Singapore: French teen in trouble over straw-licking video
A French student is accused of licking a straw at a juice vending machine before putting it back and posting the video online. He faces jail time if convicted in Singapore, a country famous for its tough laws.
https://www.dw.com/en/singapore-french-teen-in-trouble-over-straw-licking-video/a-77717835Open linkView original on lemmy.world
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Fuck him, probably about time he learned consequences of being an idiot when doing such a thing at 19.
Joke's on you Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, are you laughing now?
He should be caned for his name alone.
now, to be fair, he shouldn't be caned for his name, that's on his parents. same on his behavior, his parents are responsible for raising such a shitty kid.
cane all three.
So not back into his drink, as the summary leaves open. That makes it reasonable. It's not punishment for filming a video but for being disgusting.
Business student. I wouldn't want someone like that representing my school in the business world. I wonder if the university would ever rescind admission offers based on unacceptable behavior. A little social shaming that might be register with both the 19 year old and his parents who are almost surely still paying his bills.
A student who graduated from my high school had their admission to a university rescinded for things they said and did in a Facebook group for accepted students.
... have you ever met business majors?
Not business. This guy is their clientele.
Once again, it's time for my favorite quote and universal life advice: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
Imaging travelling to another country to study business and being so bad at it that they willingly take this shit deal
Title being "teen", I thought he'd be 13 for something that dumb. That dude is an adult in French law.
You do know where that word comes from, right? Thirteen, fourteen, and so on? That unsurprisingly includes nineteen as well - a teen is someone between the ages of 13 to 19.
Yes M. Pedantic, I know where the word teenager comes from. It is a technically true title that makes the headline more click grabby so it sounds like a kid got arrested. It is also true that he's legally an adult where he comes from and at 19 you should know better.
He is someone who thinks filming himself licking straws and putting them back is a fantastic idea. He is definitely a teen.
Lol fair point. A teen with voting rights, future businessman, doing dumb tiktok videos. 🤦 We're cooked.
Surprised they still have straws in Singapore.
That's what happens when you're raised in a world with no straws /s
Isn't this from weeks ago? Or did if happen again?
His behaviour was stupid and gross, and the public shaming deserved - but going to jail possibly for 2 years for that is pretty bonkers. A fine and community service sounds more like a balanced response.
He really went out and chose the worst possible country to do this in