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i think the civil servants just take the easy way out – use the same lines and arguments used by the old guard, using LKY-style pragmatic responses. its the easiest way, isnt it? I’m the govt, so i’m right and you’re wrong. so there. no more talk.

Unless you’re the PM’s son, you cant go against authority and convention. ;-)

i have seen the HK police in action with my own eyes during WTO and the countless, sometimes violent, demonstrations that happen in here in HK. and they always acted in the utmost professionalism.

i remember the WTO riots. even when they were severely criticised for their “overhandedness” in quelling the riots by the media, the Commissioner stood up for his men. He said something along the lines of “We allowed you to make your statements. But when you resort to violence and become a nuisance to the public, we will respond in a like manner. we will shut you down.”

As Cherian George’s blog said it succinctly, we have still a long way to go in terms of good and civil public discourse.

What do you call this?

See more pictures here (scroll down).

*That’s the official website of the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE), by the way.

Enough said. Hehe.

Aygee, I’m just wondering if civil servants themselves think the application of the law is ridiculous, and so purposely give a silly explanation that is bound to get ridiculed by people.

When there are a few protesters, they are considered as trouble makers to the government. When you have a few thousands, then there is really something wrong with the government.

When the thousands of Burmese people walked the streets and got seriously oppressed, the Singapore government was only “repulsive”. If you read very carefully, they seldom (or not at all use the words “human rights” in any of their speeches or responses. And that, said so much about how much they are “concerned”. They were careful not to use the terms “constitutional rights” or “human rights”.

All you have is a government that fears its own people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FCmU8VHOUI

Some riot cars were spotted at the back alley nearby to provide support if necessary. They were seen disappeared into the darkness as people peacefully dispersed. It is time for the ministers and police to put the old mindset and riot memory aside and take a new look at the today’s Singaporeans and the very capable police and come up with the right policy on outdoor demonstrations.

I hope someone will respond to the MHA letter along the line I suggested above.

some outdated and vague laws are still in place for the sake applying them when its in one party’s favour.

what’s truly embarrasing is the deputy director’s response. we are brushed off with sily replies, as if we’re kids. “Because i say so, now go to your room!”

It was tit-for-tat politics which caused the riots.

It is a shame that the Government of a sovereign nation which claimed to be First World is suppressing its own citizens by continually referring to an event which not only happened 43 years ago but which its nation founder was partly responsible.

2. Just to add that the PAP Junta always has SEEMING reasons for its polices which hide real, POLITICAL reasons.

3. In this case, the SEEMING reasons for cracking down so harshly on any tiny protest and total ban on any assembly is portrayed by the LIEs as “law and order” but are actually POLITICAL, like every policy the LIEs have made.

4. By a total clampdown on protests and assembly, the LIEs totally prevent any Expression Of Disastisfaction with their Dictatorship, which is growing more and more transparent every day [the only thing transparent about the LIEs!].

5. No protests and assembles means no political party can ever organise any meaningful public activity except those enclosed behind 4 walls and these indoor meetings are totally useless to reach out to the public — indoors, you can only preach to the converted, so to speak.

6. This then MAINTAINS THE STATUS QUO, which is the supreme aim of any dictatorship. When nothing changes, and nothing can change, then their Royal Highnesses and their Eunuchs can then continue to reap and rape the riches of the land.

7. Another example of the SEEMING reasons versus the REAL, POLITICAL reasons: Blocking of 100 websites. Recently, the highly-paid liar Vivian pontificated and principled that the Junta blocks 100 websites “mostly pornographic” for “ceremonial” reasons. That is, for Principles! Ha, ha, ha!

MY ARCHIVE OF WORKS AT:

http://i-came-i-saw-i-wrote-it.blogspot.com/

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