r/humanrights • u/Sub2Pewds2023 • Sep 12 '26

+ DISCUSSION Developed country (Singapore) still carries out barbaric practice

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In Singapore, some offenders, including non-violent ones such as vandals, can be hit with a rattan cane as a penalty. Caning in judicial and school contexts is very problematic due to multiple reasons. First, it is gender discriminatory since it only applies to males. It also does not solves the root cause of wrongdoing, and inflicts physical and possibly psychological harm. It is highly criticised by a reputable human rights organisation, Amnesty International. I have created a petition to call for its abolition so you can check out:

https://c.org/r4prQYq4hh

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u/Jilson Sep 13 '26

This is also the instructions from IKEA ladders.

I know this because I was driving home from the IKEA in LA, having just purchased a ladder — and I was stuck in traffic around Skid Row.

I was looking for something to help me ignore the sea of human misery, caused by the so-called "opium epidemic" — so I read these instructions.

I wonder if they call it an "opium epidemic" so we don't call it "Anglo-American Aristocracy's Opium Trade Pofiteering"

I imagine some second-son, of a Keswick dynasty cadet branch, who is assigned to try to break into the Singapore market — and uses "Human Rights" as a way to weaken Singapore's cultural defenses against this narco-imperialist exploitation.

Then I reflect on the meaning of Human Rights for a bit, and think "maybe I should mind my business about Singapores internal affairs"