The National Environment Agency (NEA) is currently investigating the incident where The Diaper Man of Tampines, as my colleague aptly put it, decided that it would be appropriate to dump his child’s soiled diapers on another man’s car.
According to TODAYonline, an NEA spokesperson mentioned that the agency had received news about the incident that happened last Saturday (24 August 2019).
They have reportedly taken a statement from the witness and are taking steps to resolve the issue.
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The spokesperson also reminded the public that littering has environmental consequences. We should all do our part in ensuring that our surroundings are clean.
After all, this is our home. Why would you want to make it so dirty and unhygienic?
Also, just because no one seems to be around to see what you’re doing, doesn’t mean that you will not be caught for your inconsiderate actions.
Other Cases
This is apparently not the first time that such an incident has happened. There was also a big commotion back in September 2018 over the Caucasian man who left his child’s diaper on another man’s car while he went shopping at Vivo City.
It wasn’t known what happened to the man in the end.
Farther away from home, another man in Indiana, United States threw a diaper out of his moving car. The diaper, unfortunately for him, flew and hit the front of a police patrol car, leading to the man being questioned and ticketed for littering.
Punishment
NEA takes littering very seriously and if you get caught littering, you can be fined S$300 if you’re a first-time offender.
If you’re really that rebellious and end up getting charged in court, you will be fined up to S$2,000 for your first time, S$4,000 for your second conviction, and a whopping S$10,000 for your third and subsequent conviction.
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But of course, you will not be limited to just a fine.
You may also be required to do Corrective Work Order (CWO), or what we call, the walk of shame, to clean public spaces for a minimum of three hours and a maximum of 12 hours.
That’s regardless of whether you get charged in court or not.
And as a gift to you, you will be wearing their beautiful bright pink vest with the words ‘Corrective Work Order’ across the back.
Come on, is not walking a few more steps to the bin really worth being seen in that vest?
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In all seriousness, please be gracious and do not litter. Singapore is littered (pun intended) with trash bins – 10,000 street dustbins to be exact!
So do your part and don’t be inconsiderate.
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