Canning

dktekno SG

In the outside world Singapore is known as the country with canes.

Thats what I know Singapore for. Of course you can enlighten me.

Have you ever considered other methods? Why cane a person for not being ABLE to do his job? I mean, if he can't read, or can't do the math, why cane the student? Why cane the soldier if he is too anxious to jump from the plane?

Sorry, but to a forigner, canning in Singapore seems like the main solution to all problems. Can't read? Cane. Can't do the exercise? Cane. Can't stop discussing a specific issue? Cane. Child doesn't stop crying? Cane. Arrested person claims innocence? Cane to he declares himself guilty.

Pitot SG

Firstly, parents nowadays rarely cane their children.

In the past they do because its our culture.

Secondly, you only get caning when u commit serious crimes like rape.

Not because you refuse to jump out of a plane. Laughing

dktekno SG

Teachers do. In the school system, Singapore cane the students.

Is this the solution to students with educational problems (hard time with reading, doing math, is victim of being bullied)

Pitot SG

Caning is done when u do something wrong.

Not when you cant do something. -.-"

udontknowme SG

where are you from and where have you got this information from??

its erm...WRONG Neutral

singapore isnt like that. they dont cane people for stuff like not being able to read. well, the teachers dont at least.

some parents might cane their kids because they are not happy with their results in school or something...but im sure that happens in other countries too.

dktekno SG

In Denmark it is illegal and if a parent is convicted of beating the child he or she is sentenced to prison, and the child is taken away from him or her.

If a teacher is found beating or caning a child, which is rare, he or she can face imprisonment and never again be able to function in the school system.

Pitot SG

So what makes u say that school teachers here cane students?

source?

dktekno SG

http://www.corpun.com/sgs00110.htm

As for Denmark:

http://www.neverhitachild.org/denmark1.html

Norway and Sweden were the first countries.

How come there is so huge a difference?

What makes the majority of danes deny canning while the majority of asians accept it? What makes up our differences?

(please mind you I am an internationalist trying to understand world opinion on everything).

Pitot SG

Right the boys got caned because they skipped tests.

And the question as to why we discipline the children here differently?

Its the culture.

Like how we eat rice as our staple food and you dont.

Pitot SG

Rolling Eyes

dktekno SG

Like how we eat rice as our staple food and you dont.[quote]

We do.

Aswell as other things.

"stable food". What's that?

Ain't all food stable?

I mean... yes, we have our culture. You have yours. But what makes the culture become law?

I mean, Europes culture is quite violent. Vikings, 2 world wars, the founder of Fascism, Communism, Capitalism... but separated from our laws, which is against all these things.

Our political system is cultureless.

udontknowme SG

there are pros and cons when it comes to caning.

maybe you can compare the crime rates of denmark and singapore also.

of course, one has to take into consideration the different lifestyles and cultures as well.

but singapore isnt all that unreasonable when it comes to caning. they do NOT cane people for not being able to read...thats for sure

udontknowme SG

just a question...is denmark the country where drugs are not illegal?? Confused

mikecola SG

not really.. but they have got a city in a city called kristiane (or similar) where theres no real laws against drugs

and singapore is known as city of caning cos its a city where the police will do it for certain crimes... no other city that i know of does that......

the.owl SG

I like how people always like to pull this kind of random shit out of their ass. last time I heard things like "singapore is known as the food paradise to the outside world" "singapore is known as the garden city to the outside world" etcetc.

shit, are you sure? go to another country and ask them if they know what is the country with canes, what is the food paradise, see if they tell you "Singapore" try it, if they do I give you a thousand bucks, if they dont then shut the fuck up. (hey that rhymes)

I also can say some shit like "singapore is known as the country full of bullshit" who cares.

^tamago^ SG

TS is not wrong to raise this question. i still do get foreigner friends who had that misconception of singapore, till today.

i'm glad that, at least he bothered to come and ask. it's just so unfriendly of us to shoo them off for saying this, instead of inviting them to come and visit singapore and experience how we have since changed into a global city.

except that chewing gum remains banned.

caning as official punishments are only for very serious convicted offences like vandalism, drug trafficking (if u escape the gallows) and rape. this has never changed all along.

vito_corleone SG

this idiot threadstarter here is that stinkin bollywood clone la cant you tell? Laughing

mhcampboy SG

staple food. not stable. Laughing

means we eat rice alongside with side dishes like chicken, meat, vegetables almost everyday for lunch and dinner.

Rice is a must in most homes here. Mr. Green

mhcampboy SG

You know something, you must come out of your country and explore the world before you make those kind of words.

We do not get cane just because we cant read, write, exercise, etc etc.

AND NO!! The police will NEVER cane someone just to get an admittance from the suspect. CANING will only be done when you commit a SERIOUS OFFENCE and will be sentenced after court finds you guilty. Obviously the last part of your post makes me seem you do not thoroughly research about Singapore much and just hear it from word of mouth.

I mean come on, we are not a backward country as you think.

I repeat again. Caning is only for people who committed serious offence like murder, rape, drug trafficking etc etc.

If you are talking about parents caning their children, then tat is a different matter. Some spoil their child some are stern towards them. Its all depends on the parents and no one can tell them what to do about it.

NOTE: Abuse and caning is 2 different thing. We do not tolerate abuse from parents!

OK!?

hloc SG

Originally posted by dktekno:
In the outside world Singapore is known as the country with canes.

Thats what I know Singapore for. Of course you can enlighten me.

Have you ever considered other methods? Why cane a person for not being ABLE to do his job? I mean, if he can't read, or can't do the math, why cane the student? Why cane the soldier if he is too anxious to jump from the plane?

Sorry, but to a forigner, canning in Singapore seems like the main solution to all problems. Can't read? Cane. Can't do the exercise? Cane. Can't stop discussing a specific issue? Cane. Child doesn't stop crying? Cane. Arrested person claims innocence? Cane to he declares himself guilty.

When i was young..... my parent cane the sh** out of me. But come to think of it, they were right to do so. Must admit that i wasn't such a good apple as my bro & sis...... i steal, lie, cheat at school and fail my test.

But in no way was i ever abuse by my parents. Now, as an adult... i must thank them for the beating because it set me on the correct path in life. Very Happy

Please try to understand that in Asia Culture, caning a child is for his/her own good. WE still believe in the saying - Spare the rod, spoil the child - but ABUSE is a big NO NO

For Rapist and Criminmal........ caning will remind them what NOT to do next time.