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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Justice & Law: A Crying Shame in Singapore!

If only Mr Tang had given $1,000 to Mr Sulaiman Damanik to help him pay his fine, Mr Sulaiman would have enjoyed one week's freedom from jail! It would have been nice, would have soothe many, including my damaged heart.

After reading CNA's Tang Wee Sung gets 1-day jail, fined for plans to buy kidney illegally, someone wrote to me wondering why a rich man gets 1 day jail while a poor man gets 3 weeks jail for the same offense. Guilty In Law or Guilty In Fact, the different punishment meted to each of the offender baffles and offends my sense of justice and equality.

Did Mr Tang get what he got because he's rich and powerful . . . or is it because he's sick?

I think in Singapore when you are sick, you don't get any privilege at all. In fact, it may work to your disadvantage. The last segment of this video shows the poor mum and sister of the 'did-not-opt-out-organ-donor' grieving over their loss. It shows that sick, disabled or so-called brain dead do not enjoy special treatment. It also shows the callousness of some when dealing with the down and out.

When Low Thia Khiang and Sylvia Lim wanted to ride bicycles in the park, police said it's dangerous. It's against the law.

When PM Lee Hsien Loong and PAP MP Seng Han Tong and other PAP MP's took a ride in the park, it wasn't dangerous nor was it against the law! I guess when you are rich and powerful, law works differently.

I guess our Singapore pledge:
We, the citizens of Singapore
Pledge ourselves as one united people
Regardless of race, language or religion
To build a democratic society
Based on justice and equality
So as to achieve happiness, prosperity & progress for our nation

doesn't mean squat when we have such double standards in this crazy homeland of ours. It makes PM's speech of "being gracious" during the recent National Day rally a farce, a ridiculous mockery of the word "gracious". Action always speaks louder than words and . . Talk is Cheap!

On the subject of law, I'm saddened by ST's report on Lawyer's remand extended Judge says his rights not violated; Ravi insists he is not of unsound mind

I hope that lawyer Ravi is not as "mad" as he's portrayed to be. Though he was locked up for 31 years, I do not believe Chia Thye Poh was a 'communist' as he was portrayed to be. I hope Ravi will not be incarcerated for his 'madness' like Chia Thye Poh.

Then again in a country where fear of losing one's job, (plus wealth and future fortune) for not acting politically correct is etched into every Singaporean's mind, I would not be surprised if poor Ravi is diagnosed as "insane" by some kiasu, kiasi doctors or psychiatrists.

Let's pray that the doctor attending to him is one who is honourable, kind-hearted and not afraid to stick to his principles and tell it like it is.

Personally, I do not know Ravi but I wish him all the best in health of mind, body and soul.

feedmetothefish

79 comments:

  1. right on - again in Straits times today - man with end stage cancer will be jailed for 7 months for managing an illegal massage parlour - buried somewhere within, deep within the pages. One country, 2 systems. I guess this man was also deparately trying to 'make a living' by being entrepreuniel.

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  2. Thanks anonymous for highlighting this to me:

    "Sep 4, 2008
    Jail for man with cancer

    A 58-YEAR-OLD man with terminal lung cancer will be spending some of his final days behind bars.

    Heng Wa Seng will be serving seven months in jail for corruption, managing two unlicensed massage parlours and hiring a foreigner who had no work permit.

    District Judge Chia Wee Kiat heard that Heng is suffering from advanced lung cancer that doctors say is incurable.

    The court was not told how long he is expected to live, only that he is undergoing chemotherapy at the National Cancer Centre.

    Police caught him running an unlicensed massage parlour in Upper Serangoon Road in July last year. Instead of closing shop, he continued operating until February. During that time, Heng also ran an unlicensed massage parlour in Yishun Avenue 11.

    One of his hires was a 28-year-old Chinese national, Zheng Xiao Mu, who had no work permit.

    Heng also received an $800 bribe from another Chinese national, Lin Zhihong, in May 2006 for using his name to register a massage parlour on her behalf. Yesterday, he was jailed for four months on this charge of corruption.

    The unemployed Heng will serve another three months behind bars because he was unable to pay a $12,000 fine that accompanied the convictions for running the massage parlours.

    KHUSHWANT SINGH"

    The pain, the shame and the double standard is getting worse.

    I pray that the authorities will take good care of Heng and let him breath easy in prison with proper medical help.

    Sometimes the panting and gasping of lung cancer victim is torture.

    Been there, seen that.

    feedmetothefish

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  3. 'Justice @ Law: A shame shame partnership.

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  4. The reason for the one day jail is because of poor health. What will joke! Any body with sound mind will know that all kidney buyers will be one with poor health as the kidney is not functioning. With this case, every one will be trying to buy one and hoping not get caught. And if get caught only 2 hours jail and a fine which is less than the cost of buying the kidney. So this case encourages more of kidney patient to go and buy kidney!

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  5. rich and powerful? this case suddenly remind me of TT Durai who can "postpone" his jail time. i doubt the "law" will show such compassion or should we say "mercy" to peasants like us.

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  6. He did not even have time to change to the prison clothing. Probably enough time to warm his seat. I do not know if he gets to meet his cell mates.

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  7. I still prefer the old Sammyboy.com's Afresco Coffee Shop. The new site is a hassle. Just a personal opinion.

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  8. while I feel relieved that Mr Tang had a light sentence and upset that the cancer chap had 7 months jail, I am not braying for blood from Mr Tang. I just wish that powers that may be looks into this and decide to help this poor man out, maybe on a probono basis.

    Is there no compassion for anyone who can make a difference?

    Maybe Mr Tang can donate some money and help out?
    PS - I wonder if that poor Indonesia chap who did not get to donate - did he managed to get any money for his 'offer' of a kidney?

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  9. In a perfect world, there should not be any injustice at all. But this is not a perfect world. For a ex-Singapore living in Australia, I can tell you not everything is so rosy here too. The insults against Asians by Pauline Hanson with the implicit blessing of PM John Howard was well known to all. Could anyone seriously want to say anything without fearing that your letter box may be firebombed? Where is this god-given right of free speech? What about the Dr. Hannesh's case of imprisonment without valid cause? I am not defending anyone in Singapore, but I just want to make you guys feelings a bit better.

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