Chang's Homeland -- Singapore
Saturday, October 18, 2025
How to deal with killer litter
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNXTh7ITj_r/?igsh=bnNuM3k5OWxoamxm
@hazard.one.actual on Instagram: "As the population of Singapore quickly shfited during the early decades from villages into public high rises, a new era of vertical living began. The risk of litter falling from above and striking people below became a serious issue. Singapore's approach towards encouraging pro-social behaviour often employ a stick-and-carrot approach. Campaigns to encourage desired behavior and curb antisocial ones are backed up by strict penalties and concrete attempts to enforce them, employing a blend of idealism and hard-headed pragmatism. How far should a government go when it comes to engineering desired behaviours? Several people were struck by objects thrown from flats and injured or killed. To curb such behaviour and instill civic responsibility, campaigns and harsh laws were passed in 1984. A person convicted of high rise littering could be struck with heavy fines, jail times, and also lose their flat. Singapore employs a stick and carrot approach towards
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