Nazri renews call for abolition of death penalty

(Reposted comment because parent comment was deleted) This is in reply to death penalty being called draconian:

The harsh reality is someone has to pay to house them in prison. How does a government justify spending money to feed and house criminals that are involved in illegal drugs when it can barely ensure that all its citizens get fed? Putting someone in prison is more expensive than feeding a family, especially once legal costs are taken into account. Even if all prisoners were to find employment, it does not fully cover the costs.

Does our need to avoid being called draconic outweigh our social responsibility to ensure that all Malaysian receive the bare necessities for them to survive?

The white flag movement has shown us that many Malaysians are only a few months away from starvation. What about them?

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