Nice racist remark there claiming S.E. Asia is backwards, considering that about half of the world have death sentencing laws (including The United States Of America) that remark is completely out of line. Yet on the other hand people cheer at the outcome of Bali bombers getting the death penalty, it really shows how backwards and racist some Australians really are. You should learn to respect the laws of countries you visit no matter how wacky they are, without law these countries would cease to exist (formally) and its inhabitants would live in a state of anarchism. The punishment fits the crime due to the very definition of the countries law. There is no way around this argument unless you believe in moral absolutism but then you would have to deal with the fact that roughly half of the countries in the world have the death penalty (which implies there isn̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t an absolute moral standing on the issue). If the punishment was so horrible that even the countries citizens couldn̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t support it then the citizens should demonstrate and attempt to oust the government. Even with their strict laws a sufficient numbers of protesters could topple the government; after all soldiers wouldn̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t want to shoot Singaporean civilians even if ordered, soldiers are people too. Even though I only believe in capital punishment when rehabilitation is beyond hope (the original purpose of capital punishment), however I also believe you have got to respect the laws of the country. If you can̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t move to a country of like minded people who don̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t have capital punishment laws, simple. The Bali bombers killed over 200 people in a most horrific death. Sad how only one faces the death penalty. But hey.. they have a good justice system right? The bomb makers and masterminds of the bombings get 3 years in jail, reduced to 2, then an Australian cops 20 years for having marijuana. I have every right to call them in-humane, for God's sake they wouldn't even let Tuong's mother hug him for one last time. What great compassion. Oh.. and the USA don't hang people. They have lethal injection.