This seems a bit strongly stated. However, it doesn't make sense that corporal punishment is off the table. Why is the same punishment prescribed for pretty m

This seems a bit strongly stated. However, it doesn't make sense that corporal punishment is off the table. Why is the same punishment prescribed for pretty much every crime, only varying the duration? From what I can tell, Singapore uses corporal punishment in an escalating sense - to deter criminal behavior before it becomes ingrained. So, for 1st or 2nd time offenders. Putting a pedophile in prison? Of course the pedo will not be a problem there - there are no children to molest!