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ok anyway, on to my blog. it seems as if malaysia wants to take the painful and expensive route of punishing all crimes. of course, it is probably too early to tell how it will affect national policy over there. but if they want a model of what not to do, look no further than here in california, where we have people imprisoned for far too long for relatively minor offenses of possession.
more than likely as it is here, i don't think this lady's taxes (maybe even her whole income since she's only semi-employed) even approach the cost of housing her for the week plus the transport costs to and from prison (never mind her 18 month trial). so if she becomes a symbol, and more malaysians follow her, a problem may soon emerge that is bigger than the problem they seek to prevent.
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