricker incidents). They think that the Singapore government's ways of punishing their people is harsh and inhumane, thus making them disapprove of the judicial system.
However, in the viewpoint of the Singapore government, I think they view the punishments as a way to let the criminals remember never to commit the crime again, or else the harsh punishment, and also a form of deterrence like I have said previously.
Thus, in overall, I still agree with the judicial system in Singapore. Bye.
Posted in Term 3 Week 5
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Justice And Law
Hello everyone. This blog post is about justice and law, as I have come across it during my LA lesson on The Merchant Of Venice. So, what is justice anyway? There are two sides to justice, fairness and the laws in a country that punishes people. From this, it is quite obvious that is not only about law, but about being impartial in dealing with a matter, getting the facts right and making the right judgment.
Yes, law can be used to instill justice by punishing people who do wrong. But sometimes, the law can be too harsh for people who commit minor errors or mistakes which do no deserve the punishment meted out by the laws of the country. therefore, justice must have both fairness and mercy for proper judgment to be made and the right punishments to be meted out.
In the modern world, there are some controversies over how law is perceived. For example, in Singapore, the issue of caning as punishment for vandalism has been much talked about all over the world, and Singapore's system of corporal punishments is being questioned. In fact, caning itself is being condemned by many nations around the world, as those countries think that the extreme pain from the corporal punishments is condemned under human rights of the United Nations. Like the Michael Fay and Oliver Fricker incidents, both of them have been sentenced to caning for vandalism for cars and MRT trains respectively. Many people from countries outside Singapore disapprove of caning as it is not appropriate for a non-violent crime which has not caused any physical or mental damage to any other person. Although no other party got injured in the process of vandalism, the eventual outcome led to the perpetrators of crime being subjected to emotional and physical scars in the mind and body. Because of this, many people disapprove of caning as a punishment for vandalism.
Hence, to conclude, I think that justice should be practiced with both fairness and mercy in order to punish the criminals appropriately and not create a controversy over the matter. That's all. Bye
Posted on Term 3 Week 5
Yes, law can be used to instill justice by punishing people who do wrong. But sometimes, the law can be too harsh for people who commit minor errors or mistakes which do no deserve the punishment meted out by the laws of the country. therefore, justice must have both fairness and mercy for proper judgment to be made and the right punishments to be meted out.
In the modern world, there are some controversies over how law is perceived. For example, in Singapore, the issue of caning as punishment for vandalism has been much talked about all over the world, and Singapore's system of corporal punishments is being questioned. In fact, caning itself is being condemned by many nations around the world, as those countries think that the extreme pain from the corporal punishments is condemned under human rights of the United Nations. Like the Michael Fay and Oliver Fricker incidents, both of them have been sentenced to caning for vandalism for cars and MRT trains respectively. Many people from countries outside Singapore disapprove of caning as it is not appropriate for a non-violent crime which has not caused any physical or mental damage to any other person. Although no other party got injured in the process of vandalism, the eventual outcome led to the perpetrators of crime being subjected to emotional and physical scars in the mind and body. Because of this, many people disapprove of caning as a punishment for vandalism.
Hence, to conclude, I think that justice should be practiced with both fairness and mercy in order to punish the criminals appropriately and not create a controversy over the matter. That's all. Bye
Posted on Term 3 Week 5
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
theORIGINALs , theWEIRDs , theSPECIALs
Hello everyone, notice a change in my blog slogan. Yes, now it has been changed to ...(you know it). Previously, the blog slogan was mySCHOOL , myLIFE , myBLOG. Why did I even want to change it? Firstly, it is because some classmates have also changed it. Secondly, I found out that my blog posts are more of special or weird events than events in school or my normal and dull life. Thus, I chose the blog slogan theORIGINALs , theWEIRDs , theSPECIALs as it somehow suits my category of blog posts. That's all. Bye.
Posted on Term 3 Week 3
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