Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Post no. 558
Not too long ago, i read in the papers that a certain fellow citizen of singapore (Mr & Mrs Ong) tried to pull one on the local cops.
What happened was SPF decided to park their car under a shelter which was rightfully reserved for them during emergencies and our fellow citizen obviously was unaware of this. Mr Ong & his wife decided to highlight the incident to the on duty cops.
The story did not have a happy ending as Mr Ong was fined for parking in an unauthorised location and also given a reprimand for his actions.
One of the reasons given by the SPF spokesman was that they were responding to an emergency (which incidentally was questioning someone at a nearby kopitiam) and they were parking at a designated lot.
Flashback to some years back, i saw someone burning thrash at my voiddeck beside my mailbox/dustbin.
Fearing that this might lead on to something more sinister (read my lorry on fire post and how my pics were used by Stomp & the local papers).. i called the SPF to report the incident. I waited a good 30mins before they finally arrive.
They questioned the guy for 10 minutes and subsequently told me that they would warn/educate the guy so that he would not do such a thing in the future.
During the 30 min wait, i made another 2 calls to 999 to enquire the lengthy delay between my report and the arrival of the SPF.
Fast forward to Mr Ong's case.. if he had understoodd the SPF manpower shortage and the intricate responses accorded for various crimes (i.e Mas Selamat vs Arson/vandalism).. he would perhaps have known that it doesnt pay to be a good citizen.
Mr Ong should really just have minded his own business. He would have saved himself from all the trouble...and the parking summon that he got for being nosey.
On a sidenote..
Theres always 2 sides of a coin. In this case, the SPF seems to be portrayed as being very professional.. but i cant help but question..
1) If it was an emergency..how come still got time to park at sheltered location.
2) If it was an emergency.. how come still cna walk back with Mrs Ong...and still be in time to catch Mr Ong taking photos of your car...
3) Define emergency.. =)
Oh well... its hard to be good citizens. If only all of us have the greater interest of the nation at heart.. Maybe Mr Ong would have gladly left the SPF patrol car alone.
Regards
Ex-Good Citizen
What happened was SPF decided to park their car under a shelter which was rightfully reserved for them during emergencies and our fellow citizen obviously was unaware of this. Mr Ong & his wife decided to highlight the incident to the on duty cops.
The story did not have a happy ending as Mr Ong was fined for parking in an unauthorised location and also given a reprimand for his actions.
One of the reasons given by the SPF spokesman was that they were responding to an emergency (which incidentally was questioning someone at a nearby kopitiam) and they were parking at a designated lot.
Flashback to some years back, i saw someone burning thrash at my voiddeck beside my mailbox/dustbin.
Fearing that this might lead on to something more sinister (read my lorry on fire post and how my pics were used by Stomp & the local papers).. i called the SPF to report the incident. I waited a good 30mins before they finally arrive.
They questioned the guy for 10 minutes and subsequently told me that they would warn/educate the guy so that he would not do such a thing in the future.
During the 30 min wait, i made another 2 calls to 999 to enquire the lengthy delay between my report and the arrival of the SPF.
Fast forward to Mr Ong's case.. if he had understoodd the SPF manpower shortage and the intricate responses accorded for various crimes (i.e Mas Selamat vs Arson/vandalism).. he would perhaps have known that it doesnt pay to be a good citizen.
Mr Ong should really just have minded his own business. He would have saved himself from all the trouble...and the parking summon that he got for being nosey.
On a sidenote..
Theres always 2 sides of a coin. In this case, the SPF seems to be portrayed as being very professional.. but i cant help but question..
1) If it was an emergency..how come still got time to park at sheltered location.
2) If it was an emergency.. how come still cna walk back with Mrs Ong...and still be in time to catch Mr Ong taking photos of your car...
3) Define emergency.. =)
Oh well... its hard to be good citizens. If only all of us have the greater interest of the nation at heart.. Maybe Mr Ong would have gladly left the SPF patrol car alone.
Regards
Ex-Good Citizen
# posted by 好人 @ 10:38 AM 
