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Let me ask you a question; Why doesn't Singapore deal with this type of crime?

We, as a society, have stopped demanding people to take responsibility for themselves. We don't hold anyone accountable for their actions. We ostracize the basic enforcement of accountability and those that are charged with upholding law. We are soft AF as a society.

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Don't like 3/4 of Singaporeans live in some form of subsidized public housing? I would definitely support heavily funding the same solution here, if that's what you're advocating.

Yep! HDBs are the norm for Singaporean citizens.

That said, they will also prosecute anti-social behavior in an extremely putative manner.

In Singapore (and also Japan and SK), it's the carrot and the stick that runs the social contract.

Hell, you could stop crime altogether if every misdemeanor carried the death penalty!

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