Why we have little to no confidence in SG's "Activists"

Source: ShutdownTRS FB page

Tell me lah.. how to believe or support these Activists when they have a credibility/trust issue?

You can be passionate about your cause BUT that does not give you (or your cause) the license to bend the truth or manufacture half-truths or cast any baseless aspersions. Such actions neither aids you, nor help the cause you are championing.

In fact, in the eyes of the public, such lies will destroy any shred of credibility you or your cause may have - no matter how worthy the cause.

Source: FLOP FB Page

It is not called a "raid" for nothing. You think that these criminal elements are going to play nice when they are about to be arrested for their illegal activities? Grow some brain-cells can?

And further more, by casting such baseless accusations at the police, you are putting the interests of one group (ie: sex workers) over the interests of another group (ie: the police/general public).

Who are you to decide whose interests are more important? Are you saying the for the sake of your interests/cause, the ends justify the means?

The trust between the public and the police is paramount. It allows the police to carry out their work without any unnecessary duress or bias, and it enables the public to believe that the police are carrying out their duties without favor or fear, to the spirit as well as the letter of the law.

Look at what is happening in other countries where there is low trust/respect between the police and the public. Justice takes a back seat to all the political bickering and posturing. There are charges of corruption and abuse of power being thrown about. The police force becomes increasingly ineffective against crime and are regarded as lacking legitamacy in their actions. Crime levels go up. Is that what you want to see happening in S'pore? (See more here)

As such, any allegations of wrong-doing by the police must be properly reported to the appropriate authorities and be investigated.  And if any wrong-doing is found, either by the police or by the accuser, then the guilty parties must be punished according to the full-extend of the law.

And this is not just an isolated case of an Activist trying to stretch the truth in order to gain public sympathy.

Other NGOs/causes have been found to be taking a more than liberal interpretation of the facts when they post their "complaints" about the Govt or {Insert Govt agency name here}. (See here).

If you cannot advocate for your cause without dealing in the facts, then you are simply a waste of everyone's time. Don't pretend to be ignorant or claim innocent sharing on social media when you post such baseless accusations without any evidence.

Interestingly, she has already taken down her posts.

So what does that mean? The allegations made in her post are serious charges. And we believe if the police were found guilty of these charges, there would be serious consequences.

Was she lying? Does she stand by what she had posted? Or was it simply a vicious, unjustified and baseless attack on the police, made to advance her cause? If she truly believes what she posted, then she should be making a report to the police or CPIB. Where's her integrity?

Source: Fabrications About The PAP FB page

And here is what K Shanmugam (Min. for Home Affairs and Law) had to say: 

Source: K Shanmugam's FB page

Source: K Shanmugam's FB page

Read more here:

Channel News Asia  - Shanmugam voices support for police raids on illegal brothels

[Defending the Lion City] "Damn, I’m a proud NSman."

By Chin Jhin Kai (Facebook post)
December 4 at 10:13pm

Police National Service is a brilliant yet often misunderstood form of National Service. As a Neighbourhood Police Centre Officer (NPCO) in Geylang, I can proudly say that I had a wonderful NS experience.

You’re serving in the police? Shiok right, no road march, slack!

Stay home/no book-in? Lagi best, lepak!

Huh, PNS-man also carry guns around?

Got real bullets inside?!

It is not unusual for questions like these to pop up during the common topic of NS with friends or relatives, after all, I (and I assume many others who had served PNS) have been answering them for a long time.

Yes - there are no road march, probably less physical trainings, and most of our vocations are stay-home (I have long forgotten the feeling of booking in/out since I passed out from training in Home Team).

Slack? If you define NS solely based on how physically tough it is, you can probably say so. But if one were to take into account both the physical and psychological aspects, my views may differ.

PNS had taught me to juggle between the morning and night shifts that can easily hit over 12-14 hours each. As we do not have structured physical training sessions after passing out, keeping fit becomes an individual responsibility we had to fulfil during our off days. There are times during busy periods (Sea Games, F1, etcetera) where our physical limits are pushed , and we can expect continuous and consecutive days of long shift hours with little breaks in between.

And yes - for obvious reasons, there are live rounds we carry around during our daily operations, even as PNSman.

We attend to messages when someone makes a ‘999’ call, ranging from minor disputes, small fights, affrays to cases like housebreaking, suicides, found bodies and riots.

We do proactive patrols around the neighbourhood to prevent, deter and detect crimes.

We chase after subjects, get into real struggles, and cuff up people who decided to go against the law.

We mostly do the same things as what you would expect a regular policeman to (not staying in the office all day long, and definitely not carrying dummy bullets or plastic batons when we patrol the streets).

Today is the day I officially complete my duties as a Police National Serviceman. To the young boys who are joking/serious about downing your PES status just to skip NS, keep an open mind about it.

Whether you end up in green or blue, one thing is for sure - you would have made wonderful friends who would remain in your lives for a long time, and to me, is my biggest takeaway from the 22-months stint. I told some squad-mates of mine before my last night shift yesterday, that besides feeling a little empty, I don’t really feel particularly sad. But damn, I ended shift and realised I was wrong.

I owe it to my Course Managers, Field Instructor and squad-mates for the wonderful training experience I had at the academy. It has been awhile since we came together officially and some of us may have not spoken for a long while, but I hold close to my heart memories and friendships forged with you.

To my colleagues, thank you for the wonderful experience during my NPCO journey. The more senior officers had pass down useful knowledge and guided me well, constantly giving useful advices that I would hold dear.

To the Alpha Newbies, I will never forget the beautiful memories made.

Damn, I’m a proud NSman.

“The sheep do not want the dog around. He looks too much like the wolf. He reminds them that danger lurks out there, just beyond the relative safety of the fence. 

The wolf also hates the dog. He knows that it is the dog that stands between him and his prey. 

It is because of the dog that he is lean. The dog is the reason the wolf is forced to stalk the darkness. 

The dog knows these facts. Undeterred, he stands watch, ever ready to do battle. 

Despite that he is an unwelcome guest in their mists, the dog is ready, at a moments notice, to give his life in defence of his flock. It is simply who he is. 

- unknown"