sometimes drastic measure gotta take in order to wake up one's idea.
just like in some zen stories, the zen master would even chop off the student one finger, or chop a cat into half to wake up the disciples' ideas.
singaporeans, would they wake up by themselves? don't think so. everything goes well, they would not ditch the fascist PAP regime.
I've never heard of cats being chopped in half. Tied to the temple's pillar yes... chopped in half is really drastic!