Ex-Commando dying, no one helped. Because he was an Indian?

[Serpico]

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Friend dying, yet no one stopped to help

I AM writing about the death of my friend, Mr Rattan Singh Sandhu, on March 28. He was a kind and helpful person and had served the Singapore Armed Forces commando battalion for more than 30 years. More than 600 people attended his funeral. He was enjoying an evening walk near his home in Choa Chu Kang when he had a heart attack. Even while in pain, he managed to dial 999 on his cellphone. It was around 7.19pm. The location where he was fighting for his life was near an eatery. People just walked by and no one stopped to ask him if he was all right.

At about 7.55pm, Mr Rattan Singh dialled his son's number. Minutes later, his son arrived at the scene, but the ambulance had not. His son hailed a taxi to take his father to the nearest clinic.

On the way there, the cabby spotted the ambulance. He got the attention of the ambulance driver, and Mr Rattan Singh was taken the nearest hospital, but he did not survive. He was 53.

The circumstances surrounding his death compelled me to write this letter. I am troubled by the fact that nobody came to his aid.

We always pride ourselves on being a caring society. But when a fellow Singaporean was fighting for his life, did we stop to offer a helping hand? We are quick to donate when a calamity happens at home and abroad, but when a fellow Singaporean was in trouble, did we just look the other way?


K.T.S. Sivam

 

[kensington]

Singapore is one of the most selfish place on earth.
To each his own, that's the philosophy.

 

[xebay11]

Singapore is one of the most selfish place on earth.
To each his own, that's the philosophy.

And it certainly would not help if you were a Singh.

 

[po2wq]

... We always pride ourselves on being a caring society. ...

tis 1 ... tok oni ...

say care on 1 hand ... on another, raise prices, lower ur wages ... make u suffer ...

... We always pride ourselves on being a caring society. But when a fellow Singaporean was fighting for his life, did we stop to offer a helping hand? We are quick to donate when a calamity happens at home and abroad, but when a fellow Singaporean was in trouble, did we just look the other way? ...

gahmen lidat 1 wat ...

donate 2 other cuntries ... squeez n suffocate local lesser mortals ...


blame ze gahmen la ...

 

[Serpico]

And it certainly would not help if you were a Singh.

That should not have been the consideration to factor in, in the decision to lend a helping hand or not.. I'll help even if it was a PAP dog although I'll spit in his face after I've stabilised him!

 

[Watchman]

Help, no one wants to help . But funeral everyone wants to go ... 600 strong !

Everyone wants to eat at the reception !

 

[suteerak1099]

1 of the reasons y people don't wanna be a busybody and/or wanna get entangled in emergencies is simple. watch & learn

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[cass888]

Racist dogs of the MONGREL who bit his masters' hands LOUDHAILER chee soon juan, BEGONE. What has this got to do with him being an Indian? Government should arrest CSJ under the ISA for encouraging his followers to incite racist sentiments.

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Friend dying, yet no one stopped to help

I AM writing about the death of my friend, Mr Rattan Singh Sandhu, on March 28. He was a kind and helpful person and had served the Singapore Armed Forces commando battalion for more than 30 years. More than 600 people attended his funeral. He was enjoying an evening walk near his home in Choa Chu Kang when he had a heart attack. Even while in pain, he managed to dial 999 on his cellphone. It was around 7.19pm. The location where he was fighting for his life was near an eatery. People just walked by and no one stopped to ask him if he was all right.

At about 7.55pm, Mr Rattan Singh dialled his son's number. Minutes later, his son arrived at the scene, but the ambulance had not. His son hailed a taxi to take his father to the nearest clinic.

On the way there, the cabby spotted the ambulance. He got the attention of the ambulance driver, and Mr Rattan Singh was taken the nearest hospital, but he did not survive. He was 53.

The circumstances surrounding his death compelled me to write this letter. I am troubled by the fact that nobody came to his aid.

We always pride ourselves on being a caring society. But when a fellow Singaporean was fighting for his life, did we stop to offer a helping hand? We are quick to donate when a calamity happens at home and abroad, but when a fellow Singaporean was in trouble, did we just look the other way?


K.T.S. Sivam

 

[Serpico]

1 of the reasons y people don't wanna be a busybody and/or wanna get entangled in emergencies is simple. watch & learn

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Ask local ad agencies to beat that! First it brings tears to your eyes, than laughter and embarrassment.

 

[suteerak1099]

Ask local ad agencies to beat that! First it brings tears to your eyes, than laughter and embarrassment.

well, thats 1 thing i've enjoyed about thai adverts, corny, but they get the message across...... deeply etched in your memory too.

sg commercials, ya right........ u watch them several times a day, yet u forget them the very next moment. u go "erm, what ad was that again? was it a slimming thing, or was it about some holiday getaway thing?"

 

[NoOnEsAwMe]

so, if someone walking near me falls down, i'm EXPECTED to go to his aid?
why should I?
because some idiot(s) think that SG is "caring" society?
because that guy who dropped dead was an ex-SAF commando?
because that guy who dropped dead was a kind and caring person (how the hell would I know that he did not tekan others like a bastard at some point of his life, hence his own short life is a consequence?)?

such naivety.

 

[suteerak1099]

this society we live in is rather vicious. u help, but they turn around to say u molest/ outrage their modesty while unconscious etc.

 

[brandon66]

something seems amiss - did he actually looked as if he was in need of help?

if he can still call the ambulance and his son, it would seem that he was still conscious, and other people may no know know that he was unwell

i'm sure if he had asked for help, someone would respond, Indian or no Indian

i've personally encountered 2 situations involving Indians:

1. one indian was lying down near my blk's playground, seems to be unconscious. me and another person shook him and ask if he was alright. turned out he was drunk and fell asleep there

2. i was walking towards a overhead bridge, saw one indan coming down the stairs with difficulty, looks as if he may fall. so i wanted to approach him and help, but as i was nearing him, he started scolding vulgarities (something along the line of "Chinese bastards") and even gave me the :oIo: my guess was that he was intoxicated

 

[SAMURAISAN]

It is unfortunate the man died but there is nothing unusual or exceptional about the circumstances to suggest racial prejudice..so stop being a cunt trying to stir up racial feelings. You 're a fucking Indian or what?

 

[SAMURAISAN]

If an Indian was lying on the ground in need of mouth to mouth recusitation would you oblige him? It's not racial - brudders- just the fucking smell.

 

[Zombie]

The last time someone jumped into the Singapore River(?) to save a woman and got cut, was asked to pay $$ at the hospital for treatment.

 

[captainxerox]

singys are like that. selfish, act blur, say no time. karma will befall on these ppl. wait, karma already here, we have the pap gahment

 

[halsey02]

Singapore is one of the most selfish place on earth.
To each his own, that's the philosophy.

You cannot actually blame the people, for the government & the educational system they promotes produces, selfish, money-faced, thoughtless people in large numbers. There are many polite, etc..but that is a minority & these people were most likely educated from the 1950's to the 1970's.

 

[cheekenpie]

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Friend dying, yet no one stopped to help

I AM writing about the death of my friend, Mr Rattan Singh Sandhu, on March 28. He was a kind and helpful person and had served the Singapore Armed Forces commando battalion for more than 30 years. More than 600 people attended his funeral. He was enjoying an evening walk near his home in Choa Chu Kang when he had a heart attack. Even while in pain, he managed to dial 999 on his cellphone. It was around 7.19pm. The location where he was fighting for his life was near an eatery. People just walked by and no one stopped to ask him if he was all right.

At about 7.55pm, Mr Rattan Singh dialled his son's number. Minutes later, his son arrived at the scene, but the ambulance had not. His son hailed a taxi to take his father to the nearest clinic.

On the way there, the cabby spotted the ambulance. He got the attention of the ambulance driver, and Mr Rattan Singh was taken the nearest hospital, but he did not survive. He was 53.

The circumstances surrounding his death compelled me to write this letter. I am troubled by the fact that nobody came to his aid.

We always pride ourselves on being a caring society. But when a fellow Singaporean was fighting for his life, did we stop to offer a helping hand? We are quick to donate when a calamity happens at home and abroad, but when a fellow Singaporean was in trouble, did we just look the other way?


K.T.S. Sivam

I 100% agree with his last point that bleeding-heart Singaporeans empty their pockets to foreign causes, or to build mega-churches, but disappear into the darkness when a fellow citizen is down.

 

[chuckyworld]

Who say no help, I help what.

When i was back in Singapore last year November, Indian lady was struck by motorbike ridden by indian in woodland area, the indian lady daughter or granddaughter only know how to cries why her mother or grandma was lying on the road, i ask the granny not to move and call ambulance for her and was beside her till ambulance arrive.

My brother in law help the biker.

There are a number of indians standing around watching none come forward and help, doesn't even want to help translate , like asking her not move.

Helping other come from within you don't need to ask, i did not hang around once i have told the para medic what happen.