[mountn man]

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/us/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html

Here is a link to an article, for the young American, who was caned in Singapore for vandalism... 23 years ago
(Seems like just a few years ago, this was in the news)

This kid got 4 strikes.

These guys are getting 80.

Not going to be much left.

[central_va]

[Ciaphas Cain]

"Weird Al" Yankovic referenced that in his song "Headline News", a parody of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies. It also references Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding and John Wayne Bobbitt.

I feel so old now...