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24. Whatever that guy did, I'll bet he doesn't do it again...

Fri May 18, 2012, 12:07 PM

May 2012

...and there's something to be said for that. Recidivism is a problem that is likely non-existant in Singapore.

IRC, the teenager (Michael Fay) got 4 strokes for spray painting cars. It would be great if we could do that to the vandals who spray graffiti on NYC's subways, overpasses and highway signs. The problem would be solved overnight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay

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Singapore, it seems, doesn't tax capital gains. [View all] Zalatix May 2012 OP

Spending money is just as good. dkf May 2012 #1

The uber wealthy don't spend money.. Fumesucker May 2012 #2

Agreed; and this fact should be glaringly obvious. Zalatix May 2012 #6

I live in a state dependent on tourism. dkf May 2012 #7

What is better for your state? Fumesucker May 2012 #10

For Florida Harmony Blue May 2012 #13

More people mean more resources used...water, electricity, gas, waste disposal... dkf May 2012 #17

Every one of which resource providers makes a profit on the use.. Fumesucker May 2012 #18

Singapore. Disneyland with a death penalty. Luminous Animal May 2012 #3

Mass starvation wouldn't mean squat to a Gov't like that. Zalatix May 2012 #4

Thier government is like something out of a cyberpunk novel. Odin2005 May 2012 #11

It's also a country that uses health savings accounts in place of universal health care. Selatius May 2012 #5

Lowest infant mortality rate in the world mainer May 2012 #36

singapore has a lot of interesting features like that. for example, it allows 16-year-olds to HiPointDem May 2012 #8

Jeepers creepers. It sounds like a corporate state hiding behind a socialist mask. Zalatix May 2012 #9

It is indeed a corporate state with a socialist mask Harmony Blue May 2012 #14

Like I said above, it's like something out of a cyberpunk novel. Odin2005 May 2012 #12

Quite a few countries do not tax capital gains FarCenter May 2012 #15

It's a tightly controlled corporate country -- where apparently no one starves mainer May 2012 #16

They don't have a problem with graffiti either. badtoworse May 2012 #19

Remember, Singapore is not so much a nation as a city-state. hifiguy May 2012 #20

They caned an American teenager for vandalism awhile ago. Swede May 2012 #21

The teenager deserved what he got badtoworse May 2012 #22

No one deserves caning. (graphic video) Swede May 2012 #23

Whatever that guy did, I'll bet he doesn't do it again... badtoworse May 2012 #24

Maybe we should execute them? Swede May 2012 #26

There are crimes for which that is the appropriate punishment,,,, badtoworse May 2012 #28

"Whatever the guy did..." EOTE May 2012 #27

I didn't offer an opinion on whether the punishment was appropriate badtoworse May 2012 #29

What on earth does that have to do with anything? EOTE May 2012 #31

I believe that punishment needs to have an element of deterrence to it. badtoworse May 2012 #34

You're not a hard ass. You're a right wing authoritarian. EOTE May 2012 #35

Here's what one well known New Yorker had to say badtoworse May 2012 #38

Congratulations on yet another appeal to authority! EOTE May 2012 #39

I'd have to give the child rapist question more thought badtoworse May 2012 #40

So you believe that child rapists deserve parole, but caning for petty theft or vandalism is good. EOTE May 2012 #41

Child rapists deserve life imprisonment, that doesn't mean they'll get it badtoworse May 2012 #42

Badtoworse is also a big fan of the gungeon. Swede May 2012 #30

This does not surprise me one bit. EOTE May 2012 #32

Weird Al's take on the caning: Johnny Rico May 2012 #33

Leave it to Weird Al - hilarious badtoworse May 2012 #37

In all fairness, you should compare it to surrounding countries mainer May 2012 #25

Singapore is tax free haven. The great Jim Rodgers moved his fortune and family there. pa28 May 2012 #43

If things get hot, I say fucking let them deal with it. bluestate10 May 2012 #45

The correlation. bluestate10 May 2012 #44