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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by tormeh on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @04:56AM (#35451245)
Very few rich cities, formally speaking. I know Singapore uses formal physical punishment. In worldwide practice, however, police will often be a bit rougher than they perhaps have to (or have the right to) be when arresting if they feel someone deserves it. Many judges also silently tolerate this.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by blackwateragent on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @06:02AM (#35451712)
> Very few rich cities, formally speaking. I know Singapore uses formal physical punishment.

For extremely serious crimes, not his list of public indecency. For instance:

* Under the Environmental Public Health Act, it is an offence to urinate or defecate "in or upon any street, arcade, vacant land, river, canal, ditch, drain or watercourse or in any place to which the public has access except in any sanitary convenience provided for such purpose." The penalty is a fine of up to $1,000 for a first offence, and up to $2,000 and $5,000 for the second and third offence respectively. [1] [2]

[1] https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/totally-unacceptable-man-p...

[2] https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/nea-issues-warning-wom...

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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by Aeolun on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @06:53AM (#35452046)
What is the penalty for not being able to pay any of those fines?

We know that the rich are allowed to do what they want. I’m more interested in the people likely to actually do it.

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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by rippercushions on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @09:25AM (#35453747)
Same as most countries, you get thrown in prison. You still won't get caned though.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by astura on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @07:50AM (#35452517)
It's not a formal punishment, it's an informal punishment from police.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by tormeh on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @06:50PM (#35461549)
No, caning is something you can be sentenced to.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by astura on Thursday April 06, 2023 @12:29PM (#35470764)
I'm very well aware.

The GP was talking about an informal punishment though, not canning.

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