Vandalism Act Of 1966 Analysis

The Vandalism Act of 1966 was originally conceived as a legal weapon to combat the spread of mainly political graffiti common during the heady days of Singapore’s struggle for independence.“Unlike some other societies which may tolerate acts of vandalism, Singapore has its own standards of social order as reflected in our laws.” “Alejandro Reyes wrote an article about the Michael Fay caning case in Singapore. Reye's article discusses the case and what people have said about it, yet utilizes this as a way to critique American government and its practices. Reye builds up his argument by using factual evidence such as polls about the case, by quoting the opinions of intellectuals about the case, and by using anecdotes to continue to prove his points about the flawed American government.” …show more content…
Singapore has its own ways of social order, as reflected in our laws. “It is because of our tough laws against anti-social crimes that we are able to keep Singapore orderly and relatively crime-free.” Singapore has tough laws, so people never really committed any crimes. They knew better because Singapore citizens knew they would get harsh punishments, and get locked up. In the past five years, fourteen young men at age 18 to 21, twelve of them were Singaporean, had been sentenced to caning for vandalism. “Fay’s arrest and sentencing shook the American community in Singapore.” The schools told their parents to warn their kids to stay out of trouble. And the U.S. agreed on Fay’s punishments. As stated in the passage, “Fay’s caning sentence struck a chord in the U.S. Many Americans fed up with rising crime in their cities actually supported the tough