S’pore Youths Filmed Throwing Themselves Off Punggol Bridge; Sparks Off Debate About S’pore

2018-12-10 , 11:09 am

Last Updated on 2018-12-11 , 10:10 pm

Singaporean youths have a fetish for throwing stuff from high up places.

Ofo bike off HDB, ofo bikes off Punggol bridge and more.

And every single time, older Singaporeans like you and me be like: dude, those stuff doesn’t even belong to you. Stop destroying other people’s stuff.

And our ingenious youths decided to indulge in their hobby while listening to the internet.

By throwing themselves off the bridge instead.

Youths Filmed Jumping Off Bridge At Punggol

On 7 Dec, it was reported that youths were caught on film jumping off bridges.

To be exact, Singaporean youths were filmed jumping off the Lorong Halus Pedestrian Bridge at Punggol.

One guy was spotted sitting on the edge of the bridge with a girl’s hand on his back.

Then, he jumped into the water with another guy.

A third guy jumped into the water further along the bridge.

The three young men are then filmed swimming towards land, safe and sound.

The video was first supported on Instagram but has since been taken down.

And like what my fat boss says, of course it has to be on Instagram. Only old people like him go to Facebook and still use WhatsApp, while youngsters are on Instagram and Telegram #justsaying

Here, you can view the full video here yourself:

Netizens Reactions Lead To Debate Of The Century

Of course, as with every youthful incident that happened in Singapore, we have to look at the ever-interesting goldmine that is the comment section.

Of course, there’s the usual these kids are dumb, what if they die?

There’s a couple of netizens who worried for the kids.

And then, there are those who think it’s nothing but harmless fun.

Or that they’re going to grow up and do great things.

Plus, this time, there’s a third camp of people.

Why is this okay overseas but not Singapore?

It’s Actually Illegal To Do This, Kids

So, you know that in Singapore, PUB’s the one in charge of all reservoirs, right?

There are several resevoirs in Singapore where you can do water activities like canoeing and kayaking.

And in their code of conduct for water activities, it’s mentioned that no swimming is allowed.

Image: pub.gov.sg

Pretty understandable considering that the water is meant for consumption in Singapore, including drinking.

And for those who are looking to emulate these three musketeers? Don’t.

But if you really have to, please, please shower before jumping in. Plus, the water in the reservoir’s untreated, so if you have any open wounds on you, bacteria might get into your body without you knowing.

You can read the full code of conduct for reservoirs here.

But seriously, why would you need to do that?