I actually lived in Singapore in the 1990s for a brief time on work assignment
back in 1994, an American teenager (a spoiled rich brat with a corporate CEO parents living in Singapore) was caught vandalizing some cars
The government ordered him caned approx. 10 times
Typically arrogant democrats got Bill Clinton involved as a “human rights issue” and Singapore Gov’t, to give Clinton some “face,” reduced the sentence to about 4 canings, if memory serves.
Our other American friends were aghast that Clinton would be so stupid to get involved with such a petty case, on the side of a punk teenager vandal.
All the Americans I knew in Singapore wanted the kid caned according to Singapore Law. Having lived through Koch and Dinkens administrations in NY City, I knew the reasons Singapore was so clean and efficient.
*All the Americans I knew in Singapore wanted the kid caned according to Singapore Law.* I remember that. Right around the time 2 Australian drug smugglers were executed in Malaysia. Some people don’t get it
As for not wanting to live under those conditions it’s Asia. In Japan 10 year old students had to wait outside in the snow to bow to the principal as he arrived-a sign of respect. They were made to do it without their coats on.
I wouldn’t want to live in Singapore. Too hot.
I was working there at the time. He defaced a Honda. Do you know what it takes to have a car in Singapore? If did and had to pay for it you would want more than caning. I wanted them to just beat the little punk to death and be done with it.