More Thoughts on Van Nguyen....
Nov. 5th, 2005 09:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anonymoose_auGeneral ponderances...last night I brought up the Van Nguyen situation at the party last night expecting support, only to be surprised!
Both my grandmother and one of my friends state that if a soverign nation has a law, it should be respected.
I don't understand it myself, I think we can all agree that there are certain laws out there which are just wrong. The stoning to death of a woman who loses her virginity (be it from consensual sex or rape). Chopping the hand off someone (who was probably starving) for stealing, things like that.
I'm not saying that Singapore can't be a soverign nation, they can knock themselves out, but we're all members of the human race here, and I seriously believe no matter what religion, or culture or whatever there are bad laws out there. I mean we invaded Iraq, we can't just pick and choose these things.
Not that I'm advocating war, but I think we should keep at these countries, get the UN involved all that jazz.
Frankly I'm just bummed that not many people I've talked to even feel bad for Van Nguyen, they're gonna hang the guy for God Sake! It's sick! If anything goes wrong...I shudder to think...
Anyway to make a long story short I've sent the Prime Minister of Singapore another message of appeal (in my own words this time) and finally found out how I can send an outline of my hand in as a show of support. Which I'll do as soon as I get me some green paper.
If anyone else out there is interested in helping out, then info here.
Both my grandmother and one of my friends state that if a soverign nation has a law, it should be respected.
I don't understand it myself, I think we can all agree that there are certain laws out there which are just wrong. The stoning to death of a woman who loses her virginity (be it from consensual sex or rape). Chopping the hand off someone (who was probably starving) for stealing, things like that.
I'm not saying that Singapore can't be a soverign nation, they can knock themselves out, but we're all members of the human race here, and I seriously believe no matter what religion, or culture or whatever there are bad laws out there. I mean we invaded Iraq, we can't just pick and choose these things.
Not that I'm advocating war, but I think we should keep at these countries, get the UN involved all that jazz.
Frankly I'm just bummed that not many people I've talked to even feel bad for Van Nguyen, they're gonna hang the guy for God Sake! It's sick! If anything goes wrong...I shudder to think...
Anyway to make a long story short I've sent the Prime Minister of Singapore another message of appeal (in my own words this time) and finally found out how I can send an outline of my hand in as a show of support. Which I'll do as soon as I get me some green paper.
If anyone else out there is interested in helping out, then info here.
