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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Why the Sex Offenders Registry is a Bad Idea

16 Monday Jul 2012

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Criminallaw, sexoffences, sexregistry, sexualoffences

There is a strange creature loose on the streets of Singapore. Some say it travels faster than rancid laksa down your digestive tract. Others say it has a strange affinity for the Forum Page. All we know is, it’s called the Knee Jerk Reaction.

For those who actually have a life and can’t be bothered to keep up with the news, some scholar got caught with his hands down a 15 year old’s panties and now the public is clamouring for a registry of sex offenders. The airwaves were particularly heavy today, laden as they were with drivel from callers eager to prove they weren’t perverts themselves. Continue reading →

5 Popular Myths About Hiring a Criminal Lawyer

15 Sunday Jul 2012

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The media hasn’t done criminal lawyers any favours. Almost everyone can remember seeing the sleazy defence lawyer on tv weaseling his way toward reasonable doubt while his child- rapist client sits grinning in the dock. Small wonder that criminal lawyers have a reputation slightly inferior to, say, granny molesters.

So, in defence of my brethren, these are 5 popular myths about hiring a defence lawyer debunked: Continue reading →

Baby steps are good, although baby steps in the wrong direction can result in the baby falling into a hole

11 Wednesday Jul 2012

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Singapore has, perhaps understandably, been the subject of much international tsk-tsking  over its policy of capital punishment for serious crimes. We are not just talking Punishment with a capital “P” here- the good old noose awaits persons convicted of drug trafficking, murder and certain firearms offences.

For would-be drug traffickers at least, the high- stakes game of Singapore-style roulette means that the odds are stacked firmly in favour of the house. The Misuse of Drugs act provides that any person found in possession of drugs is presumed to know the nature of the drug. Also, any person who has in his possession drugs exceeding a statutory amount (the amount varies depending on the drug) is presumed to have that drug for the purpose of trafficking. And, finally, any person who trafficks in excess of a certain amount of hardcore drugs (yes hippies, weed is a hardcore drug in Singapore) gets the death penalty.

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