Remember Jackie Chan, that famous martial arts (Kung fu) actor of films like Drunken Master, Who Am I?, Mr Nice Guy, Rush Hour and so on? His films made a lot of us Kung fu fans while growing up. I remember signing up for martial arts class when I was 9. Lol.

Well, he has some pretty thought provoking things to say about drugs and drug offenders.

Popular actor, Jackie Chan, has revealed that he is in support of death penalty for some drug offenders. - BBC reports.

According to the actor, whose son, Jaycee Chan, spent six months in a China prison for drug possession, when you are hurting lots of young children, then you deserve death penalty.

"On some issues, I do support the death penalty," he said.

"When you're hurting thousands and thousands of young children, I think these kind of people are useless. You should get the right punishment."- He added.

His son Jaycee was also accused of providing shelter for other drug users.

Speaking on his son's imprisonment, the actor said he was ashamed and shocked.

"I'm more concentrating on him now, used to be just, 'you are a grown man.' But now I find out, he's still a boy," - He said.

http://pulse.ng/movies/jackie-chan-actor-is-in-support-of-death-penalty-for-drug-offences-id3733711.html



He speaks with the heart of a father whose life has been touched on a personal level by drugs. If we are to be very objective and put all sentiments aside, would you say the death penalty for drug offences is not too harsh, especially when one looks at the whole matter holistically, vis the collateral damage to the lives of its users?

It is easy to be mesmerised by the filthy lucre, it is also easy to be indignant when the offenders are being led to the killing fields, it is easy to shout about human rights and mercy, but who is there to raise a voice for those addicts who's life have been completey destroyed by these drugs?

I am trying to be objective here, but do you agree with Jackie Chan? If a family member of mine was on death row for drug offences, I will vehemently disagree with Mr Chan and point out that there were other froms of punishment befitting of the crime, BUT if my son was a junkie who's life revolved around the high he would get from next hit of that potent white powder, if my daughter sells her body in order to be abe to pay for a fix, or overdoses and drops dead at the age of 25, I will speak the same words Jackie Chan has spoken.

Why Jackie?...This ain't fair

A very lengthy jail term is Okay, But death?...I'm not in support of that.

Death penalty for corrupt politicians too...apc or pdp or kowa anybody....or Torture penalty...they should be tortured little by little till they die of torment....

SeverusSnape:
Why Jackie?

Why not jackie?

well said. especially if the penalty will apply justly to every body

politricks:
Why not jackie?

Cos I don't want death for drug dealers, Death for terrorists rather, Long jail term for Dopedealer

But we have a president elect who believes drug offenders should face firing squad while terrorists should be granted amnesty.

Does it matter whether he is in support or against

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Okay

Its Okay.

SeverusSnape:

Cos I don't want death for drug dealers, Death for terrorists rather, Long jail term for Dopedealer

I dont like it either but even with the death penalty, people are still going into it(not forgetting those that were caught at the airport recently). Now what happens when the punishment is reduced to a lengthy jail term.

I'm with you on this one Jackie

Better am insupport too

Because of your son right?

I will decide to either support or rebuke him, if he stick by this word when his son's sentence is change to death penalty!

Not my dealer though

I agree too.

But Isn't his son facing Drug Charges?

Chai, this Jackie chan son jacey don disgrace him papa sote the man wishes drug users like him dead. Now it is also clear why he son is not heir to his wealth but Jackie rather willed it to Charity.


To jacey, what a Waste

Looking for a day to have a fight with this dude

Before y'all start bashing him, remember it's his opinion and he rightly justified it.

emotions

Guess his son is lucky he wasn't caught in one of them countries that issue death sentences to drug traffickers

Seconded***

What ever happens to life in prison.

Granted, lives are wasted and turned to vegetable, people should not be killed like fowls.

My thoughts tho!

Oh boy!

Me too support u join,

if person no wan die why will dey go find am.