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Singapore's stark anti-shoplifting sign goes viral

Original: The sign over the urinal in a Singapore department store read "Shoplifting: 7 years in jail." I used to fly there every

A traveller recalled spotting a sign above a urinal in a Singapore department store warning that shoplifting carries up to seven years in jail. He described Singapore as the cleanest country he has ever visited, arguing that such visible warnings of strict punishment explain the city-state's famed order, beyond the better-known death penalty for drug traffickers. The anecdote has drawn attention to Singapore's unusually harsh penalties for seemingly minor offences.

Why now: People are struck by how harsh Singapore's punishments are for petty crime compared with Western countries.

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• The sign over the urinal in a Singapore department store read "Shoplifting: 7 years in jail." I used to fly there every year, and it's the cleanest country I've ever set foot in. The death penalty for drug traffickers is the part that makes the news here, but that sign explains · JakeTbird · 122

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