Some students appeared bewildered by the story and exclaimed, “But she is already dead!” They could not understand why a dead person should be handcuffed. Today, this practice is no longer carried out in Singapore, however, periodically such tales are still being told by the older generation to the younger one. Sharing such stories that are uniquely Singaporean helps to build a collection of shared stories among Singaporeans. Pedagogically-speaking, Philip likely told this story to elaborate upon the student’s comment about the strict law enforcement with regards to suicide in Singapore. The students were clearly engaged by the story and it achieved a “shock” effect as seen by the reactions of the students.