As a concerned and responsible citizen, I always shake my head at those who litter like nobodyโs business.
Especially when the rubbish bin is likeโฆ just there?
I do not understand those who canโt even bother to throw into the bin and aim for the floor insteadโฆ
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But then again, I do not have the courage to confront them. It will be what the Chinese would say: ๆฒกไบๆพไบๅ (literally translates to : nothing to do find something to do).
Well, I guess Iโm not the only one who canโt tahan this behaviour.
There was a โpoliceโ going around, fining those who litter.
You might think that heโs doing a good job, but read on to find out why there was a need for inverted commas.
What he did
53-year-old Rahman Marop was a former AETOS officer. He resigned in 2014, according to Channel NewsAsia.
In August last year, Rahman saw Mr Suan Cai Fu throwing a cigarette butt on the ground outside Marsiling MRT station.
He approached Mr Suan and used his expired AETOS warrant card to present himself as a police officer.
22-year-old Mr Suan handed over his NRIC upon Rahmanโs request. The โofficerโ then took a photo of the card, and asked Mr Suan to pay a fine of $300 for littering.
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Mr Suan did not have enough cash with him at that point in time. Rahman then told him that his details will be sent to the Ministry of Environment.
He left after that.
Mr Suan became suspicious of the whole incident and filed a police report.
There was another similar incident which was taken into consideration during sentencing.
His (or rather, his lawyerโs) reasons
Rahmanโs lawyer Ranadhir Gupta noted that Rahman was with AETOS for five years.
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He was โimmediately overcome with his strong sense of duty in keeping Singapore safeโ, when he saw the two men littering.
Mr Ranadhir added that Rahman was blind in the left eye and that his skull was affected after an accident in June 2016.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Senthilkumaran Sabapathy countered that he was โnot aware of any serious condition of the accused and that in any event that could have contributed to the offencesโ.
Rahman failed to produce a medical report in court, and a medical discharge summary was used to support his claims instead.
Rahman could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for pretending to be a public servant.
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He was sentenced to two weeksโ jail on Tuesday (Jan 30).
Thoughts
I only have one questionโฆ
Why was he carrying his expired warrant card with him?
Sounds a little suspicious to meโฆ
But thankfully he didnโt get away with this!
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This article was first published on goodyfeed.com
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