This is a political topic, yet adding because Singapore features prominently in the tech/startup scene. And because I've seen several people choose Singapore as a place to anchor their startup.
I for one am never going there again. It's a great place if not for this barbarism, wholly incompatible with modern values.
As opposed to the US, which has routinely executed kids aged 15+, and still kills mentally disabled, and people caught while black often with BS charges -- and also has things like "three strikes for life" -- to this day?
I mean, sure, never go there again, and tsk tsk those who anchor their startups there. But not from the US/S.V. glasshouse. If you want to be consistent, you can come here and tsk tsk both Singapore and US while anchoring your startup in E.U, which has long been done with the death penalty.
a Malaysian man convicted of smuggling heroin into the city-state, arguing that he should be exempt under international law because he has an intellectual disability.
"During his 2010 trial, he claimed he was coerced into carrying the drugs, but he later changed his account, saying he had attempted to smuggle the heroin because he needed money. The court concluded that his story of duress was fabricated and sentenced him to death.
In 2015, he appealed to have his sentence commuted to life in prison. His lawyers argued that his I.Q. of 69, which is just below the internationally recognized threshold of 70 for determining whether someone has an intellectual disability, made him incapable of fully understanding his actions. They also argued that he suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a drinking disorder, which affected his judgment and impulse control."
I for one am never going there again. It's a great place if not for this barbarism, wholly incompatible with modern values.