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Singapore: French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 20 points 6 months ago (8 children)

What a silly boy.

But 2 years in prison is beyond ridiculous.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    That's a max possible sentence, but then it's also authoritarian hellhole Singapore that executes people for moderate-level drug crimes, so we'll see how it plays out.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    It’s worth remembering that many colonial powers controlled their Asian subjects via drugs so there is a relevant cultural context for why those crimes are treated this harshly. In general Singapore has more focus on „freedom to live” than „freedom to consume” too.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It says that the charge carries that as a maximum, not that that's what he'll get. While i also think two years would be excessive, I absolutely think this moron should be punished severely, if only just to deter all the other morons from pulling shit like this for clicks.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Maximum penalties in the United States Draconian themselves, almost nobody gets the maximum, but for instance if you have a valid driver's license but forgot your wallet, 90 days in jail. Publishing a bad check? 15 years in prison.

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