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I'm curious what laws specifically or areas of law? Especially when compared to Malaysia, Indonesia or other neighboring countries.
by djpr 8y ago
I'm curious what laws specifically or areas of law? Especially when compared to Malaysia, Indonesia or other neighboring countries.
- Nasrudith 8y agoWell any country where you can be sentenced to death for the work of a pickpocket putting less than an ounce of heroin in your luggage or a corrupt official planting it for not giving bribes is what I would call a place to never visit without diplomatic immunity to put it in polite terms. Not to mention the caning.
- djpr 8y agoI think you are a bit mistaken here. I have lived in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia for over 10 years: 1. Drug laws are harsh in Southeast Asia, but Singapore is the only place you don’t have to worry about bribery. It’s probably the only country in Southeast Asia where you can’t bribe anyone. It’s places like Bali where cops plant drugs on tourists or sell drugs to tourists to arrest them later to get cash from them. But if that really scares you, avoid Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia - it’s a safer bet in Singapore. 2. Canning isn’t a common occurance. I would be more afraid to be Black in America than being canned in Singapore.
- ezoe 8y agoThere are always exceptions. Besides, bribery isn't the only threat. If the government agency decided that you must be removed from the society, they will plant the evidence anyway.
- djpr 8y agoAgain, I'm not sure what's the difference between Singapore and most of Southeast Asia and say Latin America, if you are talking about challenging the gov't brazenly. Its only in Western Europe, Australia, and Canada where I would feel safe (as a citizen only) to openly challenge the gov't. The rest sounds iffy. If that's your criteria of countries you'd visit or live in - then I respect that. But you'll be within only a tiny slice of humanity.
- MarkMc 8y agoI agree that capital punishment for drug offences is abhorrent, but in terms of personal safety you need to also consider other risks. Singapore has a population of 5.6 million and each year about 2 people are executed for drug offences and about 12 people are murdered. In the US for each 5.6 million people about 270 are murdered each year. There are plenty of other risks to consider but I think you are probably safer in Singapore.
- pkaye 8y agoSo basically Brokedown Palace 2 only with two software engineers.
- trevyn 8y agoInternet is censored in Singapore: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Singapore https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Singa...
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