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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by tim333 on Friday February 18, 2022 @11:28AM (#30387761)
Singapore is much more laid back. Usually the worst that will happen with foreigners is they deport them. Apart from drug dealing which carries a death penalty but they only do that when the person is guilty so don't deal drugs there!

I thought they were quite long suffering with "Briton arrested for not wearing a facemask in Singapore' because he said he didn't believe in them and wouldn't do it. I think he was jailed a couple of weeks and kicked out https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9864365/Briton-arre...

They can be a bit harsh with asking foreigners to leave if they have a work permit and lose their job. I think you get 30 days to go which is a bit of an upheaval if you are fired.

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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by thebean11 on Friday February 18, 2022 @01:22PM (#30389217)
> but they only do that when the person is guilty

Hmm..

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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by ValentineC on Friday February 18, 2022 @05:32PM (#30392023)
I think it's more that drug limits and their corresponding punishments are clearly laid out in the law [1].

Singapore's police force and public prosecutor also practise a fair amount of prosecutorial discretion when it comes to charges [2], depending on how people plead their case before it goes to trial.

[1] https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/MDA1973?ProvIds=Sc2-#Sc2-

[2] https://singaporelegaladvice.com/law-articles/prosecutorial-...

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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by sg47 on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:04PM (#30391084)
US gives you 60 days to leave which is also an upheaval. People on visas are here for 15+ years and can have their entire lives uprooted in 60 days.
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