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  • Point of Law: Singaporean Man Probed for Sticking Toothpicks in Bus Seat

    08/09/2017 1:05:05 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 41 replies
    New Straits Times ^ | August 9, 2017
    A 60-year-old Singaporean could be jailed for up to two years if found guilty of sticking toothpicks into a bus seat in a suspected case of "mischief", police said. Singapore, whose crime rates are among the world's lowest, has tough laws for minor offences such as vandalism, which can be punished with caning. The import and sale of chewing gum is banned except for medical reasons.Police launched an investigation after a bus company in the city-state reported last week that one of their vehicles' passenger seats was perforated with toothpicks. "Through extensive ground enquiries and with the assistance of CCTV...