Man Who Was Fined for Throwing Rubber Band Allegedly Shot 2 Rubber Bands To a Road

Now, the film version of Hawkeye’s many things:

• A deadly sharpshooter with his bow and arrow
• Family man
• Natasha’s opportunity cost

And of course, as his name implies:

His eye’s as sharp as a hawk’s.

Yet, if people were to ask me who I think possesses the sharpest vision in this world, fictional or real, I wouldn’t actually answer ‘Hawkeye’.

I mean, no offence to the established sharpshooter with his bow and 12 arrows, but there’s someone with an arguably even sharper eye in this world:

Auxiliary Police Officer for NEA

“What, how?!” you ask, disbelief written across your underwear.

In response, I simply ask a question:

“Hawkeye might be able to nail down fast-moving objects 200m away with ease… but can he spot someone throwing a rubber band onto the ground?”

Precisely.

But wait. Read on and you’d understand.

Step aside, Hawkeye; there’s a new ‘Hawkeye’ in town

On 26 May 2019, Hardwarezone member Whizdom reposted a pretty ‘startling’ bit of news on the Netizen-fraught forum.

Displaying a notice under Section 21 of the Environmental Public Health Act, the vertical slip of paper was imprinted with a particular offence that might not across as, for lack of a better phrase, deserving of its consequences.

Lest you can’t grasp the exact severity of what just went down, here’s a rough breakdown of what happened:

• On 23 May, a Netizen identified as Yuan Ye was issued a notice of offence around Jurong East Central 1
• Nature of offence? Throwing a rubber band in a public place.
• Cost of offence? A whopping $300.
• Yuan’s tasked to pay up by 8 July 2019, 12:00 p.m.
• If he doesn’t, he’ll be required to report to State Courts No. 26N at 1 Havelock Square, Singapore 059724 on Tuesday, 09/07/2019 at 6:00 p.m.
• Depending on the offence, the maximum court penalty will range from $2,000 to $10,000 and/or a jail term.
• Failure to attend Court will expose him to arrest anywhere in Singapore, including at his home or place of work.
• He may also have to pay a fine not exceeding $2,000 or face imprisonment of up to 2 months, on top of the penalty imposed for the offence, if he doesn’t attend the Court session.
• Yes, over a rubber band.

Incidentally, smoking in prohibited places could net you a $200 fine. Still $100 short of an ill-timed rubber band swing.

But soon, NEA responded.

Man Didn’t Just Drop Rubber Band on Ground: He Shot It. Two Times.

Remember days when we often anyhowly shoot rubber bands at our crushes just to get their attention?

Apparently, that was what the man did.

For reasons only known to the man, it was revealed that the man, as he walked towards his vehicle, had suddenly decided to relive his childhood by shooting not one, not twenty, but two rubber bands on a public road.

Let’s just say that you don’t need to be Hawkeye to spot that.