These are desperate times...........
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Hand railings stolen from Bukit Batok Central pavement
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 09 June 2007 1745 hrs
SINGAPORE: Two thieves have struck in broad daylight and stolen hand railings along a pavement on Friday.
Police say a 20 year old woman called them after witnessing two men removing the orange-coloured railings at about 4pm near Block 121 Bukit Batok Central.
The men placed the railings in a lorry with a green canvas before walking towards Bukit Batok Central.
The lorry driver then drove off.
The two men were said to be fair complexioned and dressed in blue shirt and pants - while the lorry driver was said to be elderly, fair complexioned, plump and dressed in a blue shirt and black shorts.
Seems these days, people are so desperate, they willing to take the risk by pilfering public property in broad daylight. Things like these seldom happen in the past. How much can you gain by selling the railings? I don't think it is worth the while considering the prison sentence involved. So, these people who steal the railings must be people in dire straits trying to put food on the table. Anyway I respect these people for not robbing old ladies in lifts, at least got balls to pilfer from government, who has a deep pocket.
I hope nobody reports the crime if they see it. Wonder if the good samaritan rule would work in a witness' favour, or would the witness be deemed an abettor. -
Last year got newspaper article on it
Thieves are breaking into abandoned state property and steal metals and other materials, like copper wiring -
Won't call them thieves, more like underprivileged collecting social welfare from the government. How much can they make by selling the scrap metals?Originally posted by laurence82:Last year got newspaper article on it
Thieves are breaking into abandoned state property and steal metals and other materials, like copper wiring
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LOL...
You can see just how ROBUST our economy is under their leadership....
Better keep your mouth shut at night if you have metal fillings in your teeth... you might wake up to find your fillings stolen!!
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Could be the work of some Foreign Talent leh.........
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I think is more due to the supply and demand of the world market than the desperate time. If 7 yrs ago,such things is very rare! Cos the price of metal is low and really not worth the effort to do such things. And at that time ecomomic crisis is still luking...
But now the price of metal is skyrocketing. Yes,the living expenses of Sg has gone up too. But is more due to the demand for expense metal that gives them another way to earn quick bucks... -
Originally posted by maurizio13:
It's a grim realisation of the harsh realities of a fascist regime which is so "uniquely Singapore"...
Won't call them thieves, more like [b]underprivileged collecting social welfare from the government. How much can they make by selling the scrap metals?
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someone stole my mother's bike, i wonder whether the thief just trying to get the metal post instead
lot of metal post for bikes had been ripped off
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those who are in the industry will know it actually very profitable to sell metals like copper and steel.
these high prices are here to stay just like oil.
if you happen to buy nikel battery. look for the prices as well.
it has gone sky rocket and propel many smaller battery maker in china to wind up.
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They are dumb thieves...
Even if u want to do criminal offence, do at nite lah ... do at broad daylight for wat ??? Unless u are saying tat metal bar wont appear at night. If there is some complain by the public, government agency sure do something. So end of the day, you broke yr own rice bowl.
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do at night time more prominent, u think, in the night is much more quiet compared to day time, if do it during daytime the public might think they (the thieves) are contractors.