Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
The criminal scum of the former Eastern Bloc flock over here in the knowledge that we are a soft touch and if caught will only receive a limp wristed sentence. Contrast this with Malaysia or Singapore - this type of vile crime is non existent because the filth know it wold be punished by a brutal thrashing and long prison sentence.
Absolutely.

When the British were their colonial masters we also had the Birch and a proper system of punishment too, so they obviously decided to retain some of 'the best bits' of the old British system after independence.