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THE driver who was allegedly threatened by another motorist with a wooden bat has yet to make a police report. But someone else - an eyewitness - has already done so.
On Friday, The New Paper reported on an incident that happened last Sunday along Upper Changi Road, outside Palmwoods condominium.
On Friday, The New Paper reported on an incident that happened last Sunday along Upper Changi Road, outside Palmwoods condominium.
The incident, which showed a driver of a car aggressively approaching another motorist with what looked like a baseball bat, was recorded on a video clip of slightly over a minute long.
It was posted on citizen journalism website Stomp on Thursday.
It is understood that the Stomp contributor, Kum, made a police report on Friday.
A police spokesman reiterated its call for the motorist who was allegedly threatened with the bat to come forward, saying: "The aggrieved party should lodge a police report so that police can look into the matter and take action accordingly."
It's a similar call made by several members of the public and netizens.
One netizen, Getrealz, posted his comments addressed to the threatened motorist on Stomp: "We are waiting for you to report this case to the police so that action will be taken.
"Everything is prepared for you already - there are evidence and witnesses. What are you waiting for? Friends and relatives of this driver...come on, hurry up, call him."
Comments:
WeiSiang: This episode of road rage is definitely a torn in the flesh in Singapore's "affluent" society. To be tops in academic excellence, business practices just to name afew, but severely lacking in proper social etiquette spells out future troubles of the social fabrics of the society Singapore has in store.
What was heartening is that, there are numerous netizens are rallying behind the victim, encouraging him to report the case to the police. This shows that the citizens of Singapore still has the sense of justice, standing up even for the justice of others, in this case, strangers.
WeeSoon: I agree with WeiSiang that this " a torn in the flesh in Singapore's affluent" society." As Singapore is consider one of top image country to many others, however we still isn't perfect when it comes to social etiquette. Such incident happen many times and i do feel that the government should enforce stricter rules to reduce such incident. Making Singapore a even better place not only for the citizen living in it, but also for others to look at us.
Koofang: Violence seems to be very common among Singaporeans nowadays. As what Weesoon had mention, Singapore is considered to be one of the countries with top image to the others. Therefore, we should take notice of how we portray ourselves to others. We don't want foreigners to say that the good reputation we get for having good image is fake right? So in order to preserve our reputation, the government should enforce stricter rules on behaving crudely and showing violence in public. The most important thing is that we ourselves should take care of our own image and act like how we're suppose to be like in public.
Zeena:
Chrystal:
I agree with what the others have said as well. Singapore has been well-known for her level of security and low crime rates. However, "Low crime doesn't mean no crime!" Although the crime rates in Singapore has always been relatively low, I feel that we should not take it for granted. We should always be mindful of the acts we display in public and be considerate to others. Moreover, I feel that for a country to continue prospering, the citizens should play a part as well. The image of a country will be best portrayed through the acts of its citizens. Civilised citizens are essential in the improvement of the country as a whole. For example, this incident may only be a little act of a fellow Singaporean. However, it clearly reflects on what the society in Singapore is becoming of. Therefore, I feel that we should always be mindful of what we do as it may not only affect ourselves but the reputation of our country as well!
Comments:
WeiSiang: This episode of road rage is definitely a torn in the flesh in Singapore's "affluent" society. To be tops in academic excellence, business practices just to name afew, but severely lacking in proper social etiquette spells out future troubles of the social fabrics of the society Singapore has in store.
What was heartening is that, there are numerous netizens are rallying behind the victim, encouraging him to report the case to the police. This shows that the citizens of Singapore still has the sense of justice, standing up even for the justice of others, in this case, strangers.
WeeSoon: I agree with WeiSiang that this " a torn in the flesh in Singapore's affluent" society." As Singapore is consider one of top image country to many others, however we still isn't perfect when it comes to social etiquette. Such incident happen many times and i do feel that the government should enforce stricter rules to reduce such incident. Making Singapore a even better place not only for the citizen living in it, but also for others to look at us.
Koofang: Violence seems to be very common among Singaporeans nowadays. As what Weesoon had mention, Singapore is considered to be one of the countries with top image to the others. Therefore, we should take notice of how we portray ourselves to others. We don't want foreigners to say that the good reputation we get for having good image is fake right? So in order to preserve our reputation, the government should enforce stricter rules on behaving crudely and showing violence in public. The most important thing is that we ourselves should take care of our own image and act like how we're suppose to be like in public.
Zeena:
I agree with what the rest have said. This is really a thorn in upholding the image Singapore is trying to portray. However i feel that there must be some reason in why the guy has not reported the case to police. Maybe he was in a wrong at first thereafter provoking the other guy into take out a baseball bat as a weapon or it's just a case of not wanting to blow up the matter as no harm was done. Yes that guy was in the wrong bringing out a baseball bat but have you gave it a thought that he might be the one being threaten? We must not sterotype people. Those who have tattoos and look agressive might not always be the one who is in the wrong. However no matter wat the real reason behind this situation is, its still wrong to portray this kind of image in public. The problem could have been solve in words not in brawls.
Chrystal:
I agree with what the others have said as well. Singapore has been well-known for her level of security and low crime rates. However, "Low crime doesn't mean no crime!" Although the crime rates in Singapore has always been relatively low, I feel that we should not take it for granted. We should always be mindful of the acts we display in public and be considerate to others. Moreover, I feel that for a country to continue prospering, the citizens should play a part as well. The image of a country will be best portrayed through the acts of its citizens. Civilised citizens are essential in the improvement of the country as a whole. For example, this incident may only be a little act of a fellow Singaporean. However, it clearly reflects on what the society in Singapore is becoming of. Therefore, I feel that we should always be mindful of what we do as it may not only affect ourselves but the reputation of our country as well!
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