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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
I think you mean Michael Faye, who vandalized cars with spray paint in Singapore, which is a bit more than spitting gum. And yes, Clinton personally intervened on his behalf and got his number of caning swats reduced, IIRC. If I ever caught someone messing with one of my cars, they'd beg for a caning over what I'd do to them.
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Dammit, you're right, they did talk a lot about the gum spitting thing too.
However, my point remains...did the UN feel the need to intervene? Clinton did it upon his own personal decision,
AFAIK...well, I'm sure there was some voter influence, but that's still different than the UN calling out about consulates...