[NSR250]

prevention is better than cure....

but SG cure = better...

two goofball brits can get into a train depot, speaks volumes abt the preemptive measures... (ROFLMAO )

[koohansen]

Michael Fay Part II

[moneygod]

btw hor... if i catch someone scratching my car or toppling my potted plants on purpose, i can also charge them with vandalism and expect them to get whipped?

[DragonFire]

Typical bringing down a molehill with a bunker buster.

Deters further attempts by those seeking to make a statement.

DF

[-73H_64M3R-]

Originally Posted by moneygod

btw hor... if i catch someone scratching my car or toppling my potted plants on purpose, i can also charge them with vandalism and expect them to get whipped?

I believe not. Those are not very serious forms of vandalism. Most probably send police station go lim kopi only. Unless you say the vandal scratched 5 cars, for example.

[bigsale]

Singapore launches manhunt for alleged UK vandal

SINGAPORE (AFP) – Singapore on Tuesday launched a global manhunt for a Briton suspected of involvement in a train vandalism case that raised doubts about the security of key installations in the city state.

A warrant of arrest was issued against Lloyd Dane Alexander, a British citizen accused of being the accomplice of a Swiss business consultant, 32-year-old Oliver Fricker, who is now on bail in Singapore.

Both men could face jail, fines and caning for allegedly breaking into a protected subway depot and spray-painting elaborate graffiti on a parked train in May.

The prank is regarded as a serious breach of security in Singapore, which says its transport system is a potential terrorist target.

"Police have also alerted all the INTERPOL member countries to look out for the said accomplice and to render us information should he be found in their jurisdiction," a police spokesman said Tuesday after the warrant was issued.

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is based in Lyon, France and facilitates cross-border police cooperation, including hunting down fugitives from justice.

Sources familiar with international manhunts said the Singapore police will decide their next move only after receiving information about Alexander's whereabouts.

Any extradition proceedings will have to be launched at the diplomatic level, they said.

The Swiss suspect, Fricker, posted 100,000 Singapore dollars (71,000 US) bail on Monday but his passport has been impounded to prevent him leaving Singapore during his trial.

Police officials said Alexander left Singapore before the incident was reported to the authorities.

They declined to comment on local media reports that the British national may have flown to Hong Kong.

Singapore's Straits Times has suggested that Fricker and Alexander could be part of a group of underground graffiti artists targeting metro trains around the world.

Vandalism is punishable by up to three years' jail or a maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars, plus three to eight strokes of a wooden cane -- a practice dating back to British colonial rule in Singapore.

In addition to the vandalism charge, Fricker faces two years' jail or a fine of 1,000 dollars, or both, for trespassing into a protected area.

The train has been scrubbed clean but the clip taken by a commuter can still be viewed at YouTube - [EXCLUSIVE VANDALIZED] SMRT C151 047-048 Graffiti Drawing - Departing Kembangan (Westbound)

Singapore's vandalism laws became global news in 1994 when an American teenager, Michael Fay, was caned for damaging cars and public property despite appeals for clemency from the US government.

Source: Singapore launches manhunt for alleged UK vandal - Yahoo! News

[TheWicked]

no the key issue is how the guys managed to go and vandalize. Confirm not done at station ma..

probably is overnight sneak in to depot and do. If they can have time sneak in and draw on a train, then terrorist can easily sneak it overnight and plant a bomb in our trains.

this is a security concern that goes beyond creativity or art.

IMO SMRT head should roll for lack of security.

[dondon]

one defaced train...so much hoo-ahh

[metaknecht]

Originally Posted by TheWicked

no the key issue is how the guys managed to go and vandalize. Confirm not done at station ma..

probably is overnight sneak in to depot and do. If they can have time sneak in and draw on a train, then terrorist can easily sneak it overnight and plant a bomb in our trains.

this is a security concern that goes beyond creativity or art.

IMO SMRT head should roll for lack of security.

Its never our fault, never SMRT fault, never ISD fault

find someone else to blame. ty.

[proyb2]

Now SMRT start to complacency their security policy and even fail to know the vandal was there when the train set out. There a big security risk that they never even check.

Fail!

[cygig]

They should be glad than vandals that went in, not terrorist. If I'm SMRT, i just diam diam and let it pass. Now whole world terrorist knows that SG train depot easy to sneak in le.

Fail!

[GegeV2]

Originally Posted by cygig

They should be glad than vandals that went in, not terrorist. If I'm SMRT, i just diam diam and let it pass. Now whole world terrorist knows that SG train depot easy to sneak in le.

Fail!

Yea

its a double edge sword

[mirAcles]

train fares is going to hike soon.. because they need to hire ALL SECURITY FIRMS! to keep us safe

=.="

[bozo]

Originally Posted by moneygod

btw hor... if i catch someone scratching my car or toppling my potted plants on purpose, i can also charge them with vandalism and expect them to get whipped?

isnt that why michael fay got whipped in the first place?

[DragonFire]

Originally Posted by tengjj2000

train fares is going to hike soon.. because they need to hire ALL SECURITY FIRMS! to keep us safe

=.="

Soon you see NSF with SAR21 patrolling train and bus depots.

DF