An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth.

Death Penalty

Alok Diwan: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". Never would I know that one day this quote would directly affect me and, never did I know that one day I would be awaiting for my death sentence...
Yes I have committed a murder, a murder so as to save my son from harm. Yes I have killed him but who could account for my son if he would to be killed by him instead? Death penalty doesn't gets rid of murder, it only gets rid of a murderer, it does not kill the cause, it only kills the case; not the root, only a branch. If people wants to eliminate abhorrent evils from the society we have to repolish the soul. By giving me death sentence I am getting punishment to my body while my soul remains unpunished and unchanged. How would people convert inhumanity to humanity; give love against hate, free our heart from hatred in this case?

My thoughts swirling round and round in my mind, since when the judiciary and the state have the right to destroy what they cannot create? Death sentence should be abolished! I have seen innocent comrades in the cells whereby they are wrongfully judged. Benefit of doubt is important because history proves that millions of people have been wrongly sent to gallows. Human beings are supposed to be rational animals, how rational could we be if we kill a man for a man? How rational could we be when we don't realise death will not undo the wicked deed I have committed? A person should be allowed to die a dignified death and one should not snatch this right away from me.

Yes. I am now a dead man walking, I still think that what I did was right. I "saved" my son. And now I am "exchanging" my life for his. "DEAD MAN WALKING" I have been awaiting for this thunderous voice, finally it rung into my ear. Now the rope is on my neck, as my pair of eyes closes, I see my bubbly and smiling son waving to me...


Done by: Chia Ven Cheng