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Originally Posted by barx1963
Yes, that is true, and no one is asking the Indonesians not to enforce there laws. The death penalty is only one option under the law there. They have a whole system of clemency options available under their law, and these 2 guys from what I could see where prime candidates for clemency. The rules were put there to allow for cases of rehabilitation to be recognised by the granting of clemency, but it wasn't politically convenient to do so.
One of the reasons why I strongly oppose the death penalty is that it ends up becoming a political toy, using it to demonstrate "toughness" is too easy.
Malcolm
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They knowingly trafficked illegal narcotics in a country that regularly executes drug offenders. I'm no fan or advocate of capital punishment, but these guys knew exactly what they were getting themselves into. Would the people who demanded clemency for this pair have cared about them if they weren't Australians? Not likely.