In today's climate where the top 1% of income earners earn 40%
of the income, there is much anger and resentment at high-up
officials who are ripping off the 99%. The average CEO earns
45 times the average wage. Poverty, poor health and living
conditions suffered by low income earners and those unable to find
a job in these times of high unemployment, can only ultimately lead
to crime. So I propose this question: Why isn't
Singapore caning these high-income workers who commit crimes which
rip off the poor? Everyone deserves a fair chance in society,
and modern capitalism has made the chances of success totally
unfair.
While Singapore law responds harshly to cases of white collar
crime by prison sentences, it seems to reserve caning mainly for
blue-collar offences. However, the damage inflicted by these
white collar criminals on the poor is harsh, and unfair. In
addition to a prison sentence, there needs to be the added
humiliation of caning as a deterrant to these wealthy rich earners
who earn vastly disproportionate amounts of money, that being
unfair in society will not be tolerated.
Therefore, I propose the following changes to Singapore's
current caning laws:
(1) Raise the maximum age at which someone can be caned from 50
to 60. This will take into account the fact that a very large
number of stinking rich white collar criminals are in this age
bracket.
(2) Lower the age at which someone can be a caner to 16 or
17. Since someone is also able to join the army and go and
fight a war at this age, it only makes sense that they should also
be able to be a caner.
(3) Abolish the cane for certain petty blue-collar offences that
are only committed by the poor because they are being victimised by
society. This may include some instances of burglary when the
person is fighting to survive, as well as petty crimes like
graffiti.
(4) Expand the accountability of persons in authority who earn
vastly unproportionate amounts of money who are seemingly
untouchable, by letting them know that their actions will result in
caning.
I hope you will consider my proposal.