The points brought up, as much as I covered:


Originally, there was the law 377; however it was replealed in October of some year, if I remember correctly. [It's at wiki; I'm just too lazy to check =.=] Why was it repealed? The AnisAbdullah case acted as a catalyst, forcing the government to review the whole code. Laws are there for a purpose, and they have a specific function. 377A was introduced because 377 was misintepreted. It was originally there to prevent unnatural sexual intercourse between two men. 377A was intro'd to cover up the loopholes in the law.


We should ask ourselves: what would happen of we were to repeal? What would be the consequences, the implications invloved?


If we take out the law, it doesn't mean that we are promoting the gays, but that we are making this not criminal. We believe that this would do benefit to society because _____.


If we are to change later, the main issue is, WHEN, then?


Singapore has no right to privacy. [???]

Societial change:
-Bottom-up [Bottoms up!]: People voice out, yes, and gov changes law.
-Up-bottom: Change law, change mindset. we follow the law BECAUSE it is the law. So, if wev were to change the law, the new generation would grow up in a climate where this law is normal. We cannot possibly expect to change the law today and expect the people to obey, changing their mindsets the very next day. Slavery as an analogy.
-So, why not repeal then change rather than change then repeal?

Not 'promoting homosexuality', but 'encouraging people to turn away from discrimination'

Disciminate the act and not the person.

We cannot have a solution to satisfy everyone. Yes, we agree that that the minority have a voice too, however, repealing doesn't help. even so, would we be pendering to the minority over the majority?

I was zoning out, not in a debating mood, so I didn't get everything and didn't bother to. Anyone, trim this post? Like, why am I the only one posting? =.=

Tomorrow if I'm free I'll do a coupla posts on rebuttal and reply speeches. Perhaps for the benefit of the new Sec1s, whom I'm gritting my teeth over cos I dont even know who they ARE.

xxdenise.