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Van Nguyen - Hang or not to hang? (pg. 7)
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| DIDI |
From an article in the age during the week.
"If all goes according to plan, the dislocation of the vertebrae and damage to the spinal cord render the person unconscious almost instantly. The broken neck while hanging leads to "comatose asphyxia" - lack of oxygen while unconscious. Brain death follows in about six minutes and whole-body death in about 15 minutes. Some people exhibit muscle spasms while they are hanging."
For those who want to read the full article.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/natio...2703253016.html |
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| stamper |
| quote: | Originally posted by DIDI
From an article in the age during the week.
"If all goes according to plan, the dislocation of the vertebrae and damage to the spinal cord render the person unconscious almost instantly. The broken neck while hanging leads to "comatose asphyxia" - lack of oxygen while unconscious. Brain death follows in about six minutes and whole-body death in about 15 minutes. Some people exhibit muscle spasms while they are hanging."
For those who want to read the full article.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/natio...2703253016.html |
thats bad, i stand corrected. What a terrible way to die. :( |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
Just because someone has different feelings and values on a particular topic doesn't mean that are better or worse than anyone else.:rolleyes:
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So true seems that a fair few of you are benevolent in your ethical stance, while others believe in utilitarianism. Nothing wrong with either of them. |
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| Philby |
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
hanging is sooooo 1300's. |
err those were the guillotine days weren't they? i thought hanging defined the 1600s more myself. |
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| eRRaTiK |
| quote: | Originally posted by Philby
err those were the guillotine days weren't they? i thought hanging defined the 1600s more myself. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Wikipedia
As a form of judicial execution in England, hanging is thought to date from the Saxon period, circa AD 400. Records of the names of British hangmen begin with Thomas de Warblynton in the 1360s; complete records extend from the 1500s to the last hangmen, Robert Leslie Stewart and Harry Allen, who conducted the last British executions in 1964. |
Guillotine, now there's a quick and sharp death. |
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| Trance Nutter |
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
Guillotine, now there's a quick and sharp death. |
I think thats the point. |
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| eRRaTiK |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
I think thats the point. |
pun intended.
/off topic, RIP Mr Miyagi. |
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| Philby |
oh no!! :(
wax on, wax off... :( |
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| MiSSyM |
Very tragic story about Van.
(RIP Mr Miyagi) |
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| nankervis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
However mustn't we respect the decisions, values and judgements of other countries uncorrupt judicial systems? Consider the situation reversed, and Singapore was trying to interfer with our judicial system, they would be told in no uncertain terms to piss off by the vast majority of the population. |
This is different because the death penalty is against human rights. Australia has no judicial punishments which contravene the UN charter on the rights of a human being.
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
And why is it only a problem when its an Australian? |
Because this country / government must stick up for its citizens. If Australians don't stick up for one another, who will? What is the point of having something called citizenship if citizens don't have special privileges. Thats the whole point of citizenship. |
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| eRRaTiK |
| ^^ if only the reasons for lil johnny's involvement were truly humanitarian. |
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| Trance Nutter |
| quote: | Originally posted by nankervis
Because this country / government must stick up for its citizens. If Australians don't stick up for one another, who will? What is the point of having something called citizenship if citizens don't have special privileges. Thats the whole point of citizenship. |
But if Singapore's contravining of humna rights was such a big issue to everyone, why is it only an issue and an uproar when its an Australian? People have been executed in Singapore before and no one in Australia has said boo, now its a major issue for the whole population. And no matter what the outcome of this is it will continue to happen, and the Australian populaiton won't care anymore. Its either a problem or its not, its not only a problem when theres an Australian affected. Get what i mean? |
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