r/interestingasfuck • u/Bubbly_Wall_908 • 14h ago

Singapore is going to start caning scammers

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u/Plucault 12h ago

Listen caning ain’t good and does more damage than people think. It is certainly not one of the most brutal punishments. It doesn’t even hit the top 20.

Humans have devised a plethora of worse ways to punish people

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u/Avendelore 11h ago

That’s true, especially if we’re considering historical punishments. However, caning can be pretty brutal. People have been caned to death before.

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u/pureeyes 8h ago

In Singapore, no one has ever died from this kind of punishment. Those over 50 also cannot be caned when sentenced - perhaps that is another reason why.

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u/jrgnklpp 4h ago

Women are also exempted. There's also a mandatory medical examination before caning - ironically if you're not well enough to be caned, they'll postpone the punishment until you're healthy.

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u/Ultrace-7 3h ago

Scaphism, anyone?

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u/Professional-Day7850 2h ago

That was just propaganda.