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Rough Justice Michael Fay Summary

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He Should Have Consequences In both articles, some people say That Michael Fay’s punishment is unjust, others say he needs to suffer the consequences. In Singapore of 1994, an 18-year-old American citizen, Michael Fay, vandalized cars. With those actions he would get caned for the vandalization of the vehicles. People of America think these consequences are too harsh. I believe that America doesn’t get to say anything about another country’s justice system and how they deal with crimes in that country. After carefully analyzing the two texts, I realized that the article “Rough Justice” has the most relevant and sufficient evidence to support Michael recieving the consequences he deserves because of the way the author explains that America wouldn’t punish Michael for his …show more content…

While, “Rough Justice” is the article I agree with, there are certain things that are stated that weaken my argument. On the other hand, there are certain statement that strongly support my argument. America feels as though they should have an input on Singapore’s justice system. I feel like America shouldn’t have a say on how Singapore constructs their justice system, especially since the United states has a very high crime rate. As informed in the article “Rough Justice”, “ [The U.S.] does not restrain or punish individuals, forgiving them for whatever they have done. That’s why the whole country is in chaos: drugs, violence, unemployment, and homelessness. The American society is the richest and most prosperous in the world but it is hardly safe and peaceful,” (Reyes 181). America shouldn’t have input on how Singapore acts

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