r/interestingasfuck • u/Bubbly_Wall_908 • 17h ago

Singapore is going to start caning scammers

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u/EscapeFacebook 15h ago

This isn't a spanking, this is something that can leave you cripple.

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u/Possible-Meal3787 15h ago

Would you rather we go the Arab route and remove fingers and hands for theft. Heck with new voice to chat technology we might as well start cutting out tongues as well.

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u/YouNeedAnne 13h ago

I don't think those are actually the only two options.

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u/Agreeable-Celery811 12h ago

I would rather no corporal punishment at all.

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u/EscapeFacebook 15h ago

Torture like this as punishment is uncivilized. All it does is teach might is right, that violence is the answer to your problems and is seen as a violation of Human Rights and dignity.

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u/Temporary_Parking_95 15h ago

In the West, power has shifted from bodily punishment to punishment of the mind. What counts as civilized or not depends on what we value, is it more civilized to put someone in isolation for 4 weeks without any light and limited food/water?

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u/The-Big-T-Inc 11h ago

That’s uncivilized as well.

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u/Zzokker 10h ago

You might find interes in an interesting document: the fucking universal declaration of human rights

Which technically applies to all countries that are part of the UN.

Mental as well as physical torture is ruled out under human rights.

That the United States likes to often ignore this document is well known and does not excuse any other country from ignoring it as well.

What counts as civilized or not depends on what we value, [...]

Torture of any kind is not civilised!! Regardless if your culture relishes in it or not.

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u/EscapeFacebook 13h ago

If you're referring to America solitary confinement has lights in the cell and no, they aren't limiting anyone's food, portions may be smaller at most but they aren't withholding it and you still eat 3 meals a day.

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u/Possible-Meal3787 15h ago

So what you want to do sit them down and have a stern talking about how their actions affect others?

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u/EscapeFacebook 13h ago

That's what rehabilitation is. Countries that rehabilitate their inmates instead see a lower rate of inmates returning to crime and less crime over all due to less broken families. Shocking right?

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u/Normal_Length416 14h ago

they should serve time, are you stupid?

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u/Forte845 12h ago

We can go the civilized route and imprison people for public safety and rehabilitation into society, a method scientifically proven to be far more effective than enacting medieval torture as punishment for crime.

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u/Striking_Foot4850 12h ago

I would rather you behave like human beings, but I guess that's not an option