18YO Teenager Who Threw Punching Ball from Flat in Bukit Batok to be Charged

Usually, punching balls are meant to be… well, punched.

But on an earlier occasion this year, one particular punching ball may have been stripped of its conventional duty in favour of another one:

Hammer Throw.

And though we can’t fathom how a punching ball would look like on its descent down several floors, we can at least fathom the consequences of the thrower himself.

Suffice to say; they aren’t pretty.

18YO Teenager Who Threw Punching Ball from Flat in Bukit Batok to be Charged

So lest you’re unaware, you’re not allowed to throw stuff from your flat, whether it’s a dumbbell, a body or in this case, a punching ball.

According to Channel News Asia, an 18-year-old teenager had hurled a punching ball from his Bukit Batok flat earlier this year (2021).

The punching ball was seemingly attached to a base.

For endangering the safety of others, the teenager will be charged with a rash act that may mean an imprisonment term of up to six months, a fine of up to $2,500 or both.

He will face judgement day on Thursday (6 May 2021).

“The police have zero tolerance against acts that endanger the lives or safety of others and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law,” said the police.

Hurling Stuff

Unfortunately, it seems that punching balls aren’t the only entities being hurled off HDB buildings.

Back in November 2018, a group of boys was caught throwing an entire laundry rack off a high-rise block.

And in 2017, a part-time delivery assistant threw dumb-bells and several other objects from the 22nd floor of an HDB block in Jalan Kayu. In January 2017, a domestic helper was arrested for discarding items, such as a rice cooker, appliances and an actual wheelchair, from a flat on the second floor.

And in 2016, a man threw items such as a knife and a small statue down from his Bukit Panjang flat during a heated argument with his wife. One of the items hit the windscreen of a car at the carpark, shattering it.

There have also been recent cases of individuals hurling chairs and even used diapers as well as sanitary pads.

According to the Environmental Public Health Act, throwing killer litter could get you slapped with a full fine of S$2,000 the first time round. If you’re a repeat offender, you could be fined up to S$10,000.

In 2014, a man was fined S$19,800 (a record high!) for throwing cigarette butts out of his flat. He was also ordered to perform five hours of Corrective Work Order (CWO). The 38-year -old man was caught littering 34 times by a camera deployed by the National Environment Agency (NEA).

So stop hurling those stray pieces of tissue, leftover rice grains or even nose hairs off your floor. You’re risking a lot for something that could be solved by a simple dustbin.

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