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To: pocotrader who wrote (167625)	7/1/2009 8:37:45 PM
From: Proud Deplorable	1 Recommendation Respond to of 312810

"I remember reading that on my first flight to Singapore and thinking I hope no one put any dope in my luggage, scary, safe City to be in and one of the cleanest in the world." LOL no one has ever been given the death penalty because someone put stuff in their luggage. Singapore is a democracy and has a very good legal and court system. It takes a huge amount of evidence and many months and appeals before someone is given the ultimate penalty. Saudi is a different story of course. Best to lock ones luggage. No one has ever put something in anothers luggage if there is a lock on it because it would show signs of being tampered with. Don't worry about Singapore. They aren't looking for reasons to execute someone I assure you. I can't even remember the last time there was an execution in the news. That said, it works as a deterrent because there are now no gangs in Singapore like there were 30 years ago The FACTS ourstory.asia1.com.sg "The gangs created a lot of problems during the '60s and the '70s. Gangsters were involved in all sorts of illegal activities, extortion, even murders and arson. Fortunately, gangs were gradually wiped out after tougher criminal laws were introduced. "When a law called Section 55 came into effect -- it helped put a lot of gangsters behind bars," said Mr Singh. "