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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa155)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/us/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/us/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1994\/06\/26\/us\/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html","crawl_time":1769561350,"first_indexed_time":1511303748,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/1994\/06\/26\/us\/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"U.S. Student Tells of Pain Of His Caning In Singapore - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":[""],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nJune 26, 1994\nCredit...\nThe New York Times Archives\nSee the article in its original context from\nJune 26, 1994,\nSection 1,\nPage 21\nBuy Reprints\nTimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.\nAbout the Archive\nThis is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them.\nOccasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions.\nThe 19-year-old American who was caned in Singapore for vandalism said today that the bleeding it caused was \"like a bloody nose.\"\nThe teen-ager, Michael P. Fay, said in an interview that the four strokes with a rattan cane on May 5 had left three dark-brown scars on his right buttock and four lines each about half-an-inch wide on his left buttock.\nIn his first description of the caning, Mr. Fay said that prison officials told him he shouted, \"I'm dying,\" when the first stroke was delivered. He said he could not remember making the cry.\nHe said a prison officer stood beside him and guided him through the ordeal, saying: \"O.K. Michael, three left. O.K., Michael, two left. O.K., one more; you're almost done.\"\nThe Government of Singapore has defended the punishment as a traditional part of the country's legal system. The caning strained Singapore's relations with the United States and has been seen as largely responsible for the United States' voting against holding the first summit meeting of the World Trade Organization in Singapore next year.\nAfter confessing to vandalism, Mr. Fay was sentenced to four months in jail and six strokes with a half-inch-thick rattan cane on two counts of vandalism and possession of stolen road signs. The sentence was later reduced to four strokes.\nAfter his confession, Mr. Fay contended that he had been coerced by police officers into saying he had spray-painting cars. The Government of Singapore denied that.\nMr. Fay had lived with his mother and stepfather in Singapore since 1992 and had attended the Singapore-American School. After being freed from prison on Tuesday, he returned to his father's home in this suburb of Dayton. Description of Caning\nHe said he had first looked at the scars in a mirror only two days ago. \"I got a shiver down my back,\" he said, \"and I couldn't believe I might have them for the rest of my life.\"\nMr. Fay said the caning, which he estimated took one minute, left a \"few streaks of blood\" running down his buttocks. But his description appeared less horrific than accounts of caning in the past.\n\"The skin did rip open,\" he said. \"There was some blood. I mean let's not exaggerate, and let's not say a few drops or that the blood was gushing out. It was in between the two. It's like a bloody nose.\"\nMr. Fay said the wounds hurt for about five days, after which they itched as they healed. \"The first couple of days it was very hard to sit,\" he said.\nHe said that he was able to walk immediately after the caning and that in the days after the punishment he was able to do push-ups.\nMr. Fay said he now wanted get on with finishing high school and then go to college \"like any other kid in America.\"\nA version of this article appears in print on\nJune 26, 1994\n, Section 1, Page 21 of the National edition with the headline: U.S. Student Tells of Pain Of His Caning In Singapore\n.\nOrder Reprints\n|\nToday’s Paper\n|\nSubscribe\nRelated Content\nMore in U.S.\nTierney L. 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To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them.\n\nOccasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions.\n\nThe 19-year-old American who was caned in Singapore for vandalism said today that the bleeding it caused was \"like a bloody nose.\"\n\nThe teen-ager, Michael P. Fay, said in an interview that the four strokes with a rattan cane on May 5 had left three dark-brown scars on his right buttock and four lines each about half-an-inch wide on his left buttock.\n\nIn his first description of the caning, Mr. Fay said that prison officials told him he shouted, \"I'm dying,\" when the first stroke was delivered. He said he could not remember making the cry.\n\nHe said a prison officer stood beside him and guided him through the ordeal, saying: \"O.K. Michael, three left. O.K., Michael, two left. O.K., one more; you're almost done.\"\n\nThe Government of Singapore has defended the punishment as a traditional part of the country's legal system. The caning strained Singapore's relations with the United States and has been seen as largely responsible for the United States' voting against holding the first summit meeting of the World Trade Organization in Singapore next year.\n\nAfter confessing to vandalism, Mr. Fay was sentenced to four months in jail and six strokes with a half-inch-thick rattan cane on two counts of vandalism and possession of stolen road signs. The sentence was later reduced to four strokes.\n\nAfter his confession, Mr. Fay contended that he had been coerced by police officers into saying he had spray-painting cars. The Government of Singapore denied that.\n\nMr. Fay had lived with his mother and stepfather in Singapore since 1992 and had attended the Singapore-American School. After being freed from prison on Tuesday, he returned to his father's home in this suburb of Dayton. Description of Caning\n\nHe said he had first looked at the scars in a mirror only two days ago. \"I got a shiver down my back,\" he said, \"and I couldn't believe I might have them for the rest of my life.\"\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/12\/t-magazine\/entertainment\/02tmag-breakfasts-slide-CMC3-copy\/02tmag-breakfasts-slide-CMC3-copy-thumbLarge.jpg)Three Simple Breakfast Recipes to Learn by Heart](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/22\/t-magazine\/breakfast-recipe-ideas.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/26\/well\/26WELL-INTERMITTENT-FASTING-image\/26WELL-INTERMITTENT-FASTING-image-thumbLarge.jpg)Does Intermittent Fasting Live Up to the Hype?](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/26\/well\/eat\/intermittent-fasting.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/08\/multimedia\/27TBR-Delmont-Review-tbzv\/27TBR-Delmont-Review-tbzv-thumbLarge.jpg)The Battle That Raged Under the Vietnam War](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/27\/books\/review\/until-the-last-gun-is-silent-matthew-f-delmont.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1994\/06\/26\/us\/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html#after-pp_edpick)\n\nMr. Fay said the caning, which he estimated took one minute, left a \"few streaks of blood\" running down his buttocks. But his description appeared less horrific than accounts of caning in the past.\n\n\"The skin did rip open,\" he said. \"There was some blood. I mean let's not exaggerate, and let's not say a few drops or that the blood was gushing out. It was in between the two. It's like a bloody nose.\"\n\nMr. Fay said the wounds hurt for about five days, after which they itched as they healed. \"The first couple of days it was very hard to sit,\" he said.\n\nHe said that he was able to walk immediately after the caning and that in the days after the punishment he was able to do push-ups.\n\nMr. Fay said he now wanted get on with finishing high school and then go to college \"like any other kid in America.\"\n\nA version of this article appears in print on June 26, 1994, Section 1, Page 21 of the National edition with the headline: U.S. Student Tells of Pain Of His Caning In Singapore. 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT June 26, 1994 Credit... The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from June 26, 1994, Section 1, Page 21 Buy Reprints TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. The 19-year-old American who was caned in Singapore for vandalism said today that the bleeding it caused was "like a bloody nose." The teen-ager, Michael P. Fay, said in an interview that the four strokes with a rattan cane on May 5 had left three dark-brown scars on his right buttock and four lines each about half-an-inch wide on his left buttock. In his first description of the caning, Mr. Fay said that prison officials told him he shouted, "I'm dying," when the first stroke was delivered. He said he could not remember making the cry. He said a prison officer stood beside him and guided him through the ordeal, saying: "O.K. Michael, three left. O.K., Michael, two left. O.K., one more; you're almost done." The Government of Singapore has defended the punishment as a traditional part of the country's legal system. The caning strained Singapore's relations with the United States and has been seen as largely responsible for the United States' voting against holding the first summit meeting of the World Trade Organization in Singapore next year. After confessing to vandalism, Mr. Fay was sentenced to four months in jail and six strokes with a half-inch-thick rattan cane on two counts of vandalism and possession of stolen road signs. The sentence was later reduced to four strokes. After his confession, Mr. Fay contended that he had been coerced by police officers into saying he had spray-painting cars. The Government of Singapore denied that. Mr. Fay had lived with his mother and stepfather in Singapore since 1992 and had attended the Singapore-American School. After being freed from prison on Tuesday, he returned to his father's home in this suburb of Dayton. Description of Caning He said he had first looked at the scars in a mirror only two days ago. "I got a shiver down my back," he said, "and I couldn't believe I might have them for the rest of my life." Mr. Fay said the caning, which he estimated took one minute, left a "few streaks of blood" running down his buttocks. But his description appeared less horrific than accounts of caning in the past. "The skin did rip open," he said. "There was some blood. I mean let's not exaggerate, and let's not say a few drops or that the blood was gushing out. It was in between the two. It's like a bloody nose." Mr. Fay said the wounds hurt for about five days, after which they itched as they healed. "The first couple of days it was very hard to sit," he said. He said that he was able to walk immediately after the caning and that in the days after the punishment he was able to do push-ups. Mr. Fay said he now wanted get on with finishing high school and then go to college "like any other kid in America." A version of this article appears in print on June 26, 1994 , Section 1, Page 21 of the National edition with the headline: U.S. Student Tells of Pain Of His Caning In Singapore . Order Reprints \| Today’s Paper \| Subscribe Related Content More in U.S. Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times Kathleen Flynn for The New York Times Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press Photo Editors’ Picks Illustration by Tomi Um Philip Cheung Trending in The Times Getty Images Thomas Padilla/Associated Press Bobbi Lin for The New York Times Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times Kenny Holston/The New York Times Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Nadia Pillon Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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He said a prison officer stood beside him and guided him through the ordeal, saying: "O.K. Michael, three left. O.K., Michael, two left. O.K., one more; you're almost done." The Government of Singapore has defended the punishment as a traditional part of the country's legal system. The caning strained Singapore's relations with the United States and has been seen as largely responsible for the United States' voting against holding the first summit meeting of the World Trade Organization in Singapore next year. After confessing to vandalism, Mr. Fay was sentenced to four months in jail and six strokes with a half-inch-thick rattan cane on two counts of vandalism and possession of stolen road signs. The sentence was later reduced to four strokes. After his confession, Mr. Fay contended that he had been coerced by police officers into saying he had spray-painting cars. The Government of Singapore denied that. Mr. Fay had lived with his mother and stepfather in Singapore since 1992 and had attended the Singapore-American School. After being freed from prison on Tuesday, he returned to his father's home in this suburb of Dayton. Description of Caning He said he had first looked at the scars in a mirror only two days ago. "I got a shiver down my back," he said, "and I couldn't believe I might have them for the rest of my life." ## Editors’ Picks [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/12/t-magazine/entertainment/02tmag-breakfasts-slide-CMC3-copy/02tmag-breakfasts-slide-CMC3-copy-thumbLarge.jpg)Three Simple Breakfast Recipes to Learn by Heart](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t-magazine/breakfast-recipe-ideas.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/26/well/26WELL-INTERMITTENT-FASTING-image/26WELL-INTERMITTENT-FASTING-image-thumbLarge.jpg)Does Intermittent Fasting Live Up to the Hype?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/well/eat/intermittent-fasting.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/08/multimedia/27TBR-Delmont-Review-tbzv/27TBR-Delmont-Review-tbzv-thumbLarge.jpg)The Battle That Raged Under the Vietnam War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/books/review/until-the-last-gun-is-silent-matthew-f-delmont.html) Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/26/us/us-student-tells-of-pain-of-his-caning-in-singapore.html#after-pp_edpick) Mr. Fay said the caning, which he estimated took one minute, left a "few streaks of blood" running down his buttocks. 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