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i don’t get it
Singapore is wildly known for having strict laws which are considered harmless in other countries.
For example, it is illegal (considered “mischief”) to take someone’s property and throw it into a river, illegal to cheat on your spouse, and even illegal to make obscene gestures or comments towards a woman’s modesty (punishable by up to a year in prison and/or a small fine).
Littering is a crime punishable via caning
If Millie’s reputation precedes her, she would get caned as soon as the plane landed.
to be fair, while adultery laws are often held unconstitutional, in Massachusetts, Idaho, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Wisconsin adultery’s a felony. (and there are another 16 states where it’s a misdemeanour)
and taking someone’s property and throwing it into a river would presumably be theft (taking with intent to permanent deprive- if it’s an actual river, not a stream, retrieval is dubious at best) while the obscene comments, if they are causing a disturbance (which they would probably need to to attract police attention) would probably fall under “breach of the peace” if nothing else.)
Not quite. What is illegal, and punishable by jail and caning, is “outrage of modesty”. Which basically means molestation on public transport, i.e., sexual assault.
That’s none too bad, no?
Millie could start a war with Singapore.