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To: sm1th who wrote (46411)	6/20/2013 11:42:49 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

Singapore also employs corporal punishment in the form of severe caning on the bare buttocks for numerous criminal offences if committed by males under 50, and this is a mandatory sentence for some 30 offences. Some international observers, including Amnesty International, maintain that corporal punishment is in itself contrary to human rights, but this is disputed. Caning is never ordered on its own in Singapore, only in combination with imprisonment. There is mandatory caning of at least three strokes, combined with a minimum of three months' imprisonment, for foreign workers who overstay by more than 3 months. The government argues that this is necessary to deter would-be immigration offenders, as Singapore remains an attractive destination for illegal immigrants; experience prior to 1989 had shown that imprisonment was not alone a sufficient deterrent. It feels that long-term overstayers who are not able to work legitimately pose social problems and may turn to crime. [17] Corporal punishment may also be ordered for various sexual offences, rioting, the possession of weapons, violence of all kinds, illicit drug use, and vandalism of public property. Male members of the armed forces are liable to a less severe form of caning for breaches of military discipline.

To: sm1th who wrote (46411)

6/20/2013 12:11:38 PM

From: koan

Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 85487

Did you not bother to read what Roadwalker posted. I was going to post it if he didn't. Not much freedom in Singapore!

Singapore
The government in Singapore has broad powers to limit citizens' rights and to inhibit political opposition. [1]

In 2009, Singapore was ranked 133rd out of 175 nations by Reporters Without Borders in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index. Freedom in the World 2006 ranked Singapore 5 out of 7 for political freedom, and 4 out of 7 for civil liberties (where 1 is the most free), with an overall ranking of "partly free".

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No. US govt - Federal state and local consume ~40% of GDP Switzerland ~33%, Singapore less than that. Both very successful countries with much smaller governments than US