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Mags said:
I forgot where I heard about this, but is it true that in Singapore, your not allowed to spit gum on the ground? I heard thats why its so clean there.
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Some number of years ago, a guy threw his used gum on the ground, and the sentence he received for that crime was that he was to be flogged (whipped very hard on his bare back) ten times. This was on the television news here in the United States, which is how I came to know about it.
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You sure you got the right place?
The only publicized case was that of Michael Fay over ten years ago, for severely vandalizing a number of cars.
I'd need to check with a lawyer but I'm pretty sure that only gum SALES or importation is illegal (this works because if you can't buy it or bring it in you can't consume it). Only fines are imposed, not even a jail term.
The proper term is "caning" and only delivered to seat of the backside, "flogging" is only used by other countries and delivered to the back. I believe that caning is always used in addition to a jail term (they'll jail you first before caning, but you can be jailed without the 'enhanced' caning sentence).
My only advice is do as nerdgineer did - visit and see for yourself - you might find that the reality may be different. I've visited a number of places (including CONUS after 9/11) that I've heard bad things about and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the story is very different. Generally the same rule applies across the board - don't do anything stupid and they won't come after you. If I tossed some trash around on my travels whether in the US or Australia or the Far East and the authorities saw it, I'd fully expect to be given a hard time regardless..