tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post7300777394107948761..comments2023-11-02T23:25:27.772+08:00Comments on Everyday Singapore: BustedRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01170444211550150607noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post-3476133989308041962008-11-26T12:36:00.000+08:002008-11-26T12:36:00.000+08:00You just led me into about 40 minutes of wikipedia...You just led me into about 40 minutes of wikipedia and news reading! That was really interesting and also really disturbing... it's a very complex issue. In the end, I found myself feeling much more hesitant to ever travel through SIN again, not because I have anything to hide, but because I'd fear what would happen to me if I were somehow framed. I agree that probably the US has erred on the side of not punishing some guilty, and SIN has probably erred on the side of punishing some innocent, but ... goodness. I think I'd choose to have my innocence protected... but then again, innocence is protected in a different way when nations take a hard stand against crime and cut down on it. It really is just a complex issue.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037359962224075856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post-70111832992994548832008-11-25T09:06:00.000+08:002008-11-25T09:06:00.000+08:00"And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I..."And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free"<BR/><BR/>Give me innocent until PROVEN guilty, any day.not2brightGRAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546997993475013394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post-29671787685349169612008-11-24T10:33:00.000+08:002008-11-24T10:33:00.000+08:00Jessica, you bring up a good point. I think that ...Jessica, you bring up a good point. I think that what is needed is balance between the two interests. An society should always aim for justice at the individual level. The individual should be protected BECAUSE it is beneficial to a society if honest and upright citizens can trust their government to protect them. But, justice is a double edged sword. . . it protects the innocent and punishes the guilty. Unfortunately, there are probably instances in Singapore, where the innocent are not protected; and instances in the USA where the guilty are not punished. <BR/><BR/>Makes one look forward to the day when Christ is King and perfect justice is served.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170444211550150607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post-21054165412389488332008-11-24T10:18:00.000+08:002008-11-24T10:18:00.000+08:00that's it. we're moving to singapore too.that's it. we're moving to singapore too.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610636546648377047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post-53469289073344211832008-11-24T10:05:00.000+08:002008-11-24T10:05:00.000+08:00Personally, I'd rather live in a system where the ...Personally, I'd rather live in a system where the rights of "criminals" are protected (becauser frankly, I am not willing to make the sacrifice of my life I were wrongly accused just to have a lower crime rate statistic). I appreciate their intent of protecting society, but individuals are part of society, too and thus, should be protected whether they are being protected as part of a group or individually. <BR/><BR/>I suppose I might feel safer walking on the streets in Singapore than in the USA though =)Jess(ica)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06943364119066249439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119445855477656985.post-71566635319464848412008-11-21T19:37:00.000+08:002008-11-21T19:37:00.000+08:00I'm surprised you ever doubted that the government...I'm surprised you ever doubted that the government would make good on their threats. This is an extremely punitive society. Sometimes it feels too harsh, but on the other hand, you can't argue with a low crime rate.<BR/><BR/>But as Ethan wrote in one of his original sentences the other day in homeschool, "Low crime is not no crime!" Or so they tell us here.Gina Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621148568030345169noreply@blogger.com