Why are foreigners afraid to make trouble in Singapore?

Speaking of Singapore, everyone is in awe of this small country. After all, we have to admit that Singapore's unique geographical location gives it an advantage in today's global trade. Of course, this is only one aspect of economic status. Besides, there are other reasons why Singapore can win an international reputation. The simplest point is that Singapore attaches importance to the law and equal treatment. Basically, foreigners in Singapore rarely dare to commit crimes at will.

The origin of not daring to commit a crime

Strange to say, why Singapore has become a place where foreigners dare not make trouble. Why this place can't be South Korea or Japan has once puzzled many people. But today, we can learn from a real case. 1993 an American youth vandalized the streets of Singapore after being drunk. Angry at this, the Singapore government directly used the most cruel whipping in its own laws and demanded imprisonment and fines.

This behavior shocked US President Bill Clinton, who begged Singaporean President Wang Dingchang to give up flogging. Because from the American point of view, imprisonment and fines are indeed justified, but the existence of flogging is a kind of abuse. For Americans, this is unacceptable, and there are also domestic protests against the actions of Singapore courts. Although the United States used official relations to exert pressure, the Singapore courts ignored it and carried out their own flogging as usual.

After being punished.

However, although Americans did not abolish flogging for young people, Clinton helped the young man get a lot of preferential treatment. Finally, after some discussion, the Singapore cabinet decided that Michael? Fay reduced the whip by two. After receiving the order from the Singapore cabinet, the court also reduced the verdict by two braids as appropriate. However, although the number of flogging decreased, prison time was still indispensable, and he was not able to leave Singapore until four months later.

After that, Michael publicly told the media that he would never forget Singapore. You can see some dissatisfaction in the words, but you have to accept what you should accept. Of course, after that, this matter has also caused discussions in many international institutions. Many humanitarian agencies believe that it is very unrealistic to retain the flogging during the British colonial period in modern civilization today. However, the Singapore government refused to agree to the demand for abolition, but continued to adhere to its own whipping system.

Singapore's influence on other countries

After that, it actually formed a powerful deterrent effect on the United States. Americans no longer regard Southeast Asia as their paradise. At least in Singapore, they need to abide by those strict rules, or they will face the cruel laws of Singapore. This also makes Singapore a city with the most beautiful environment and order. In fact, many countries envy its order and lament that as a small country, its order and discipline are so strong.

And their successful past also makes people in other countries very envious. Many people in China propose to introduce this kind of direct violence to improve the urban environment and improve the quality of citizens by violent means. However, China has a large population base, which is obviously unrealistic. But their spirit of enforcing the law impartially is indeed a policy that our country has always adhered to.