I've Heard of Drinking Beer and Paying the Price in the Morning, But THIS Is Ridiculous!

A 33-year-old Malaysian woman, Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, was sentenced to be caned in public after she was caught drinking some beer in a bar. But is there now a happy ending to this sad story? Maybe. It's been reported over the last 24 hours that her sentence has been "reduced to community service" (link below). But think about it. If they cane you in Malaysia for such offenses as beer drinking and gambling, then one can only imagine what might be entailed under the umbrella of "community service." I'm reminded of all the old hoosegow movies of the '60s and '70s (e.g., Cool Hand Luke, Brubaker, etc.), complete with chain gangs, scorching suns, little water, and no sun block. Maybe she should have just taken the caning. It would have been quick, leastways.

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