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You know Singapore unabashedly beats the shit out of thieves, right?
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
You know Singapore unabashedly beats the shit out of thieves, right?
- Ekaros 4y agoI have started to think that corporal punishment might not be actually worst option.
- DenisM 4y agoI recall seeing research that immediacy and inevitability of punishment have way more effect on re-offense rates than harshness of the punishment. That said, incarcerating people is liable to immerse them into the hardened criminal culture, which is not productive and calls for some alternatives.
- thablackbull 4y ago> You know Singapore unabashedly beats the shit out of thieves, right? They don't...first offense you basically get off with a warning. Recent headlines was a case of Australian school girls shoplifting [1]. Although they're foreigners, same goes for locals. [1] https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/6-australian-schoolgirls-arrested-over-alleged-shoplifting-at-orchard-road https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/6-austra...