1. ""Youths who make offensive remarks on race, religion may receive counselling: MSF -
SINGAPORE: Youths who make offensive remarks on race and religion may receive different intervention and penalties, depending on the severity of the offence. Rehabilitation programmes may include counselling on the importance of respect for other races and religions, said the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
In its response to a Parliamentary question by Nominated Member of Parliament Kuik Shiao-Yin, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Social and Family Development Low Yen Ling said on Monday (May 11) the different intervention and penalties range from conditional warnings and probation to placement in a juvenile rehabilitation centre, reformative training centre or prison."
It is ENCOURAGING to read and hear that CAREFUL consideration will be given when sentencing for 'immature youths who make offensive remarks on race and religion'.
Lessons for me are:
1. what is YOUTH? what is a matured youth? Anyone who spout unreasonable hatred of a race or religion or a language probably is immature. So, this could be one of the determining factors. i.e. has he or she had personally experienced discrimination or suffered/bullied by a different race, religion or language?;
2. severity of the 'incitement due to the immature comments by the youths' may means if it created real bloodshed, it is very severe. The 'immature youths' need to be put on notice that the 'bloodshed' WILL BE PINNED on them. It is ASSUMED the 'bloodshed' happened due to their insensitive and immature comments on race and religion. THIS MUST BE MADE KNOWN. The severity of the CONSEQUENCE must be made known. So, NO EXCUSE!!;
3. when we tried a 16-year old as adult, what does it mean? Is he or she STILL an immature youth? IF NOT, how do we determine that a 'youth' can be tried as an 'adult'? Will he or she lost the 'defence' of being an immature youth? Maybe this need to be made CLEAR so that the 'youth' know the consequence AGAIN that certain comments are deemed to be 'adult-like' and NOT by youth!??
2. "Convicted killer of Mongolian model says he's bound by police 'code of silence' - The Star/Asia News Network May 09, 2015
PETALING JAYA - The mystery surrounding the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu is set to continue with one of her killers, Sirul Azhar Umar choosing to abide a code of silence. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Sirul, a former police commando, said that he was not sure if he was ready to tell all yet.
"I was a member of the police force, we are bound by a code of silence," he said in the interview at the maximum security Blaxland unit in Villawood, Australian recently. This represents a turnaround from Sirul who had earlier told local media on a phone interview on February that he was "seriously considering" spilling the beans on the 2006 murder. Sirul however continued to claim that he was only a pawn in the murder. "I was acting under orders. Those people who wanted to kill Ms Shariibuu are still free."
HOW to teach RIGHT from WRONG in this world with SUCH convoluted tales of murder and intrigue by ADULTS?
This mystery will JUST have to GROW and GROW UNTIL it COULD NOT be covered up! Then the TRUTH will be revealed. Yes? Or just 'fat hope'? RIP Ms Altantuya Shaariibuu,
SINGAPORE: Youths who make offensive remarks on race and religion may receive different intervention and penalties, depending on the severity of the offence. Rehabilitation programmes may include counselling on the importance of respect for other races and religions, said the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
In its response to a Parliamentary question by Nominated Member of Parliament Kuik Shiao-Yin, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Social and Family Development Low Yen Ling said on Monday (May 11) the different intervention and penalties range from conditional warnings and probation to placement in a juvenile rehabilitation centre, reformative training centre or prison."
It is ENCOURAGING to read and hear that CAREFUL consideration will be given when sentencing for 'immature youths who make offensive remarks on race and religion'.
Lessons for me are:
1. what is YOUTH? what is a matured youth? Anyone who spout unreasonable hatred of a race or religion or a language probably is immature. So, this could be one of the determining factors. i.e. has he or she had personally experienced discrimination or suffered/bullied by a different race, religion or language?;
2. severity of the 'incitement due to the immature comments by the youths' may means if it created real bloodshed, it is very severe. The 'immature youths' need to be put on notice that the 'bloodshed' WILL BE PINNED on them. It is ASSUMED the 'bloodshed' happened due to their insensitive and immature comments on race and religion. THIS MUST BE MADE KNOWN. The severity of the CONSEQUENCE must be made known. So, NO EXCUSE!!;
3. when we tried a 16-year old as adult, what does it mean? Is he or she STILL an immature youth? IF NOT, how do we determine that a 'youth' can be tried as an 'adult'? Will he or she lost the 'defence' of being an immature youth? Maybe this need to be made CLEAR so that the 'youth' know the consequence AGAIN that certain comments are deemed to be 'adult-like' and NOT by youth!??
2. "Convicted killer of Mongolian model says he's bound by police 'code of silence' - The Star/Asia News Network May 09, 2015
PETALING JAYA - The mystery surrounding the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu is set to continue with one of her killers, Sirul Azhar Umar choosing to abide a code of silence. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Sirul, a former police commando, said that he was not sure if he was ready to tell all yet.
"I was a member of the police force, we are bound by a code of silence," he said in the interview at the maximum security Blaxland unit in Villawood, Australian recently. This represents a turnaround from Sirul who had earlier told local media on a phone interview on February that he was "seriously considering" spilling the beans on the 2006 murder. Sirul however continued to claim that he was only a pawn in the murder. "I was acting under orders. Those people who wanted to kill Ms Shariibuu are still free."
HOW to teach RIGHT from WRONG in this world with SUCH convoluted tales of murder and intrigue by ADULTS?
This mystery will JUST have to GROW and GROW UNTIL it COULD NOT be covered up! Then the TRUTH will be revealed. Yes? Or just 'fat hope'? RIP Ms Altantuya Shaariibuu,
No comments:
Post a Comment