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TIL: In 1994, an American teenager Michael Fay was convicted of spray-painting a bunch of cars in Singapore and was caned as punishment. It became such a large issue that the White House attempted... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL: In 1994, an American teenager Michael Fay was convicted of spray-painting a bunch of cars in Singapore and was caned as punishment. It became such a large issue that the White House attempted to prevent it. A year later, the Simpsons released "Bart vs. Australia", which based on the event.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve got no sympathy. Don’t visit countries and break their laws if you don’t want to incur their punishments.