Mr Lee should remember his teenage years and his 'fortunate life' and try to be
more compassionate to this young man and his family. Van was on transit in Singapore and not taking drugs into Singapore.
I highly doubt that Nguyen's precious life will be spared come December 2rd. What I do know for certain is that he has God and that God will give him strength as he leaves this life and enters the next. I pity the sinaporian government officials whose time will come and they too will stand before the lord. Do you think God will applaude your efforts or condem them? My feeling is that you too will be asking for clemancy.
No one in this world has the right to take away another person's life. If the Singapore government go ahead with the execution, then they will have committed murder.
The entire concept of execution in the modern age is utterly barbaric and medieval. Do we really think killing people teaches people lessons? Surely a cursory glance at world history proves the opposite. The victims are nearly always the uneducated and the naive... the same people who do not have the education to learn from the execution of others. Do people deserve to die for being stupid? The final question the Singapore Government should ask themselves is; 'are we making the world a better place by executing Nguyen Tuong Van...'
Please free Nguyen Tuong Van or at least convert his sentence to life in prison rather than the death sentence. Have mercy on him as a young man who made a mistake and doesn't deserve to die for it.
the government of singapore should take a good look at itself. the taking of a life will never stop the scourge of drugs. to kill this young man is barbaric. i am sure that a life sentence in changi would be more than enough punishment
please save this life. he made mistakes...haven't we all? He did not make new addicts take drugs. they do that themselves..they too are lost.But we believe in forgiveness..please spare his life...he could make an extraordinary stand warning others about the hell of heroin
The biggest losers in this case are the Singaporeans. They have been conditioned to be so stupid by their government for so long. Society is made up of all kinds of people. Good governments create opportunities and guide people to the right paths, not MURDER them.
Why should he be punished for TAKING IT AWAY from vietnam, he should have been punished in Australia where he was taking it and gotten a jail sentance...death doesn't solve anything
Van has admitted his guilt, shown remorse, and co-operated with police, in a civilized society this counts for something. Van Nguyen’s death won't deter drug barons from peddling their wares.
The decision to hang drug smugglers is cruel and inhumane. Everyone make mistakes, why can't we give them a chance to redeem themselves? After all, it was simply an irrational decision made by Nguyen, but he certainly does not deserve the death punishment. He certainly hasn't killed anyone, it is really up to drug users whether they want to destroy their lives or not.
What would the death of this young man achieve?
Spare his life, he may at least then warn against trafficking, clearly if 400 have been executed in the last 15 years the death penalty does NOT WORK.
This penalty does not fit the crime.
Sirs, Please do not inflict on this man this hideous death which degrades us all as civilised human beings. He is repentant and has assisted the authorities- he deserves mercy! Please do not commit state murder and call it justice for it will never be justice.
If governments around the world want to target criminals who perpetuate real criminals who cause real misery why not start with those who manufacture and sell alcohol, tobacco, fast cars and motorcycles?
This kid was trying to help his brother. He deserves praise for his actions not death.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
I lost a brother to Drugs, yet I in no way wish to see drug smugglers be punished in such a way. This capital punishment extends so much further than just to the perpetrator, and is unjust to all the families of the people condemned. Please gran this young man mercy!!!
Terminating this man’s life means the Singapore government is now committing a moral crime, as ending a life is no justice for his crime – please show clemency.
On the basis of compassion and respect for the life of another human being this man must be granted clemency. No person or government has the right to decide that another should die.
Killing Van will not save a single addict and will have no impact on the drug trade. Round up the barons, provide the opium growers with an alternative legal crops. That might solve the drum problems
Dear Singapore Ministers, Be brave and think out of the box! It's never too late for you to be a conscientious objector to capital punishment. Please encourage your fellow parlimentarians to spare Van's life. Hanging is final and barbaric.
i believe that this is an extraordinary case where clemacy is warranted. In addition, because Van has helped Australian authorities, the law contemplates clemency in these circumstances. I plead with the Singapore Government to review its decision and grant clemency in the sake of humanity and justice.
Save a live.
Please do not murder this young man. Let him go back to his mother. They have already suffered enough.
Don't punish one crime with a worse crime.
Drug smuggling is a serious crime which warrants long prison sentances, but no crime warrants the death penalty. The death penalty serves no purpose - if it was truly a deterent then smuggling would have stopped years ago. The taking of life, under any circumstances, is a crime without reason.
Having the death penalty handed down to a man who has not had any past conviction is ludacris. The Singaporean law must be updated so that the punishment is proportional to the offence, and hence show that the Singaporean laws are just not old fashioned punishment.
Absolute adherence to bureaucratic rules, as in this case, is tantamount to murder! Yes, drug traffickers should be penalised harshly, look at the misery their product brings onto humanity. But in this case, Mr. Singaporean government, look at the extenuating circumstances.
Life is the most precious thing . The mistake for drug muggling punished by life imprisoning or so is painful enough but Mr Van tuong Nguyen still have the chance to live and see his Mum, brother and remorse. Please consider this very special case. Law is law but the offender 's situation should be considered. What if Mr Nguyen were to be your nephew , son , younger brother ....what would you react ?? Please also stand on his Mum 's side ...please dont just stand on one side ...Please show clemency !!!
No human or government representative of humans has the right to take another's life. There are many here amongst us who will boycott all products from Malaysia. We all know the rules but sometimes it is a better idea to make an exception - this id definitely one of those times. Thank You.
Russell Green
I do not condone drug trafficking, but it is totally barbaric to take this young man's life without giving him the opportunity to make amends to his society.
One wrong is not corrected by making an even greater wrong.
I am Irish and writing from Galway, Ireland.Come on where are our Leaders? Show some leadership not half ass comments. If this acts goes ahead I'm not spending another cent in Singapore and will avoid stopping over there at all costs.
Please stop hanging Mr Van Nguyen .Please show clemency for this young man and his family situation. His mistake is not propotionate to the death penalty. Please convert the death penalty to the prisoning period.Everyone desire to live. He is remorseful. Please think of his Mum who are suffering. This is a very pity case . Please stop this death sentence immediately !!!
Sincerely yours ,
No good can be achieved by putting this foolish young man to death. On the other hand, the Singapore government has an opportunity to show its humanity and to earn international respect and good will by being merciful. The world is watching - for citizens in many countries,and particularly in Australia, the outcome for Van Nguyen will determine their attitude towards Singapore - as a source of goods and services, a cultural and sporting entity and as a tourist destination - for the rest of their lives.
Please spare this human life. Please let this young man live. Please let him continue to love his mum and his brother. Please do not cause untold suffering, pain and grief by doing this. Please do not take him away from this world. No body has the right to take another life. People do make mistakes. Please show some compassion.
Executing (murdering) people is nothing but a blunt and brute wielding of power that the powerful have no right to hold. Executing relatively minor criminals is designed merely to terrorize a country's own citizens.
This is not justice. This is barbaric. Please investigate the owners of the heroin not the courier. They are to blame, they will simply find another way to smuggle the drugs. The punishment of death of a desperate person is not the way - he does not deserve this. Please intervene Singapore.
Please show him mercy.
He is a young man with an unblemished background making his first mistake.
Don't put him in the same basket as cold blooded killers.
One mistake should not cost someone his/her life. The pain of loosing someone we love remains with us forever.
Please show mercy on him and on his family.
It's very sad to think that in this very day and age, Singapore, along with other Asisn countries, still uses the barbaric death sentence.
When oh when will they ever evolve as a society? They must be stopped in their tracks. They need to be educated and I believe that this is the initial problem pertaining to their lack of empathy, conscience and spirit of brotherhood.
They are a hard race, which is in-keeping with their belief for the Death Penalty. God, how do they sleep at night?
no one deserves to die for a mistake and should be given a chance to make ammends. If people really want to cut down on deaths from drugs, tobacco should be banned
Please stop the execution of Nguyen Tuong Van. He and his family have had a hard life. He is sorry. I feel that this is not the way to go about combating the drug problem. By sparing this young man his life the world will listen and take note about the dangers of drug involvement.
Sincerely, Monica Daniels
