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Old 04-20-2006, 08:01 AM   #9 (permalink)
Sultana
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Originally Posted by Redlemon
Actually, it does, in a way. 24 strokes is the maximum physical punishment allowed. Don't forget the 32 years of prison as well.
Ahhh. Yeah, actually I had forgotten that, lol. And I didn't realize at all that caning was so hard-core. I guess I was thinking it's more along the lines of spanking.

Well, at least he'll be out of his daughter's (and wives) lives for a good long while. I hope the courts direct the victims in getting counseling too, but I don't know if they're into that in Singapore. They seem to be pretty forward-thinking and modern--even with having caning as punishment.

I don't know if I could live with myself as one of the wives/mothers, though.
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