MHA may honour officers in Dec 8 riot

[Papsmearer]

I did not know that Singapore awarded medals for cowardice.

 

[Papsmearer]

The people who should be getting a medal are those who died or were seriously injured or crippled during NS. There is no monument to them and in many cases, they were not even acknowledged and their cases are suppressed.

 

[halsey02]

The people who should be getting a medal are those who died or were seriously injured or crippled during NS. There is no monument to them and in many cases, they were not even acknowledged and their cases are suppressed.

You are lucky, you get honoured with a PARK BENCH, where the birds can sit on, some people bums....& be special, "some love making session"...!! that is for bravery....you run away from rioters, you get your chief to come down with cakes & medal??

 

[blackmondy]

I did not know that Singapore awarded medals for cowardice.

They should be awarded the medal of dishonor and received a certificate or maximum restraint. And do make sure their faces appear on our prostitute media !

 

[GoldenDragon]

I did not know that Singapore awarded medals for cowardice.

Always a first time for everything.

 

[xingguy]

Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh
The Straits Times
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014
The Ministry of Home Affairs will consider giving commendations to the men and women who performed outstandingly on the night of the Little India riot.

Said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday: "The Government will consider recognising the Home Team officers who answered the call to action to quell the riot that night in the face of personal danger and under difficult circumstances."

He was replying to several MPs who had asked how officers at the riot would be recognised.

The Committee of Inquiry (COI) had, in both its proceedings and its findings released last week, praised the efforts of first responders on the night of Dec 8.

Yesterday, there was an outpouring of praise as well in Parliament, notably from Ms Denise Phua (Moulmein-Kallang GRC), who oversees part of Little India.

She saluted them for their work while Mr Christopher de Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) asked the House to put on record the officers' bravery.

DPM Teo defended the ground commander that night after Mr Vikram Nair (Sembawang GRC) pointed out the COI had criticised Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lu Yeow Lim. Without naming DAC Lu, DPM Teo said while people can make an analysis of the incident after the fact, he has to assess the judgment officers make on the ground. "So I evaluate the actions of the commanders and the officers that night and I do not find them wanting."

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Really, "men and women who performed outstandingly on the night of the Little India riot"
Quell the riot that night :oIo::kma:
The riot was not quell that night.
The SOC was late and the riot just fizzle out when the SOC arrive at the scene.

"I do not find them wanting."

Video clips below shows otherwise.

Police hiding in ambulance and running away
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Angry Mob, no police in sight
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Police cars being flipped
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You are lucky, you get honoured with a PARK BENCH, where the birds can sit on, some people bums....& be special, "some love making session"...!! that is for bravery....you run away from rioters, you get your chief to come down with cakes & medal??

Before the park bench, it was just a memorial stone that lies a few metres from the Nicoll Highway collapse site for "Hero Heng" - foreman Heng Yeow Peow, who lost his life helping colleagues to safety a decade ago. Till this day his body still lies unrecovered under Nicoll Highway.

 

[wendychan]

fooking blardy joke?

and all i read this days is how much deniese phua has done

where are u when i have to call 999
to move the vomitting drunks from the area
?
when i have to tell the people who are drinking to move off from my back lane?

etc etc etc

i need to shout it from the roof tops all i have done for my street but i dont earn at least 15k a mth

 

[laksaboy]

You got to be kidding me....

They're doing whatever they can to boost the very low morale of the poodles.

Here's another example: buying them breakfast.

 

[borom]

We should only honour those that carried out voluntary action above and beyond the call of duty.

If they are just doing their jobs or carrying out orders, why should they be honoured?

 

[SAMMMYBOY]

How about SCDF LT. Tiffany Neo who shielded the bus driver and timekeeper and attended to the victim and another colleague?