Anyone read this book yet, Once a Jolly hangman, Singapore

[bluelabel]

Heard lots of drama on this book.

 

Thinking of getting it, Anyone knows where to get it?

 

http://www.gerakbudaya.com/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/thumbnails/18a-2-2.jpg

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Heard lots of drama on this book.

 

Thinking of getting it, Anyone knows where to get it?

 

http://www.gerakbudaya.com/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/thumbnails/18a-2-2.jpg

 

think must order online through amazon.com??

 

You won't find it here.... the book got pulled immediately and the author thrown into jail as soon as he shown his face here...

 

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100719-0000079/Visiting-author-arrested

[cougar]

think must order online through amazon.com??

 

You won't find it here.... the book got pulled immediately and the author thrown into jail as soon as he shown his face here...

 

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100719-0000079/Visiting-author-arrested

 

But if you order online, will customs seized the book too? All mails goes through the censorship station too rite?

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

That's why I'll purposely seek out a copy of it.

 

It must be banned to hide some shameful truths hmmmm..

[Andox]

Our "neighbours" upnorth has it? I am interested as well...........

[bluelabel]

Found it.... http://www.gerakbudaya.com/products-page/sird-titles/once-a-jolly-hangman-singapore-justice-in-the-dock/

 

cost 38Rm

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Found it.... http://www.gerakbudaya.com/products-page/sird-titles/once-a-jolly-hangman-singapore-justice-in-the-dock/

 

cost 38Rm

 

Sweet... so we can just go into JB and pick it up at a bookstore?

[bluelabel]

I think buy from online only, Not sure weather they have a bookshop.

[amicus]

I checked with amazon.com and it is not available there. I hope that they have the sense to list it and start selling it because I think it will start selling like there will be no tomorrow. I had not even heard of the book until the author was arrested. If they had just left the guy alone without arresting him probably nobody would have heard of the guy or his book. Now it is news all over the world. I wonder which paranoid nutcase ordered his arrest? Whoever it was has made the author potentially a best-selling author and a civil rights "martyr". Congratulations whoever you are, you have done the guy a big favour!

[papabread79]

I checked with amazon.com and it is not available there. I hope that they have the sense to list it and start selling it because I think it will start selling like there will be no tomorrow. I had not even heard of the book until the author was arrested. If they had just left the guy alone without arresting him probably nobody would have heard of the guy or his book. Now it is news all over the world. I wonder which paranoid nutcase ordered his arrest? Whoever it was has made the author potentially a best-selling author and a civil rights "martyr". Congratulations whoever you are, you have done the guy a big favour!

Dats a gd first post!

[cougar]

the guys' 75, probably already been writing the book for years, could he have timed it to launch at this time for some reason?

[contrarian]

I saw the book at Kinokuniya Ngee Ann City in June before it was withdrawn. For most people, law and the death penalty are boring. Unless you enjoy that, you're probably not going to like reading it. Most likely you'd find books like Lee's Law (Chris Lydgate) or To Catch a Tartar (Francis Seow) or Beyond Suspicion (Francis Seow) more interesting to the average reader.

 

If you want to know more, you can check out the review at yawningbread. If you want to buy it, you can get it in Malaysia. If you want to import it, MDA says the book isn't banned so you shouldn't have any problem importing it by mail.

[myxilplix]

The hangman Mr Singh lives on my floor, nice friendly old man. Pity he's suffering the onset of senile dementia, hardly see him around unless accompanied by the maid or family.

[fredeee]

http://www.facebook.com/FreeAlanShadrake

[ThePole]

human rights activists claimed that death penalty is cruel for murderers and drug traffickers. wait till their love ones died by the hands of one of them. enuff said.

[kapuut]

The author thought that this was a good publicity stunt to launch the book especially with Yong Vui Kong appeal going on. This in fact makes it bad for the appeal as the government sure more stubborn with the author running around and his lawyer is none other than Ravi who is also Yong's lawyer. Where Ravi got time do two big cases? One man's book publicity is another man's appeal hung.

[redbeacon]

While the death penalty can be justified for crimes related to murder, don't forget; that's still subject to debate with other crimes, such as drug trafficking.

[zinc]

Hmm the death penalty has and will always be a subject that will be questioned time & time again I guess. Because some find it

justifiable while others find it ultimately harsh to just take a life like that. Well every1 has the right to their own views I guess.

 

Personally I feel that if u take a life, u shld be punished with ur life as well. But yes as mentioned by

redbeacon, is it justifiable for drug trafficking? Hmmm....

[Seastorm]

The hangman Mr Singh lives on my floor, nice friendly old man. Pity he's suffering the onset of senile dementia, hardly see him around unless accompanied by the maid or family.

 

Maybe it's a blessing for him not to remember what he used to work as?