- Caning of Michael Fay - Wikipedia
In 1994, a court in Singapore sentenced an American teenager, Michael Fay (born May 30, 1975), [1] to be lashed six times with a cane for violating the Vandalism Act This caused a temporary strain in relations between Singapore and the United States [2]
- 24 Years After His Caning, Michael Fay Has A Beard And Is A Casino Manager
Months after being caned in 1994, Mr Fay was admitted to a rehabilitation centre for being addicted to butane, the chemical used in lighter fluid He told his parents that inhaling butane “made him forget about what happened in Singapore”
- Michael Fay - National Library Board
Michael Peter Fay (b 30 May 1975, St Louis, Missouri, United States–), then an American teenager living in Singapore, stirred up a media storm after he was sentenced to six strokes of the cane in March 1994 for vandalising 18 cars over a ten-day period in September 1993
- Fay Describes Caning, Seeing Resulting Scars - Los Angeles Times
Michael Fay, the U S teen-ager who was caned in Singapore for vandalism, said prison officials told him he shouted "I'm dying!"
- MICHAEL FAY SINGAPORE CANING 1994 - CORPUN ARCHIVE awfay9405
Shiu and Fay are part of Singapore's expat teenage set who live with their parents in luxury flats and attend expensive international schools Like their Singaporean counterparts, they dress in casual designer outfits and hang around Orchard Road shopping centers
- U. S. teen who was caned is released from Singapore prison
Michael Fay, the American teenager flogged for vandalism in a case that became a rancorous international controversy, was released from prison Tuesday
- What happened to the American kid that was caned in Singapore?
American teenager Michael Fay grabbed headlines in 1994 when he was sentenced to 83 days in a Singapore prison and six strokes of a cane for spray-painting cars
- The Michael Fay Caning Controversy: Justice or Cruelty?
The case of Michael Fay, an American teenager caned in Singapore in 1994, ignited an international firestorm, sparking debates about cultural differences, juvenile justice, and human rights
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