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by viking1066 2158 days ago
I need to take a slight exception to "did not lose respect".

In an interview, Lee Kuan Yew said he felt very pained with Clinton's lack of dignity in interjecting himself into something as petty as a vandalism case, and as a face saving measure for Clinton reduced the penalty from 6 to 4 lashes.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spare-the-rod-spoil-the-c_b_8...

I don't have the exact reference to this told from Lee's side much later, but the above story tells of Clinton's involvement.