Someone once said that Singapore is a “fine” city. We have a fine for littering, a fine for jay-walking, a fine for late payment of taxes, a fine for traffic offences and a fine for paying a fine late.
It is all right to have fines to impose discipline on the people. This is how Singapore gets the reputation of being a clean, orderly and safe city. It has its advantages.
However, in their zeal, the authorities may forget that their manner of imposing the fine can cause additional unintended hardship.
Read more about my article in the Online Citizen.
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/
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