SINGAPORE - Two boys, aged 10 and 11, have been arrested for allegedly throwing a small speaker and a vehicle battery out of their Dover Road flat on Tuesday.
Police were alerted by a member of the public when a vehicle battery was thrown from a flat at Blk 4 Dover Road.
The complainant and his friends were sitting at the nearby pavilion when the vehicle battery landed near them. After a search for the culprit, the group of friends spotted the 10-year-old boy at the common corridor. The boy was later arrested.
Police believe that the boy and his 11 year old brother had also thrown a small speaker from their flat earlier that day.
On Tuesday, a 15-year-old male was also arrested for suspected involvement in a series of rash acts in which several items were thrown from a Eunos flat.
Offenders convicted of carrying out a rash act can be jailed up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.
Commander of Clementi Police Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Melvin Yong said that the police take a stern view of inconsiderate acts that endanger the lives of others.
"Such irresponsible acts cannot be viewed as simple acts of mischief as the vehicle battery could have seriously injured or killed someone. Police will not hesitate to take firm action against the offenders," he added."
I live at highrise HDB estate. Killer litters are something I dread each time I have to walk under the open space in a highrise area. Consciously I will raise my arms over my head whenever I walk pass such open space though I tried very hard to avoid having to walk through such a path.
Lessons for me are:
1. it is a bit disturbing to learn that the supposed serial killer litterer in Eunos Crescent is a 15-year old teenager. Now this news of 10- and 11-year old boys are the culprits or suspects for throwing killer litters! What went wrong?;
2. we will need to learn about the circumstances that led the 3 boys to do what they had done, assuming they actually did that. There was a speculation that the 15-year old boy was of unsound mind and was locked in the flat by the family due to his alleged conditions. The confinement, and probably lack of proper medical help, might had resulted in growing agitation and frustration that led to the throwing of killer litters down the flat he occupied. If this is the case, how should the laws be applied here? To be symphatetic or be rational and ruthless about it?;
3. what about the 10- and 11-year old boys? what are their situation and circumstances? While I want the laws to be very strict about killer litters as it can hurt or even kill somone innocent, can there be mercy on the offenders who had special uncontrollable factors that triggered the killer littering act? I will go for severely punishing the offenders and only for VERY SPECIFIC circumstances will the law be kinder. I know being kinder to a mentally disturbed person who had just killed an innocent life meant nothing to the surviving family and friends of the dead. Yet, I am not sure 'killing the unsound mind offender to get to 'a life for a life' makes too much sense as well'!
A very difficult situation that hopefully the courts and the judges can provide a precedence for all to refer to and make appropriate future intervention meaningful. At least we can prevent the next killer litters from ever happening again! Hopefully!!
Police were alerted by a member of the public when a vehicle battery was thrown from a flat at Blk 4 Dover Road.
The complainant and his friends were sitting at the nearby pavilion when the vehicle battery landed near them. After a search for the culprit, the group of friends spotted the 10-year-old boy at the common corridor. The boy was later arrested.
Police believe that the boy and his 11 year old brother had also thrown a small speaker from their flat earlier that day.
On Tuesday, a 15-year-old male was also arrested for suspected involvement in a series of rash acts in which several items were thrown from a Eunos flat.
Offenders convicted of carrying out a rash act can be jailed up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.
Commander of Clementi Police Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Melvin Yong said that the police take a stern view of inconsiderate acts that endanger the lives of others.
"Such irresponsible acts cannot be viewed as simple acts of mischief as the vehicle battery could have seriously injured or killed someone. Police will not hesitate to take firm action against the offenders," he added."
I live at highrise HDB estate. Killer litters are something I dread each time I have to walk under the open space in a highrise area. Consciously I will raise my arms over my head whenever I walk pass such open space though I tried very hard to avoid having to walk through such a path.
Lessons for me are:
1. it is a bit disturbing to learn that the supposed serial killer litterer in Eunos Crescent is a 15-year old teenager. Now this news of 10- and 11-year old boys are the culprits or suspects for throwing killer litters! What went wrong?;
2. we will need to learn about the circumstances that led the 3 boys to do what they had done, assuming they actually did that. There was a speculation that the 15-year old boy was of unsound mind and was locked in the flat by the family due to his alleged conditions. The confinement, and probably lack of proper medical help, might had resulted in growing agitation and frustration that led to the throwing of killer litters down the flat he occupied. If this is the case, how should the laws be applied here? To be symphatetic or be rational and ruthless about it?;
3. what about the 10- and 11-year old boys? what are their situation and circumstances? While I want the laws to be very strict about killer litters as it can hurt or even kill somone innocent, can there be mercy on the offenders who had special uncontrollable factors that triggered the killer littering act? I will go for severely punishing the offenders and only for VERY SPECIFIC circumstances will the law be kinder. I know being kinder to a mentally disturbed person who had just killed an innocent life meant nothing to the surviving family and friends of the dead. Yet, I am not sure 'killing the unsound mind offender to get to 'a life for a life' makes too much sense as well'!
A very difficult situation that hopefully the courts and the judges can provide a precedence for all to refer to and make appropriate future intervention meaningful. At least we can prevent the next killer litters from ever happening again! Hopefully!!
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