'Death ruling should be last resort'<\/p>\n
Although the death sentence is still a controversial issue, the
\nIndonesian government executed 67-year-old Indian national
\nAyodhya Prasadh Chaubey last week for drug smuggling. The
\ngovernment has said capital punishment is a necessary part of the
\nnationwide campaign against drugs. The Jakarta Post asked
\nresidents their opinion on the issue.<\/p>\n
Wismoyo, 32, works for a company in Pasar Minggu, South
\nJakarta. He lives with his family in Cijantung, East Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I support putting drug dealers to death because the country
\nhas to do something to stop drug use among our youth.<\/p>\n
But I think drug trafficking is backed by powerful people who
\nhave a lot of influence in the economy, security affairs and even
\npolitics, because they have been able to survive all these years
\ndespite global campaigns against drugs.<\/p>\n
You know the phrase, "Say No To Drugs"? I read somewhere a
\njoke about this that I think describes the situation in the drug
\nbusiness. It goes, "I say no to drugs, but they just don't
\nlisten."<\/p>\n
However, capital punishment should be taken as a last resort,
\nonly if the prosecutors and judges are certain the accused have
\ndone something intolerable or that has resulted in deaths.<\/p>\n
Subeno, 46, is a taxi driver. He and his family live in
\nBekasi:<\/p>\n
I don't know about the debate over the death sentence. Maybe
\nsending convicted drug dealers to the firing squad is effective.<\/p>\n
But why didn't the government do this years earlier, before
\ndrugs became the terrible problem they are now?<\/p>\n
Capital punishment might not be necessary if we had a reliable
\nlegal system, so no one would dare to sell or use drugs.<\/p>\n
I often hear that the police let the relatives of politicians
\nand the rich who are caught using or carrying drugs walk free.<\/p>\n
-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/death-ruling-should-be-last-resort-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }