The Singaporean parliament has approved new amendments to the country’s criminal law, introducing caning as a penalty for scammers as authorities battle a sharp rise in fraud-related crimes.
The new law, passed on Tuesday, stipulates that convicted scammers, syndicate members, and recruiters could face between six and 24 strokes of the cane, depending on the severity of their offences.
But first, a demonstration.
Remember that little Yank graffiti artist about 25 years ago? I wonder if he’s ever picked up another can of spray paint?
Ineffective in that case, unfortunately.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Michael_Fay
Back to vandalizing cars and huffing paint within a year.
But not in Singapore.
The demo…. It’s all too much!
Was that Rascal Flatts ?
A firmish leather pillow would have made a better sound, and visual should it have split.
But prisoners’music from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’s interrogation of Tuco with the line “more feeling.” jumps to mind.
I’m thinking of starting a Rascal Flatts tribute act called the Demur Low Heels.
How much ‘street cred’ does having your pants pulled down and your ass paddled in public get you in the hood?
Is there a jail house tat for that?
No need. The resulting scars will say much more than any jailhouse tattoo.
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bloody right scars. very recognizable ’twas common practice in n ‘mericer for such offenses as being far too ahead in the story those soul consuming dick and jane tomes. wondering aghast this newfound learning tool is *this* all there is to reading?
then beaten and labelled the class dummy.
I believe that’s the 24″ or 28″ cane and not the “NHL full size” 48″ cane which Canadians will require, regardless of personal pronouns.
Its use on the buttocks area shows certain restraint as well. The clubs in Bangkok and during the Calgary Stampede use these in the 24″ as well as it doesn’t tangle with a feather boa easily and get caught up in the display, or show.
Aside from these minor adjustments, and of course a period of convalescence spent inside of say maybe 90 days, it’s purely a first offense model and leaves plenty of room for scaling up if necessary upon further convictions.
Very effective, though it may put many and many a bottom feeder off the gravy train.
Can’t have that, it being very lucrative in the recycle business.
Right. Let’s just go backwards and medieval and, hell, even sharia.
That ought to solve all of our problems.
Next up….flaying, drawn and quartered, iron maiden…whatever.
Fuck civilization. common law, and beyond the pale.
Do you know where your kids are tonight?
As for me, I tend my garden on the edge of town, per Voltaire.
It is called avoiding what you are powerless to stop, even though you have pragmatic ideas on how to stop the decline but the sick powers that be don’t care because they want this to happen.
Have a nice fucking day.
Here in America … I highly suggest the government not bring a cane to a gunfight … let alone a knife fight … or vehicular wilding.
Strange demo. Caning used to be done on the soles of the feet. Excruciatingly painful. I guess they have gone soft on crime and do it on the butt now. By all means go nuts on these frikkin scammers.
Singapore has almost no crime. They cause a lot of tears from Australian parents when they send their drug dealing sons back home in a box.
I know a Singaporean national whose close friend worked at Changi prison where the canings were administered. Sentences of more than six strokes of the cane had to be broken up by several weeks or months to permit a recovery period and only the very toughest weren’t screaming after the third stroke.
I have heard the same from someone who lived in Singapore for about 3 years. His understanding was that 24 lashes was an excruciating death sentence. Either they didn’t recover or they took their own life while recovering after 18 lashes, not wanting to experience the pain again. It is a clean but very harsh city.
15.6% of Singapore’s population is muslim. Clearly they understand the cane and that is what works best for them though again I think it should be the NHL’s 48″ size and not the 24″ size as depicted in the above video demonstration.
Singapore is civilized
Not really a democracy.
But it’s about 5000% better than Chinada.
lm sure l recollected this correctly whatever the present philosophy, that expectorating in the street (spitting) gets you armed with a bucket and mop arrangement for the afternoon.