[Hivetyrant]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Yeah, real simple, until someone makes it against the law to eat, or use the bathroom, or be black-skinned, or be Christian, etc. etc. Which is the whole point, isn't it? I mean, if we were to pass a law making picking your nose and farting punishable by death, then you'd be well on notice that you can't do those things. But, that does not mean you live in a "just" society. So many of you keep answering this question with the same basic reply: "It's the law." Well, no duh. The whole question is should it be?

No, I don't think the punishment fits the crime, but the fact remains that death is the penalty for smuggling drugs, and he was well aware of that