guys, i would like to see an event or activity plans for May 13. as the title says, that will mark 10 years that Singapore hanged a man to death for 1 kilo of marijuana. the story is on wikipedia, you will see right away he was not a 'bad' guy at all ! your thoughts, please respond! thanks.
here is the info about shanmugam murugesu. sorry i do not know much about networking Shanmugam "Sam" Murugesu (hanged 13 May 2005) was a Tamil Singaporean executed for smuggling 1.03 kg of cannabis into Singapore fromMalaysia. Such offenses carry a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act.<sup>[1]</sup> \tBiography[SIZE=small][edit][/SIZE]His mother campaigned for his sentence to be reduced, defending her son by stating he spent eight years in the Singapore Army and otherwise had no criminal record. She stated "Give him 5, 10 or 20 years, do not take his life."<sup>[2]</sup> Shanmugam had served in other government sectors like the Singapore Sports Council for 4 years. He had also represented Singapore in water sports events like the 1995 World Championship Jetski Finals in Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA. Before his arrest, Shanmugam worked as a taxidriver and a freelance window cleaner to support his sons and mother.<sup>[2]</sup> He contributed income to his sister and her 3 children. He did not have any previous convictions except for a minor traffic offence. Murugesu is survived by his wife and two sons.