Except California doesn&#x27;t execute people any longer. It has been a decade since the last and I wouldn&#x27;t hold your breath on the next. Singapore <i>has</i> executed people in that time.<p>There are a few more responses I commonly see about Singapore:<p>4. Political dictatorship<p>5. Lack of freedom of speech<p>6. Lack of press freedom, government controlled press<p>7. Capital punishment, including executions by hanging<p>8. Socially very regressive