Caning

gag rule, enacted by the House of Representatives, prevented even the discussion of the matter. All materials “relating in any way or to any extent whatsoever, to the subject of slavery or the abolition of slavery” were ignored. (Document C). The caning of Charles Sumpter by Preston Brooks was one specific incident that illustrated the political disagreements. After Sumpter spoke of the evils of slavery, Brooks beat him brutally with a cane. In the background of Document E, some of the senators…

Singapore In Singapore, caning is a common form of capital punishment for every kind of felon. But one kind of felon who seems to be immune to this horrific punishment, is women. In Singapore, women, although subject to institutional caning on the hands, are not able to be sentenced to Judicial Caning, Prison Caning, Military Caning, and School Caning. Since Singapore has been founded it has been evident that women are given to easier convictions and less harsh punishment. Caning is just another…

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…

questioned the morality of it. The issues over slavery became such a debate that Congress created a gag resolution so they didn’t have to worry about the debate. However, the issues were not resolved as seen with Bleeding Kansas and the Charles Sumner caning. The growing issue of slavery made political compromises in the 1830s to 1860s increasingly difficult as the different opinions of the Northern and Southern states caused chaos. While the South wanted to keep slavery to help their…

Destiny Bush Essay “A caning in Singapore stirs up a fierce debate about crime and punishment” (Reyes 181). Both texts “Rough Justice” by Alejandro Reyes and “Time to Assert American Values” by New York Times, have their own point of views with handling the Michael Fay situation. “Rough Justice” is for harsh punishments if laws are broken. “Time to Assert American Values” is going against tough punishments such as caning or death. After carefully analyzing the two text, the reader realizes that…

To prove a point in an argumentative essay, the writer must be able to successfully persuade his or her audience with very little errors. The author of “Rough Justice: ; Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment” seems to provide a better argument to state his belief than the article, “Time to Assert American Values”. In “Time to Assert American Values,” the author proved his or her point of arguing against harsh punishments, but there seems to be errors. The…

Foucault has seen imprisonment as humiliating and gruesome as compared to corporal punishment (Foucault, 1995 cited in Scarre, 2003). The concern about human rights always have the utmost importance, be it about the judicial penalty or anything to do with daily life. Here, the main focus is about how the offender is being treated as compared to that of the person who imposed the penalty upon the offender. Inhumane treatment could be caused by either direct infliction or with the involvement of…

particular case of vandalism in Singapore. The defendant’s name? Michael Fay; an American teenager living in Singapore arrested for stealing street signs and vandalizing cars. Everyone from all around the US began to debate on whether or not caning- the punishment received for vandalism in Singapore- was well- deserved or “cruel and unusual punishment.” While The New York Times’ editorial called “Time to Assert American Values” tries to look for more “humanitarian” solutions for Michael…

government has their own way of controlling their citizens, some of the time, governments use excessive force to scare their citizens into compliance. There are many horror stories of governments torturing their citizens with methods of water boarding, caning, the death penalty, electric chairs, and taking away citizens rights to gun ownership as a punishment. With these methods governments are desensitizing their own citizens; making these controlling methods common and okay. Each government…

authors present the argument of whether or not Michael Fay’s caning was justified. After carefully analyzing the two texts, the reader realizes that the article “Rough Justice” has the most relevant and sufficient evidence to support it because of the way the author uses various forms of evidence and avoids faulty reasoning. Throughout “Rough Justice”, author Alejandro Reyes gives different types of evidence to support the punishment of caning in singapore. There are instances of empirical,…