Plain clothes officers target litterbugs in latest NEA enforcement blitz

johnny333 said:

Many think that fines are just another stream of income for the gov't
It's easy enough for them to get transparent litter bins but then they will need to hire people to clear them.

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Leepotism said:

NEA actually outsourced these jobs to Cisco and Aetos in plain clothes. They will hide in corners and remove the rubbish bins at SMRT and Bus interchanges and bus stops to ambush smokers who throw the cigarette butts on the ground when they cannot find the rubish bin. My friend was caught in this way. He told me that its their modus operandi.

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Sideswipe said:

i would run away. would they bother to chase me ?

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halsey02 said:

It is!! only to fine SINgaporeans, where they would not show maximum restrain....

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laksaboy said:

They're afraid that 'terrorists' would put bombs inside the litter bins, so they have deliberately removed them.


Older discussion thread here on this topic:
http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?126082-SMRT-is-getting-from-bad-to-worse-here-s-why


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securi...Transit_(Singapore)#Trash_bins_.26_mail_boxes

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halsey02 said:

They should go to Serangoon Rd, Serangoon Plaza area, where Mustafa is & the open Spaces near the Mosque ( Indian) & you can swat litterbugs by the dozens in a minute, like flies atop a cow dung!!

These NEA officers are damn lazy 5 in 1 hr....then again, "little India" must show retrain & most likely the 'flies' there are inebriated & may go on a riot or even SWAT the NEA officers in return.

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johnny333 said:

I notice that nowaday it is harder to find litter bins especially in MRT stations. I have also seen litter bins overwhelmed when they are not cleared regularly.

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