The response from the law enforcers was swift, but instead of deadly assault or disorderly behavior, one female combatant was charged with using abusive language and voluntarily causing hurt to two female police officers who responded to the punch up. Apparently it's a more heinous offence to upset the mata-mata, than to injure a very old woman. It gets to the point where one wonders what is more laughable, the plot lines in the tv serial of the same name, or the situation in real life.
Was it a fortnight ago, when we learnt about the super duper car that the police decided to treat themselves to? The one with the specifications for onboard video and sound system to match, and GPS navigation for assistance when they can't locate the place where help is needed? Roadside sign boards are sprouting all over residential areas in our peaceful tropical island paradise, detailing house break-ins and requesting witnesses to come forward. Instead of patrolling the crime infested areas, on foot or on bicycles, they are probably waiting for the spiffy vehicle to cruise the neighborhood in. When did the police start getting so pampered?
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The signs have been going up country wide (even in Binjai and other distrcit 10 estates), and yet the ST reported in front page that crime statistics show persistent downtrend hmmmm. So either signboards are enough to deter crimes (then why need batman cars) or we need Mr Gay back to check the numbers...
ReplyDeleteWell, that is where the money ends..into the GLC companies instead of the local population.
ReplyDeleteIt is a wayang show.
ReplyDeletea company hires guards to protect its properties & businesses.
ReplyDeletethey arm their guards because their properties matters to them.
if their workers only fight among themselves, kick them both out, there are more desperate workers waiting, don't waste resources on non-money making activities. all activities make money for the company even if it isn't obvious.
trust me, all actions are intended to make more money for the company.
it is different if their overseers are harmed and example must be made with swift punishments because when in their company, obedience is everything.
so pick the right glasses to look around you and things make sense very quickly.
Our mata-mata now got no mata.
ReplyDeleteGot CCTV (technology) doing the work for you, why bother to peddle on bicycle in hot and hazy weather? Just sit back and relax, wait for the recorded event to take place, and take action 'after the fact'.
ReplyDeleteFunnily, only HDBs have CCTVs.
You can't find them in locked up Prison where inmates died for unknown reasons when you need them.
Certainly won't find CCTVs in private estate intruding upon the elites and servants.
First HDB wanted a brand new office HQ to collect some commercial rent as well although nothing was wrong with their old building. LTA also wanted one for the wrong reasons but was stopped because of poor public perception. Later the PM paid himself & his team sky-high obscene salaries. Then some Ministry insisted ergonometric designer chairs was necessary in the name of good health for some of their officers. Then some one become bolder to procure designer folding bikes for their outdoor staff.
ReplyDeleteIn all this midst our PM said the GST increase was necessary to help the poor.
On hIndsight, maybe someone should have raised the million-dollar question for our PM to define exactly what he meant by "poor" ? Or was it simply just a fucking simple excuse to raise taxes to satisfy some of their greedy egos ?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/neerjajetley/2013/09/27/anatomy-of-a-singapore-multi-millionaire-a-new-wealth-report-busts-many-myths/
DeleteThey want their salaries to be tagged to top 10 highest paid CEOs..followed by a strategy to in-shore top millionaires from the world. What do you will logically happen? Like Mr Ngiam say, the current batches of the politicians are a different lot of creatures altogether.
Time to KPI our local matas - to complete 2 rounds of neighborhood watch per day.
Good to read that Dr Ngiam has openly said the public servants and politicians are a spoilt rotten bunch!
ReplyDeleteLKY spoilt his eldest son, the useless son then spoils his good for nothing Ministers and MPs.
DeleteAnd what Dr Ngiam failed to mention is the 60 % daft Singaporeans who have spoilt this rotten bunch with undeserving votes.
The root of the problem and so many problems happening now are the intelligence level of the 60% voters. They kept voting for the same party again and again. With so much power, any party will go astray. Those intelligently challenged voters are the main cause of the problem.
ReplyDeleteWonder if the CEO OF SIN knows how he is being perceived by the Citizenry of his knowledge of the Ground and His Own Competency.
ReplyDeleteTattler, you asked when did the SPF started being pampered ? Since WKS took over the Home Affairs Ministry. They had this weird notion that Policemen should not be on-the-beat. It was so "old fashion, no? Patrol cars should not be on the roads except to escort or clear a path in heavy traffic for you-know-who & who.....
ReplyDeletePlease correct me if I'm wrong, I just looked up the penal code.
ReplyDeleteAs I understand it, Singapore penal code states punishment for "voluntarily causing harm" as " imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine which may extend to $5,000, or with both" while "voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty" has a punishment of "imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments."
The charge of causing hurt to the police officer is more serious than causing hurt to one who is not. The assault in this case does not seem to classify as "grievous hurt" which is defined in a bunch of ways and as I understand it, refers to mainly permanent damage.
Maybe they want to hear what you are saying...
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