look like the loanshark had cross the line. somebody will have to come out answer. SSB will have to produce result for this case.
Back in the old days when LKY was the PM, whenever gangsters in any area got out of hand, all of them would be picked up, put under CLTP to rot in prison.
Currently the pappies see the ah longs as nothing more than unlicensed money lenders operating outside the law and not as organised crime or triads. Hence, the ah longs and their runners are not afraid. Going to prison is like taking a short term vacation.
The pappies if really serious in protecting the lives of innocent citizens should do what LKY had done. Apply the CLTP and lock up these ruffians for minimum 3 years, no discount for good behaviour but enhanced term for bad behaviour or exchange for early release with information for the mata mata to bring down the whole criminal network.
This latest case of setting fire is really serious. Next time, it might be a bomb. When the ruffians are beyond control, the pappies are responsible for their criminal behaviour.