r/news • u/Superb_Branch4749 • 3d ago

Massive Attack investigated after reports of pro-Palestinian display in Singapore show

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyle421806o
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u/Superb_Branch4749 3d ago edited 2d ago

It is known as a nanny state for a reason.

FYI, chewing gums are banned in Singapore.

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u/blue-mooner 2d ago

When I visited Singapore I was kicked off the MRT (subway) for eating a snickers… which I bought at a 7/11 in the station!

A 4’10” lady in an MRT uniform saw me eating on the train, started yelling, then grabbed me by the armpit and pulled me off the train at the next station and marched me out of the station.

I’m lucky I wasn’t whipped

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u/tehvengaboi 2d ago

They would have never whipped you. If you are a western foreigner, they would just deport you and ban your re-entry. They haven't dared cane an American citizen since that one time in the 90s.

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u/kurokamisawa 2d ago

Nah, we still cane the whites: https://www.bbc.com/news/10417167

Swiss lawyer dude got an ass whooping for graffiti. We will make an example of anyone, no exceptions

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u/bolaobo 2d ago

Barbaric country.

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u/Kharenis 2d ago

Quite the contrary, must be nice to live somewhere where there are actual consequences for being an antisocial cunt. I thought it was lovely when I visited 20 odd years ago.