Often there
were headlines in the media when a cat or a dog was wounded or killed and
politicians, including ministers had been seen sharing their compassion for the
poor things. Some have visited the injured animals to shower their love for the
poor animals to the point that an animal lover was even elected to parliament.
There was no report of any politician visiting the parents of Benjamin during
their bereavement. Maybe they did not but reported.
Would
Benjamin Lim be mentioned in the next parliament sitting? I was waiting for the
legal fraternity to say something and finally in came. It was reported that
Thio Shen Yi, President of the Law Society, wrote in the latest copy of the Law
Society Gazette about the case of Benjamin Lim, lamenting that if the approach
towards Benjamin could be ‘less intimidating’ would it make a difference, would
Benjamin still be with his parents and enjoying the Chinese New Year,
collecting his angpaos, and feasting himself, instead of the last cold bun he
had on that dreadful day?
The concern
of how Benjamin was handled must be very disturbing to the legal fraternity and
it took great guts to have the issue in print in the Law Society Gazette. Fellow lawyer Shashi Nathan was quoted in the
media, ‘ This is a matter that has caesed some concern as to how young
offenders may be treated by the police. The next step is to see how things will
change going forward.’
Another
lawyer Amolat Singh emphasized on the importance of this case appearing in the
Law Gazette, ‘The fact that it’s the LawSoc President setting out his message
will not be taken lightly or ignored. It
is sure to get the attention that it deserves. We can’t ignore that this has
become a burning national issue.’
It may be a
national issue but no politician is saying anything about it. Or are they
waiting to create an impact by raising it in parliament? It is very brave for
the LawSoc President to say something that everyone is avoiding it like a
disease. Kudos to Thio Shen Yi.
Rb // It may be a national issue but no politician is saying anything about it. //
ReplyDeleteDoes it not epitomised what the politicians innately are, whether the Pimps And Prostitutes or Wonkers Party?
Unlike old guards like GKS, TCC, JBJ etc, nowadays they are too selfish, too self-serving and most importantly so hypocritical that a decent bean would not want to "touch" them even with a gazillion-foot pole?
DeleteAnd those beans need to hold their noses even if they are a gazillion-miles away?
DeleteThat shows how "stinko" they are?
DeleteHow they are being "perceived"?
Delete"Rogue"?
DeleteAnd "Rotten " in their moral compass and soul?
Delete// It is very brave for the LawSoc President to say something that everyone is avoiding it like a disease. Kudos to Thio Shen Yi.//
ReplyDeleteLet’s call a spade a spade?
Thio Shen Yi is one of the few men ( and women ) in the legal fraternity who dared to speak out?
DeleteThe rest all hum Chee?
DeleteTypical ( "useless and spineless " ) sinkies?
DeleteKiasi?
DeleteKiasu?
DeleteKiabor?
DeleteKiagarment?
DeleteKiagui?
DeleteWonkers pariahty counts no less than 6 legal expurt lor-ears .....?
DeleteSaliva Limp?
DeleteMao Show Tong?
DeletePretend Sick?
Delete4) Terrorence Tankuku?
Delete5) Thereniece Tankuku?
Delete6) 和听炉?
DeleteBut not a single muffle?
DeleteWe need a coordinating ministry to link moe n home affairs..perhaps to send the police back to school!! Everytime something out of the ordinary happens the entire government kadang kabok..observe..Amos Yee..Little India and litter on either Parks ground or LTA ground..n the biggie...elected president ..imagine..changing the Constitution to stop one man...fight la!! Show us your cajones..if you can't fight this..where does it say you'll fight the invading forces with us. And ..stop sweeping dirt under the carpet..pretty soon your carpet will become a molehill..
ReplyDeleteSuch happenings gives n eerie feelings...
ReplyDelete2010 downtown east.12 youth involved in gang fight
ReplyDelete1 died...pui! !guess who end up taking care of
em....
Actually FUCK THE GOVERNMENT and FUCK PARLIAMENT.
ReplyDeleteThe organisation and people who should be giving detailed expalnations, answering the probing and difficult questions and offering the mea culpas if needed be...
...are The Police. C'mon SPF, this is like your Ferguson Moment, ok, not as serious, but still.
The People who trust you to defend and protect them, and pay you for it, need you to explain yourselves.
SPF, be wise. Do it ASAP, or face a crisis of confidence, and a probable sullying of your respected reputation.
Other than Singapore Police Force, Ministry Of Home Affairs, the Ministry Of Education too have to clarify to the Public.
DeleteBest is for THEM TO PUBLICIZE THE PROTOCOLS THAT ARE CURRENT AT TGE TIME OF TGE INCIDENT.
Let the Public have their Rights to participate in MATTERS THAT AFFECT EVERYONE.
Can you lessen the shame and embarrassment for the kid in Sin society?
ReplyDeleteA former MP had a fondness of bare form images of himself was ridiculed to nether land. PAP controlled media relishes In soft porn immoral stories which is well consumed by locals. Lawyers are sexy creatures I heard but they too had to wear black in public.
@1137:
ReplyDeleteI think your thinking is a bit muddled. When it comes to acts of sex and amorousness, the key principle is CONSENT. Physical molestation and rape are NOT consensual.
Taking nude selfies, consuming porn and dressing sexily are all individual acts, autonomously chosen. Should they be public? That depends on the situation, and the environment you are in. When you show up for work, it's probably not a good idea to flash your sexy attributes too openly. If you are a public figure, you'd probably best keep your private photos affairs private.
If you are the amorous type don't you worry. Singapore presents many opportunities for you to indulge yourself in compliance with the law, or discreetly that your salacious peccadilloes won't disrupt other peoples' sensitivities.
just sneaking into girls toilet out of curiosity will get your stories splashed all over national papers what more molest girls in heartland lifts? no matter how you lessen the impact of the catch...the story will take flight because he is a STUDENT
ReplyDeletematilAh..u r too eager to shoot the load, as usual, without reading carefully
ReplyDeleteSilent Pigs (sung to the tune Silent Nights)
ReplyDelete=================================================
Silent Pigs. HoLee Pigs.
All is calm, all is right.
Round yon Emperor, Mother and Son.
HoLee Emperor, so silent and calm,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace
church of Sin. try talking trash in church
ReplyDeleteThe boy is wearing a "code of conduct". A lot of things are not acceptable..understand?
ReplyDelete@ 221:
ReplyDelete>> matilAh..u r too eager to shoot the load, as usual, without reading carefully <<
Ok, so be a good sport and point out my error.
Remember Amos? Graphic image? Hello? He got fucked for what? Indecency? What is public what is private? Go ask your parish
ReplyDeleteGraphic image depicted fucking Politicians ..how did it turn out to be porn depends on WHO is looking at it isn't it?
ReplyDeleteOh Ok. There was something I missed: The hullabaloo here is over some jerk-off lawyer's opinion. Any cunt can make an opinion. By now there are thousands of opinions nicely memorialised for your pleasure online, forever. And of course there's the unrecorded opinion of "kopitiam chatter" of the voluble chattering classes (aka "cunts with opinions")
ReplyDeleteSo for me, disregard this learned fool.
I want to hear from the COPS. Proper explanation, with Q & A.
Everyone else---govt, parliament, law society---FUCK OFF. You get your turn later...after the cops have explained it thoroughly.
The authorities are not going there....the boy has been killed
ReplyDeleteYou guys are sick. The boy killed himself and society is talking about "how to be nice" LOL
ReplyDeleteBenjamin case reveals the hypocrisy of society from the TOP to the bottom sinkies.
ReplyDeleteTo those who feel inclined to believe this senior-counsel-president-of-Law-Society is anything of a hero, let me add this.
ReplyDeleteWhere was this senior counsel president when Chairman of Workers Party Sylvia Lim brought up this very same point in Parliament, long before this case occurs? When Sylvia Lim, a fellow lawyer, brought up this legal problem at the highest level, he kept quiet. Only now when a boy died, he spoke up. It takes the death of a young boy to make him speak up. He had previously kept a cowardly silence. You want to call him a hero?
I am writing from memory, did not check the facts. If I'm mistaken, please correct me. But if my facts are correct, then every time you mention the words of this senior counsel, you should also add that Sylvia Lim said the same thing first, and this senior counsel did nothing to support it. If the Law Society had given its Legal opinion at that time, then the boy would not have died.