x9200 wrote:Somebody pointed here before to a link showing the caning punishment carried out in Malaysia. This was, IIRC, at the time of the graffiti on MRT case. You should be able to find it. Comparing it even remotely to caning at school is a gross misunderstanding and I am not surprised some people beg judges for an exchange to the jail sentence.
Are we talking from experience or bloody pictures. pain is pain, no matter if the skin splits or not, and i can guarantee you I would prefer being whipped by a legal entity than a psychopathic school teacher without control. I can tell you for certain and I'm sure many that have been whipped will verify that the cane in the wrong hands is a fearful experience and back in those days, certain teachers were actually feared as they got their enjoyment out of beating you.
At least corporal punishment isn't allowed to raise the cane past the shoulder. The blood is nothing at all, just looks bad to people that are not accustomed to seeing blood, the art of torture is nothing new, and I have see several teachers getting prosecuted for going over the top in public schools back in the 60's, So I'm trying to relate to your comments here, which i find a little naive, I can only presume you are not old enough, or have never been whipped, with the cane to make such comment. Though to get the right person to whip you and you will not sit down for months, the cloth doesn't reduce the pain, and one can adapt to 6 of the best quite easy, after all we are talking of kids.
Getting 24 strokes only prolongs the pain, it's still the same pain no matter if you bleed or not, and that's probably why they don't stop at 6 strokes, 6 strokes is nothing a kid cannot take, but get another 6 before the first six have healed, just prolongs the torture, the pain is the same, bare skin of course will leave marks, still the pain is the same, the marks are a just a reminder. So i am pretty sure that if you have had a good uncontrolled beating at school, you can relate to what they will get in prison, that's why it was called corporal punishment.
And it is pretty obvious that even corporal punishment is not enough to defeat crime from foreigners, as the rate of caning in Singapore as doubled since 1994. One can adapt to pain and i have a high tolerance level myself though the cane puts me off.
You can try testing yourself by going to the dentist the next time he wants to remove the nerve, to see if you can get through it
yes i have done it last year, lasted all of 12 minutes, before i asked for a little anesthetic but not much has i wanted to drink my coffee without it dribbling down my shirt,
or you can also try the cane, I'll be more than happy to oblige
Many of the S&M gang would love it too, it's about training and adapting to it. Like some of the teachers used to smirk while they were in the act of whipping. The UK were experts at it, and it soon spread throughout other countries too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_cane
I'm not sure if it helps or not, as the statistics show the punishment as doubled in Singapore, but my guess is that its mostly foreigners committing the crimes, as they come from Countries that are lacking the discipline of authority and the cane, though they will think twice after the event, that's for sure.
The Isle of Man was notorious more in the 60's and 70's
http://www.corpun.com/manx.htm
I want to see more and more of it used world wide
Though not hanging, as they have a tendency to hang anyone, so the bent coppers get their promotion, every country has its internal problems, that are often never investigated until it's too late, and that is why i have always said, that we as people with urges and impulses will always be attracted into the professions, that can hide them best. Though it is very controversial isn't it.
SMS:making the punishment excessive,
Like 24 strokes yes i agree, though only for the severest of crimes and repeat offenders, they need to learn the hard way i guess.
It's what any parent with commonsense would wish for their children