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Last
year, California voters amended the state’s “Three Strike Law,” which had
required an automatic 25-year prison sentence for anyone convicted of three
felonies. Advocates of the change said the severity of the crimes should be
taken into account before sentencing. But there are other laws around the world
that make “Three Strikes” look tame in comparison. In 1994, the country of
Singapore made headlines when they caned a 19 year-old American who had been
found guilty of vandalism. But far more serious an offense is drug possession.
Having 17 ounces or more of marijuana in Singapore can carry a punishment of
death by hanging. Drug possession carries equally strict penalties in other
countries, too. In Saudi Arabia, drug traffickers can be publicly beheaded. And
in Vietnam, drug convicts are sent to a rehabilitation center that, in reality,
is a forced hard labor camp. There are also strict laws out there for crimes
much less serious than drug dealing. In North Korea, trying to leave the
country without permission could result in life imprisonment at labor camp for
you, your children, and grandchildren. In India, cheating on an academic exam
in school can land you in jail for 10 years. And in Dubai, a British couple
learned the hard way that kissing in public can be considered indecent
exposure. They were sentenced to one month in jail in 2010 for their public
display of affection.Maybe the British couple’s next trip should be to
California, where at least you get three strikes before you’re out.
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