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That's not the point -- the point is you argued Singapore is a good example for the United States to follow because of their low crime rates, while I'm countering with the fact that the Singaporean system is fundamentally incompatible with American values and civil liberties.

Corporal punishment gets a lot of attention, but is not really that much of an important thing in Singaporean law. The key thing about Singapore is that society is closely regulated by aggressive use of criminal law. Jaywalking? Criminal offense. Up to $2000 fine and six months in prison for...

The point is to actually study what's actually effective at deterring and reducing crime, as opposed to advocating "tough guy" measures that you find emotionally satisfying. Facts, not feels.

Brennan and Marshall, but they were the minority opinion.

The near totality of death penalties levied in U.S. history have been for murder or treason; while some states did make rape a capital offense, this was relatively rare and most states de facto only imposed the death penalty if the rapist was a black male. After the Supreme Court's landmark 1972...

The U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

I actually support the guillotine because while certainly messy, it's the most humane method of execution ever invented as far as I'm aware. It has a decidedly ugly reputation, sure, but I largely consider that a feature rather than a drawback because it quite neatly satisfies the deterrent half...