Stolen bike
I refer to the case of the stolen bicycle of a globe-trotter in broad daylight, Singapore, last month. To have a little introduction, this Brit (or Aussie I'm not really sure) called Greg Browning had this ancient green Condor bicycle that had enabled him to travel the world on two wheels, through the searing Sahara Desert and the Middle East. He claimed to have parked his worn Condor outside Ngee Ann City, and when he returned, his beloved dinosaur was gone.
Magic.
No, it was a pervert thief who could not resist the titillation of old bikes, and had to steal this old boy to satiate his hunger. I mean who in the right mind would nick something right in the middle of daylight Orchard Road? What more a huge object like a bicycle? A seemingly WORTHLESS chunk of scrap metal?
This incident is really disturbing. Greg must be thinking "Hey Singapore is Johannesburg? No way! The law would crush any foolish attempt to go against the grain here!" And what happened? No one bothered to shout or try to stop the thief. Is the integrity and moral courage of Singaporeans depreciating due to our utter complacency of our law and order? Is the public too afraid to face up to the people dabbling in the dark side of the law?
Britain is going to cash in on this incident. Or the Australians. Anyway, Greg is a phenomenal person; having cycled half the globe, he must have mentionable fame. The world will condemn this shameful act of a supposed Singaporean. What a disgrace, thief. You have let your nation down. The nation wishes to punish you for blatantly scoring a demerit to our nation's clean sheet.
Singapore should not tolerate this. The Law shall prevail and may its nexus spread its command and eradicate law-breakers.
How should the Law take action against these obnoxious criminals? How can we deter them from continuing their dastardly acts? Have your say.
posted by Wong Xu Yi @ 9:40 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
Hi Xu Yi,
Darrel Long from 2I3 here.
Interesting post about an interesting article, except that I find it a little unrealistic. Consider the fact that the law can't really do much, can it? Even under the assumption that there was a picture/video taken, how does the law identify it? In which case, I think that what should be done is more comprehensive and stringent education.
BTW, when blogging, you might want to consider the feasibility of certain actions first. That would help :)
Cheers,
Darrel
Well, I would definitely feel ashamed if a Singaporean really committed such a petty crime. However, like Darrel mentioned, I think that this situation cannot be prevented by the law because it happened at such a crowded place and no one could have probably noticed the crime. However, I think that the culprit should be ashamed of himself because he has just ruined Singapore's reputation.
Or probably, a road sweeper could have just found it lying there and thought that someone left it there to be clearn away because it looked so worn out and old. :)
Cheers,
Adrian
This all boils down to the owner of the bicycle, because he left his bike along the road with only a lock, with it being the few bicycles lying along orchard road, the thieves would have targeted his bike.
However, as Adrian previously said, I would also feel ashamed if a Singaporean was the one who had stolen the bicycle.
But because of the help of kind Singaporeans, his bike had been found, and would be returned to him. So kudos to those who helped! (:
~Wei Ren
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