Asking for money on MRT

[TerrexLee]

 

[laksaboy]

A sneak preview of the real 'new normal' you can expect to get.

The really desperate ones won't just ask nicely for money.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Man allegedly seen on multiple occasions asking MRT train commuters for money​

The commuters might be hard pressed to say no as they couldn't get off the train.
Mandy How |

June 12, 2021, 04:03 PM

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A man was seen asking fellow MRT train commuters for cash, prompting one commuter to take to social media to warn others that this has been happening multiple times.





A Facebook post was put up on the de facto feedback channel Complaint Singapore on June 11 by Jeffrey Keng after witnessing for himself what happened.
The post was even titled "Scammer Alert".
According to Keng, the man has allegedly been going from end to end on the train, asking members of the public for money to buy food.

Keng also overheard the man request for S$4, instead of spare change or a smaller amount of money.
According to Keng, he had stopped a fellow male commuter from giving the man cash, but was too late in stopping another "young girl" from doing so.
After receiving cash from the girl, the man apparently continued his mission in the next cabin.

referred to buy the man food​

Following the post, several users have commented that they would prefer to buy the man food, rather than part with their cash by giving it away in such a situation.

Others have apparently encountered the same man on public transport.

There were also those who adopted a more sympathetic approach, and felt that parting with a few dollars would be worth it, if the money could potentially go to helping someone in need.

This is not the first time such a case has been reported.

In 2020, a worker was thought to have repeatedly asked commuters for help with transportation fees, and reactions were similarly split.

Another middle-aged man has also been recorded doing the same late last year, frequently asking for S$4 to take the MRT train.

 

[Balls2U]

This fucker had approached me before. I rejected him but he continued to pester me. I had to tell him to fuck off from my sight unless he wants to become even poorer by wasting money on medical fees.

 

[jw5]

This fucker had approached me before. I rejected him but he continued to pester me. I had to tell him to fuck off from my sight unless he wants to become even poorer by wasting money on medical fees.

Did he get aggressive after you told him to fuck off?

 

[chickenpieforeveryone]

wonder how much he earns a day..

 

[Balls2U]

Did he get aggressive after you told him to fuck off?

He just walked away mumbling to himself. If he turned aggressive, I would have gladly contributed to his medical expenses.

 

[glockman]

So begging is illegal. Asking is ok?

I will start asking people in public now, and I will be extremely polite when I ask.

 

[jw5]

He just walked away mumbling to himself. If he turned aggressive, I would have gladly contributed to his medical expenses.

Sounds like a good outcome for both of you.

 

[Cottonmouth]

If he ask Gin for $4, she will ask him to lick clean her hai hai.

 

[Balls2U]

If only he start using his brain to the fullest, there are many ways to make money instead of begging.

 

[Balls2U]

If he ask Gin for $4, she will ask him to lick clean her hai hai.

That's providing a legitimate service in exchange for cash. At least he earns it himself by using his tongue.

 

[Cottonmouth]

That's providing a legitimate service in exchange for cash. At least he earns it himself by using his tongue.

For such a big piece, the rate should be $400.

 

[laksaboy]

So begging is illegal. Asking is ok?

I will start asking people in public now, and I will be extremely polite when I ask.

There are no beggars in Sinkieland. Therefore, it can only mean that he was not begging.

 

[Cottonmouth]

If he's up for hire. I will pay him $40 to fuck someone 10 times.

 

[KNNBPCB]

If there are no beggars in Sinkieland, I worry.

If at least half of beggars are not scammers, I worry.

 

[red amoeba]

I will ask him who he voted for. And ask him go ask his MP.

 

[bobby]

Lee Kuan Yew in 2007:

"You go down New York, Broadway. You will see the beggars, people of the streets… Where are the beggars in Singapore? Show me."

 

[CPTMiller]

Did he get aggressive after you told him to fuck off?

If pay just get it over why bother what he use your money for?
If don't pay just reject it.

 

[jw5]

If pay just get it over why bother what he use your money for?
If don't pay just reject it.

I never asked what he used the money for, only whether he got aggressive.