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UrbanPoet
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:14 AM
If a Canadian with a baggy of crack goes to say... singapore where drug posession is punishable by death.... Would he be charged under singaporean law? Or would He be arrested and sent back to canada to be tried under canadian court and laws?
konfusion666
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:16 AM
haven't you ever seen the "landing card" you have to fill out before you disembark at Changi airport (in .sg)?

In big, bold, RED, letters are the bottom:


DEATH IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG TRAFICKING



freaked me out the first time i saw it ;)

good thing i'm not a drug smuggler :-0
ElChico
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:16 AM
If a Canadian with a baggy of crack goes to say... singapore where drug posession is punishable by death.... Would he be charged under singaporean law? Or would He be arrested and sent back to canada to be tried under canadian court and laws?

Singapore law...there is nothing that Canada can do.
MkmBandit
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:17 AM
you would probably be tried under singaporian law, however obviously you would contact the cdn embassy and as word got out Canada would come to your defence. If you have a canadian citizenship chances are Canada would come for you

edit: after reading the thread again i'm retracting my statement.. Hefty charge, and Canada doesnt condone 'crack'. If it was something a lil more petty it may go down differently
CheapScotsman
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:18 AM
anybody visiting any country can be held accountable to the laws of the country in which he is visiting. Your citizenship only provides you with the ability to contact the embassy who can assist you in having your rights (the rights in the country you are visiting, not your canadian rights) adhered to.

A canadian visiting singapore with crack, if caught, will definately be charged in singapore, most likely convicted and definately hung.
konfusion666
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:18 AM
you would probably be tried under singaporian law, however obviously you would contact the cdn embassy and as word got out Canada would come to your defence. If you have a canadian citizenship chances are Canada would come for you

Uh, nope. Remember that American who suffered a whole bunch of lashes from a cane for vandalizing some cars (as per Singaporean law)? If I recall, Bill Clinton himself came on TV to try and appeal his punishment and have him sent back to the USA for an American trial or something... the Singaporeans would have none of that. That was awesome! :twisted:
cwb27
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:20 AM
If a Canadian with a baggy of crack goes to say... singapore where drug posession is punishable by death.... Would he be charged under singaporean law? Or would He be arrested and sent back to canada to be tried under canadian court and laws?


If he's lucky he'd be tried under Singaporean law, found not guilty, but deported back to Canada, not so lucky would result in a prison term then deportation, and down right f-cked would be being sentenced to death.
gman
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:20 AM
You will be tried by the local court and local law especially when you are talking about Singapore.
PrimoTurbo
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:20 AM
One of my favorite movies deals with this subject, "Midnight Express". You should check it out.
konfusion666
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:22 AM
One of my favorite movies deals with this subject, "Midnight Express". You should check it out.

there are a whole bunch of movies that deal with this subject, because this is really the only thing Americans are afraid of these days... being caught in a foreign country without "Uncle Sam" to watch your back.

"Brokedown Palace" was another one...


Midnight Express was still a very good movie. Very powerful.
Definite racist undertones, though...
ElChico
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:31 AM
There was an Australian Woman last year sentenced to 20 years for importing a bag of weed into Bali. I think she got a death sentence reduced actually...but Singapore is really serious about this stuff.
CheapScotsman
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:35 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore#Misuse_of_Drugs_Ac t
cwb27
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:36 AM
Gotta love those laws. They get to the point and don't dick around. :)
HighFlyer
Jul 29th, 2006, 01:49 AM
Singapore is one of those countries that when I go, I ensure that my flight itinerary does not include a connection in the US. This is because of the TSA's ridiculous 'leave your luggage unlocked' rule. I'm not concerned about what disappears from my bag while in transit, but rather what can get put in it.
aw3s0me
Jul 29th, 2006, 02:16 AM
i think she claimed someone stuffed the drugs in her backpack. but wouldn't that suck? if some ******* just did that to you and you got sentenced to death?
jande9
Jul 29th, 2006, 03:35 AM
Happened to an Australian guy last year, I think. Even the Aussie Prime Minister pleaded for some kind of clemency, but the Singaporians executed him.

You get the lash for spitting out gum on the sidewalk.

The people that run that country are brutal bast*rds. Stay away from them.
Asun
Jul 29th, 2006, 03:41 AM
i think she claimed someone stuffed the drugs in her backpack. but wouldn't that suck? if some ******* just did that to you and you got sentenced to death?

Yep, pretty much :) That's why you don't ever hold any items for stranger. Also, be very careful if any of your transit is through Thailand.
d_jedi
Jul 29th, 2006, 04:19 AM
Uh, nope. Remember that American who suffered a whole bunch of lashes from a cane for vandalizing some cars (as per Singaporean law)? If I recall, Bill Clinton himself came on TV to try and appeal his punishment and have him sent back to the USA for an American trial or something... the Singaporeans would have none of that. That was awesome! :twisted:
In the words of Weird Al,

Once there was this kid who
took a trip to Singapore and brought along his spraypaint
and when he finally came back
he had cane marks all over his bottom
he said that it was from when the warden whacked it so hard