German vandals ordered jailed, caned in Singapore

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German vandals ordered jailed, caned in Singapore
AFP

SINGAPORE - A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced two young German men to nine months in prison and three strokes of the cane for spray-painting a metro train in the city-state last year.

Andreas Von Knorre, 22, and Elton Hinz, 21, were sentenced after pleading guilty to vandalism and trespassing. Both asked for mercy before sentencing and called their acts a "stupid mistake".

"The imprisonment sentence in this case will be a total of nine months... and the mandatory minimum of three strokes of the cane,"

Full story: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/german-vandals-ordered-jailed-caned-singapore

-- asiaone 2015-03-05[/b]

[Pimay1]

If these were two twelve year old kids it would have been different. Justice served.

[mesquite]

It's a barbaric practice that has no place in modern society, regardless of the "crimes" committed.

I'd put it at the same level as flogging women for infidelity.

Google "Singapore caning" and look for pictures of what it's all about.

Edited March 5, 2015 by mesquite

[Daffy D]

And hope they are also made to clean it up

If it was twelve year olds I would make the parents clean it up.

[dutchisaan]

I wish they do this stuff in Europe.

But there they say; Oh sorry, please forgive us that we artested you, we call a cab to bring you home. BTW, where do we send the cans of paint you used?

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[tingtongfarang]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

[mesquite]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

Interesting. In my school in the US, they did not cane anyone, therefore I was not caned.

But had I been caned, I, too, would have made sure the perpetrators paid for it. I would have hunted them down and taken care of business. No doubt about it.

I would bet all of those in favor of these vandals getting caned have never been caned themselves.

[tingtongfarang]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

Interesting. In my school in the US, they did not cane anyone, therefore I was not caned.

But had I been caned, I, too, would have made sure the perpetrators paid for it. I would have hunted them down and taken care of business. No doubt about it.

I would bet all of those in favor of these vandals getting caned have never been caned themselves.

At this time caning in public schools seemed rife, was obvious many of the teachers or even headmasters enjoyed it even to the point of saliva and foam at the mouth, later in my late twenties i invested considerable time hunting them down...most were still in the education field doing the same, to be fair i used the same weapon as they but made sure it was an experience never to be forgotten..ie they did not walk away.

[soihok]

They simply chose the wrong country to do this kind of thing in.

No sympathy.

They knew the risk

[Squeegee]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

Interesting. In my school in the US, they did not cane anyone, therefore I was not caned.

But had I been caned, I, too, would have made sure the perpetrators paid for it. I would have hunted them down and taken care of business. No doubt about it.

I would bet all of those in favor of these vandals getting caned have never been caned themselves.

At this time caning in public schools seemed rife, was obvious many of the teachers or even headmasters enjoyed it even to the point of saliva and foam at the mouth, later in my late twenties i invested considerable time hunting them down...most were still in the education field doing the same, to be fair i used the same weapon as they but made sure it was an experience never to be forgotten..ie they did not walk away.

He was caned at school on numerous occasions by different teachers, but he went back later in life to track them all down and cane them in revenge - is how I read it.

[soihok]

Caning school children is not the same as caning criminals.

I personally don't agree with caning (either), but the fact is, it is in place to deter people from committing criminal acts - people know the risk and its not made a secret.

You run the risk, you pay the price.

I think these two are Donkey's (they would probably agree).

Edited March 5, 2015 by soihok

[dragonfly94]

3 strokes of the cane is hardly brutal, it's just a symbolic shaming as much as punishment, serves then right, they won't be doing it again will they. It was not a minor offence, breaking and entering as well as the spraying.

Edited March 6, 2015 by dragonfly94

[FireMedic]

I wish they would do that here. No more little arrogant rats running around thinking they own the world.....I would really like to see it for motorbike racing monkeys.

[thaimelody]

nice large pictures posted around the metro system please of the vandals getting a spanking

[Daffy D]

tingtongfarang, on 05 Mar 2015 - 20:02, said:

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

It's a shame when parents don't support their children's teachers.

No wonder there are so many reports about unruly and uncontrollable classes.

Teaching our kids is one of the most important fundamental things we need to do and teachers should get all the help an support they can especially from the parents.

[godden]

Only 3, phew.

[klauskunkel]

It's a barbaric practice that has no place in modern society, regardless of the "crimes" committed.

I'd put it at the same level as flogging women for infidelity.

Google "Singapore caning" and look for pictures of what it's all about.

People are well aware of Singapore's caning laws, and these guys just put to the test.

Imo, if you want to commit a crime in a foreign country do your research. They should have googled "Singapore caning".

[Rykbanlor]

We used to get caned at school, until the teacher found our stash and called in the DEA.

[Jungle Jim]

If Thailand did the same there would be a lot fewer foreign trouble makers here. Sorry no sympathy for these idiots. Your not in Germany anyone.

They simply chose the wrong country to do this kind of thing in.
No sympathy.
They knew the risk

[hanno]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

Interesting. In my school in the US, they did not cane anyone, therefore I was not caned.

But had I been caned, I, too, would have made sure the perpetrators paid for it. I would have hunted them down and taken care of business. No doubt about it.

I would bet all of those in favor of these vandals getting caned have never been caned themselves.

And you would be wrong......

[mikiea]

It's a barbaric practice that has no place in modern society, regardless of the "crimes" committed.

I'd put it at the same level as flogging women for infidelity.

Google "Singapore caning" and look for pictures of what it's all about.

what level are you ? a touchy feely wishy washy i wanna feel good about myself type person ? well are you ? with out laws & rules there anarchy. pick your fights better. no laws, no rules, no freedom, no thai visa , no you :-)

[BKKSnowBird]

Two idiots.

[lensta]

3 strokes of the cane is hardly brutal, it's just a symbolic shaming as much as punishment, serves then right, they won't be doing it again will they. It was not a minor offence, breaking and entering as well as the spraying.

You might find caning in Singapore is neither symbolic or the same as the caning kids received at school, in Singapore it is adminitstered with the intention of inflicting as much pain as possible and usually draws blood.

[hanno]

Of course the caning is brutal and I don't condone it. However, that Singaporean laws are draconian is well known and it comes down to the usual adage: don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

I haven't been to Europe for many years but the last time I went I was shocked at the graffiti everywhere, I am sure there are many property owners that wished there were laws like that over there.

[surfinglife]

Is the caning for tagging or for being German?

[winstonc]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

Interesting. In my school in the US, they did not cane anyone, therefore I was not caned.

But had I been caned, I, too, would have made sure the perpetrators paid for it. I would have hunted them down and taken care of business. No doubt about it.

I would bet all of those in favor of these vandals getting caned have never been caned themselves.

At this time caning in public schools seemed rife, was obvious many of the teachers or even headmasters enjoyed it even to the point of saliva and foam at the mouth, later in my late twenties i invested considerable time hunting them down...most were still in the education field doing the same, to be fair i used the same weapon as they but made sure it was an experience never to be forgotten..ie they did not walk awa

hahahahaha stop lying on here you belittle yourself ..hunted them down did you..grow up and give us a credible story without the extra tinsel theirs a good boy..

[manarak]

It's a barbaric practice that has no place in modern society, regardless of the "crimes" committed.

I'd put it at the same level as flogging women for infidelity.

Google "Singapore caning" and look for pictures of what it's all about.

Vandalism is certainly not the same as infidelity - vandalism causes physical damage to property.

Many people also have no place in modern society.

Punishment at the level of the people.

Considering the failure of "civilized" punishment - i.e. suspended sentence at worst, but in most cases it doesn't even get to court - it might be interesting to study how effective the caning is as a deterrent and as a prevention of repeat offences.

Edited March 6, 2015 by manarak

[winstonc]

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

Interesting. In my school in the US, they did not cane anyone, therefore I was not caned.

But had I been caned, I, too, would have made sure the perpetrators paid for it. I would have hunted them down and taken care of business. No doubt about it.

I would bet all of those in favor of these vandals getting caned have never been caned themselves.

well im one bet you just lost i was caned 3/4 times because i deserved it ..and thats how it was then..kids today dont have a clue about respect because theres no punishment for them ..bring back the birch i say..

[BKKSnowBird]

There are a few places in BKK where guys pay good money for that kind of thing.

[NoshowJones]

tingtongfarang, on 05 Mar 2015 - 20:02, said:

As a boy i took canings in school, i made sure most the perps regretted it later in life, one of the teachers realised his mistake a few hours after the incident when he suffered a severe beating administered by my mother.

It's a shame when parents don't support their children's teachers.

No wonder there are so many reports about unruly and uncontrollable classes.

Teaching our kids is one of the most important fundamental things we need to do and teachers should get all the help an support they can especially from the parents.

Naughty children should be punished, ie punishment exercises, but violence is a big NO NO.