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Are you saying that singapore doesn't cane people, or that it doesn't cane people for littering? Maybe you are right about the latter (I can only find evidence

Are you saying that singapore doesn't cane people, or that it doesn't cane people for littering? Maybe you are right about the latter (I can only find evidence that you will be arrested, perhaps not caned, for littering) but caning is most certainly a thing in Singapore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Singapore#Legal_basis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_in_Singapore#Legal_basis http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1017.html http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1017.html If caning its own citizens is not evidence of a nanny state that treats people like children, I don't know what is.

tome 13y ago
> If caning its own citizens is not evidence of a nanny state that treats people like children, I don't know what is. Not that I want to sound like a supporter Singapore's judicial system but I didn't expect to hear this from a citizen of a country that is allowed to kill as a form of punishment. (Making the assumption that you are from the US, apologies if I got that wrong).
- nairteashop 13y ago
  No, you got it right (I'm not american, but I live here). And I absolutely agree with you - like caning, capital punishment has no place in an enlightened country, and I sure hope it is eradicated from the US, and throughout the world, soon. I was merely disagreeing with the parent's assertion that Singapore has some form of enlightened government that doesn't trample on personal freedoms, and treats its citizens with respect.
  - tome 13y ago
    Fair enough.
  - jasonlingx 13y ago
    > I was merely disagreeing with the parent's assertion that Singapore has some form of enlightened government that doesn't trample on personal freedoms, and treats its citizens with respect. I made no such assertion. But perhaps you should enlighten yourself on exactly what personal freedoms are being trampled upon here, and how exactly Singapore's citizens are being disrespected. You just made a bullshit statement that you can get caned for littering in Singapore. What else of your opinion of Singapore is based on similar ignorance? Next you are going to tell me chewing gum is banned in Singapore (gasp!). And I'm going to quote you something random from http://itthing.com/100-weird-laws-from-around-the-world http://itthing.com/100-weird-laws-from-around-the-world (let's go with "In Indiana, it’s against the law to dress ‘Barbie’ in ‘Ken’s’ clothes" this time)
  - eru 13y ago
    Caning doesn't seem worse than prison. Especially not American prisons.
pbhjpbhj 13y ago
>If caning its own citizens is not evidence of a nanny state that treats people like children, I don't know what is. // Surely the issue - assuming active littering is punished by caning and in this narrow area - is that any adult in such a place would never come up against the consequences of the law. It's not treating mature people like children it's treating antisocial adults as immoral.

tome 13y ago

> If caning its own citizens is not evidence of a nanny state that treats people like children, I don't know what is. Not that I want to sound like a supporter Singapore's judicial system but I didn't expect to hear this from a citizen of a country that is allowed to kill as a form of punishment. (Making the assumption that you are from the US, apologies if I got that wrong).

nairteashop 13y ago
No, you got it right (I'm not american, but I live here). And I absolutely agree with you - like caning, capital punishment has no place in an enlightened country, and I sure hope it is eradicated from the US, and throughout the world, soon. I was merely disagreeing with the parent's assertion that Singapore has some form of enlightened government that doesn't trample on personal freedoms, and treats its citizens with respect.
- tome 13y ago
  Fair enough.
- jasonlingx 13y ago
  > I was merely disagreeing with the parent's assertion that Singapore has some form of enlightened government that doesn't trample on personal freedoms, and treats its citizens with respect. I made no such assertion. But perhaps you should enlighten yourself on exactly what personal freedoms are being trampled upon here, and how exactly Singapore's citizens are being disrespected. You just made a bullshit statement that you can get caned for littering in Singapore. What else of your opinion of Singapore is based on similar ignorance? Next you are going to tell me chewing gum is banned in Singapore (gasp!). And I'm going to quote you something random from http://itthing.com/100-weird-laws-from-around-the-world http://itthing.com/100-weird-laws-from-around-the-world (let's go with "In Indiana, it’s against the law to dress ‘Barbie’ in ‘Ken’s’ clothes" this time)
- eru 13y ago
  Caning doesn't seem worse than prison. Especially not American prisons.

pbhjpbhj 13y ago

>If caning its own citizens is not evidence of a nanny state that treats people like children, I don't know what is. // Surely the issue - assuming active littering is punished by caning and in this narrow area - is that any adult in such a place would never come up against the consequences of the law. It's not treating mature people like children it's treating antisocial adults as immoral.