The big deal of banning chewing gum is that it betrays a ridiculously authoritarian, controlling government. Any government concerned about such matters is obvi

The big deal of banning chewing gum is that it betrays a ridiculously authoritarian, controlling government. Any government concerned about such matters is obviously abusively intrusive on every level of citizen life: "The government maintained virtually unlimited powers to detain suspects without charge or judicial review, using the Internal Security Act and the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act. These laws have been used to incarcerate outspoken activists for prolonged periods without trial, as well as criminal suspects who should be charged under the penal code. In dealing with terrorism suspects, the government should use the criminal code to prosecute in accordance with international due process standards, Human Rights Watch said." http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/01/23/singapore-stop-hiding-behind-old-excuses http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/01/23/singapore-stop-hiding-beh...