Post from Michelle:
Some people call Singapore "Fine City". Ever present signs warn of a $1000 fine for littering. There is a fine for chewing gum, a fine for possessing pornography, a fine for using chewing tobacco. There is a fine if you are caught not flushing a public toilet, a fine for jaywalking and a fine for, if upon inspection of your house, standing water is found û for example a puddle. (This is an effort to fight mosquitos which carry malaria.) Importing or using drugs is punishable by death, which is a pretty hefty fine if you ask me.
All these laws have contributed to Singapore being a very clean, safe country but it sure is different than our US ways. I wonder, what would Washington, DC be like if we used these same strict laws?
All these laws have contributed to Singapore being a very clean, safe country but it sure is different than our US ways. I wonder, what would Washington, DC be like if we used these same strict laws?
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