This S’porean Response To JB Stabbing Case Shows S’poreans Has Weird Priorities

In case you’re unaware, there was a pretty high-profile murder at a Johor Bahru petrol station last Sunday (17 Dec).

In a brazen attack, a 30-year-old man died after he was stabbed and run over by a car with four men inside.

You can watch the video here (warning; viewer discretion is advised):

Motorists have responded

The Straits Times made it’s way down to the implicated Shell station in Jalan Sri Pelangi yesterday (18 Dec), and interviewed several motorists on their views of the incident.

While they’ve heard of it, they were not “dissuaded from making the trip across the Causeway.”

Mr Bryan Ong, 30, a Singaporean who’s in sales, has heard of car thefts and murders. To decrease the chances of being a target, he makes it a point to leave before dark.

Mr Anthony Low, 45, said he believes the “murder had to do with gang-related issues and was not a robbery gone wrong.”

“I don’t think I’m a target,” he said. “But… the video shows that things can go downhill very quickly.”

Property agent Aloysius Lim, 41, found out about the attack yesterday morning.

“To be honest, I was more afraid of the jam,” he said.

Well… okay.

But there were some who would rather play it safe.

Mr Tan Lay Seng, 64, delayed his weekly trip to Leisure Mall after the assault.

“I get very nervous when I go into Johor to run my errands,” he said. “And Sunday’s incident worries me further. I go in alone so I tend to be more cautious. My safety is more important than the few dollars I save from the groceries.”

Identity revealed

According to TODAYonline, the deceased’s identity has been revealed to be a ‘kongsi gelap’ (secret society) leader.

This was reportedly disclosed by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who said that the attack was “part of an ongoing clash between two secret societies.”

Mr Zahid, who’s also the Home Minister, said that the police are also ready, should the deceased gang retaliate in a public manner.

“The possibility of retaliation is there since it involves secret societies, and the police are always prepared to face such possibilities.

“We have the police’s Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, Gaming and Gangsterism (Stagg),” he added.

However, he did not name the two groups, or list down the reason behind the conflict.

Knocked down twice

The attack happened at about 7:30 p.m. at a petrol station in Jalan Sri Pelangi, Taman Pelangi. The victim, accompanied by a foreign woman in her 20s, had been using the air pump to inflate the tyres of their Volkswagen.

Four men in a white BMW had then approached the couple, and tried to lug the man into their vehicle. However, the victim refused to follow and a struggled ensued, while the woman fled to find help.

The victim eventually managed to free himself, but by then he was already peppered with stab wounds.

The suspects thereafter returned to their car, circled around and mowed him down. They then reversed and struck him down again, before escaping.

The victim died on the spot.

Be careful

Let’s face it; the Causeway isn’t exactly Rainbow Road.

In fact, I’ll actually be kind of happy if birds started shitting all over the car I’m in, just so that there’s a makeshift camouflage to hide the car from potential threats.

Nevertheless, it’s a route we have to cross at one point or another, for one reason or another.

So the best bet now would be to stay off it unless you have to, and pay attention to the road.

Oh and while you’re at it…

Avoid the jam.

Because apparently, it’s worse than death itself.

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This article was first published on goodyfeed.com

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