Question of the Day 4/20 What should the punishment for too many tardies be?

Singapore

Singapore is one of the safest and cleanest cities in the world The largest port in the world in tonnage

Unlike America’s “fine for littering,” in Singapore’s people actually do have to pay or go to jail. How Singapore provides an “orderly” society.

Maximum 24 hits for adults. A smaller cane, the "light rattan", is used for boys under 16”. Caning is not used for offenses such as littering. How to keep order. CANING

There are five different types of caning in Singapore. All but one of these apply to males only and are administered to the posterior. Judicial caning, ordered by a court as a sentence for certain crimes as laid down in Singapore legislation. It is seen as an effective deterrent for certain kinds of offence. It is always combined with a prison sentence. It is always carried out privately in prison. Judicial and prison canings are applied to the bare buttocks.

Schools generally discipline boys in this manner for offences such as smoking, fighting, bullying, truancy, repeated tardiness, vandalism, stealing, disrespect and gangsterism. The majority of recipients are aged 13 to, with 15 as the peak year. School caning, for disobedient schoolboys, inflicted by the school's Principal, Discipline Master or Operations Manager. School caning is delivered to the seat of the boy's ordinary school uniform trousers, or at some schools he has to change into PE shorts with no underpants to receive the punishment. Between one and six strokes. There will be "tramline" marks across the target area for several days, and there may also be transient bruising, but there is no danger of injury. Singapore’s students historically rank among the highest in the world on worldwide tests.

An American young man whose father was working in Singapore was convicted of vandalizing cars. He was sentenced to 6 lashes. Uproar from the American government go the punishment reduced to 4 lashes.

Repeat: Singapore is one of the safest and cleanest cities in the world. Why?

Judicial caning, ordered by a court as a sentence for certain crimes as laid down in Singapore legislation. It is seen as an effective deterrent for certain kinds of offence. It is always combined with a prison sentence. It is always carried out privately in prison. Prison caning, for prisoners who break internal prison rules. Also used at Drug Rehabilitation Centres. Military caning, for members of the Singapore Armed Forces who break military rules. School caning, for disobedient schoolboys, inflicted by the school's Principal, Discipline Master or Operations Manager. Institutional caning is administered in remand homes, approved schools and homes (notably the Singapore Boys' Home), hostels, etc. This is the only kind of caning that may be applied to females. Judicial and prison canings are applied to the bare buttocks. Military caning is applied to the buttocks through a special cloth guard to reduce bleeding. School caning is delivered to the seat of the boy's ordinary school uniform trousers, or at some schools he has to change into PE shorts with no underpants to receive the punishment. Institutional caning is administered to the seat of the trousers (boys) or to the hand (girls). end

Questions 1.What two things is Singapore known for? 2.What is the largest immigrant group in Singapore? 3.What is an entrepot? 4.Who colonized Singapore and set it up as an important trading center? 5.What challenges did Singapore have to overcome to become economically successful? 6.Why do some refer to Singapore as Singapore, Inc.? 7.What factors were big draws for foreign corporations? 8.What benefits does the government provide for workers who are fired? 9.What is the one good thing about Singapore’s geography? 10.What demographic challenge will Singapore have to overcome in the near future?