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		jkot on March 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: By gum, the West is wrong about Singapore I would say US are far more authoritarian state with over 1% of male population in prisons.

mousa on March 28, 2015 [–]

A lot of those 1% would be executed for their crimes in Singapore. They aren't in prison because they know the severity of the punishments and thus avoid the crimes.

SiVal on March 28, 2015 | [–]

The felons would be executed, while misdemeanors would often be punished by caning.

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