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March 21, 2012

I Feel As Though I Am About To Walk Into An Authoritarian, Dystopian Novel...

Singapore is one of the cleanest and safest cities in the world. It also has some pretty intimidating laws. The following crimes are punishable by up to $1000 fines, and caning (they literally smack your butt with a cane until it bleeds):

  • Chewing Gum
  • Spitting
  • Smoking
  • Jay-walking
  • Littering 
  • Eating on subways
  • Possession of durian (a kind of fruit) on subways (because they are smelly) 
  • Buying pirated CDs or DVDs
  • Homosexual contact
  • Begging
  • (There are many more but I don't know the rest)

Also, possession of drugs carries an automatic death penalty. 


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