Singapore sentences young German vandals ...

[x9200]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... train.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Singapore sentences young German vandals to nine months in prison for spray-painting train
A Singapore court has sentenced two young German men to nine months in prison and three strokes of the cane for spray-painting a metro train in the city-state last year.

Andreas Von Knorre, 22, and Elton Hinz, 21, were sentenced after pleading guilty to vandalism and trespassing. Both asked for mercy before sentencing and called their acts a "stupid mistake".

"The imprisonment sentence is nine months in total and the mandatory three strokes of the cane," District Judge Liew Thiam Leng said.
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Both men fled Singapore after the incident but were caught in neighbouring Malaysia en route to Australia and extradited.

This is why I like Singapore every day pragmatic face of the legal system.

[zzm9980]

I'm kind of curious how they tracked these guys to Malaysia so fast. I assume they weren't just hanging out for a few weeks in KL.

[rajagainstthemachine]

I think its a fair punishment, they should also clean that spray paint up. Morons!

[bgd]

What is the attraction with trains? These aren't the first Euros to do this. Wasn't there a Swiss and a Brit who did the same thing a while back?

[x9200]

I'm kind of curious how they tracked these guys to Malaysia so fast. I assume they weren't just hanging out for a few weeks in KL.

Could be they were hanging for some time in KL but these morons trespassed to the MRT actually not once, not twice but 3 times over 3 days so getting the level of the street invigilation expected around and in such object the police likely had plenty of data to identify and locate them.
Here is a bit more: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin ... 96744.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[JR8]

... aged 21 and 22.... what [unprintable]... er, complete loser morons!!

[ecureilx]

What is the attraction with trains? These aren't the first Euros to do this. Wasn't there a Swiss and a Brit who did the same thing a while back?

I guess the same attraction as smashing stuff, burning police cars during the WEF/world bank/imf conferences ...


Does anybody recall the Singapore solution during the last IMF working committee in Singapore?

[Brah]

Was it for vandalism, stupidity, or Darwinism?

[Barnsley]

They should have stayed at home and surfed the internet like good little citizens.

I am pretty sure they knew what would happen if they got caught.

Its given someone a job cleaning up the trains.

Whats the difference with this and leaving your table covered in leftover food.

I would prefer folk got caned for that myself....

[PNGMK]

I'm kind of curious how they tracked these guys to Malaysia so fast. I assume they weren't just hanging out for a few weeks in KL.

Could be they were hanging for some time in KL but these morons trespassed to the MRT actually not once, not twice but 3 times over 3 days so getting the level of the street invigilation expected around and in such object the police likely had plenty of data to identify and locate them.
Here is a bit more: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin ... 96744.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably phone/email data triangulation.

[zzm9980]

I'm kind of curious how they tracked these guys to Malaysia so fast. I assume they weren't just hanging out for a few weeks in KL.

Could be they were hanging for some time in KL but these morons trespassed to the MRT actually not once, not twice but 3 times over 3 days so getting the level of the street invigilation expected around and in such object the police likely had plenty of data to identify and locate them.
Here is a bit more: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin ... 96744.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably phone/email data triangulation.

Yeah. And three times in and out makes it especially easy.

Kids, turn off your phones. Better, leave them ON and at home. Or, have a similar looking friend carry them around some other part of the island. Make a few calls too.

[nakatago]

Could be they were hanging for some time in KL but these morons trespassed to the MRT actually not once, not twice but 3 times over 3 days so getting the level of the street invigilation expected around and in such object the police likely had plenty of data to identify and locate them.
Here is a bit more: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin ... 96744.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably phone/email data triangulation.

Yeah. And three times in and out makes it especially easy.

Kids, turn off your phones. Better, leave them ON and at home. Or, have a similar looking friend carry them around some other part of the island. Make a few calls too.

And don't use your ez-link to travel to the site!

[ecureilx]

Probably phone/email data triangulation.

Yeah. And three times in and out makes it especially easy.

Kids, turn off your phones. Better, leave them ON and at home. Or, have a similar looking friend carry them around some other part of the island. Make a few calls too.

And don't use your ez-link to travel to the site!

Leave any SG id behind .. you never know what chip is embedded

[PNGMK]

http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/germa ... 7251859675" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Aussie dumb ass press is almost comparing the case to the Bali 2/9 death sentence. You can just see the journo trying to draw a comparison.

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http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/germa ... 7251859675

The Aussie dumb ass press is almost comparing the case to the Bali 2/9 death sentence. You can just see the journo trying to draw a comparison.

Damn, they deserve more then 3 strokes.