Situation reminds me of the dumb American kid who sprayed graffiti in Singapore, was caught and sentenced to caning. Parents went on the network news demanding that our government do something to stop the ‘barbaric’ punishment. To their shock, the reaction of most Americans was, “Good, the kid deserves it. Maybe if we caned people here we wouldn’t have the problems we have.” As I recall, the number of ‘strokes’ was reduced, but he still got caned.
Yes, it seems like a “win-win”.
It may open the eyes of some people here in the U.S.