Jul 19, 08 - Death Penalty

Last night, there are 3 prisoners who is shot to death as their verdict in the court. It's such a pity that you must end your life in such a way.

I just know the story of mother and child, Sumiarsih and Sugeng. Yeah, I think they did a very evil plan toward a family and kill all member of the family. They planned and killed 4 people in total and tried to make it as if it's a road accident.

It's a bit debatable whether someone (law or government) could decide over someone's life and death. There are a lot of countries out there that already banned capital punishment. But, in some other cases, they have a lot of prisoners in prisons and the condition could be worse than here, in Indonesia.

I still recall some of Aussie's prisoners in Indonesia's jail that don't want to be moved to Australia's jail since they believe that the condition in Aussie can be much worse. It could be because they have a better condition in Indonesia because they bribe the officers or simply it's better.

The case of Sumiarsih and Sugeng is a bit different with other death penalty cases in Indonesia. They are already jailed for 20 years waiting for the execution. And before the execution, there are a lot of debate happened. Yeah, since it's been 20 years without any execution. And why suddenly they are executed in the same night with other (even though not in the same area).

I still believe that Indonesia needs capital punishment in law. Indonesia is the source of drugs (especially, the one in pills or tablet shape) and government needs to produce a shock therapy for the manufacturer, distributor, carrier, etc.

Users are just the victim of overall cycle. And it's wiser to send them to therapy center rather than jail.

Yeah, I just wonder about the special case of Sumiarsih and Sugeng, since they've been in vain for 20 years and they are still shot to dead. What a pity process.