Gangsters--the biggest threat in 60's
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If u think the biggest problems right after SG independence were
communists,communalists, unemployment,lack of housing,u are wrong.......What was the biggest problem he faced when he and his People's Action Party began to piece Singapore back together in the 1960s? Surprisingly, Lee (Kuan Yew)said it wasn't the economy, national security nor public schools, but rather the omnipresent, oppressive, lawless, marauding drug gangs who roamed the streets, terrorised the citizenry and kept the decent people of Singapore indoors at night.
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The British had largely ignored the gangsters during their reign. As a result of this debilitating carte blanche, the problem mushroomed into a living nightmare. Roaming gangs controlled the streets not only by night but also during the day, and the threat of being an innocent but dead bystander in a drug gang gun battle or drive-by was real. It was impossible to build a peaceful society with that kind of arrant misconduct, insisted Lee.
I (Tom Plate)asked him what he did to combat the gangs.
'We had the army arrest them and put them in jail.'
'So, how did the trials go?' I said, reasonably.
'We didn't have trials,' the senior statesman replied directly.
'What?!' I tried to seem unruffled but I think I failed. My Americanness was shining through too obviously.
'You see, Tom, we inherited the British system of justice which requires the first-person testimony of one gang member to convict another one. But the gangs would kill off anybody who talked, so what developed was a revolving door system in which an arrest would be made and there'd be a trial which hinged on the testimony of a witness who then would be killed by agents of the indicted gangsters, and out the door would go the criminals, back onto the streets.'
'Why couldn't the police protect the witnesses?'
'They weren't strong enough.'
'So what did you do?'
'We let the army round them up and put the gang members in jail,' Lee said.
'So, where are they today?'
'By and large, they are still in jail.'
'But that's preposterous!'
He looked me in the eye clearly and evenly, and said directly, without a trace of apology: 'Mr Plate, haven't you noticed? The streets of Singapore are safe.'
He had me there. Years later, my spunky wife Andrea put this to me: I want to go away for a week, by myself, without obnoxious you or pain-in-the-neck child around me. I need a week all to myself. What, in your view, is the most interesting and safe place for a woman alone? Easy, I answered, Singapore. She went and mainly loved it. She went several times again, and again mainly loved the place, though she has been developing the very strong view that the former prime minister ought to lighten up a little and let his people enjoy themselves more. Then the place might be near-perfect. ....
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Tom Plate is a UCLA professor, columnist and regular contributor toThe South China Morning Post, Mainichi Shimbun, The China Times, The Korea Times, The Khaleej Times, The Seattle Times, The San Diego Business Journal, and The Straits Times. A longtime journalist, he is the founder of the Asia Pacific Media Network, now called AsiaMedia and Asia Pacific Arts, and of the new UCLA Media Center. His latest book, Confessions of a Media Man, is to be published in October by Marshall Cavendish.
The above articel has appeared in ST.
2.No need to trust LKY 100%.Pl ask your grand/parents now and
post their answers now.
3.Dunt blame ISA and CRIMINAL LAW (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT(CHAPTER 67)
We have been protected by the Acts...
4.HK is a good example of organised gangsters.
A series of criminal damages in Hong Kongshows HK is
deeply disturbed by organised gangsters.
police guarding house of HK richest man,boss of New World Group
16 buildings of the Group,incl HQ were vandalised.
Security Room was crashed and nearly hurted few secuirity men. -
again i must say ur post is VERY messy.
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:
Don't shame Singapore's world class education system. Please. You and a few others are living proof why the minister of education shouldn't be paid million dollars worth of salary a year.
If u think the biggest problems right after SG independence were
communists,communalists, unemployment,lack of housing,u are wrong.
The above articel has appeared in ST.
2[b].No need to trust LKY 100%.Pl ask your grand/parents now and
post their answers now.
3.Dunt blame ISA and CRIMINAL LAW (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT(CHAPTER 67)
We have been protected by the Acts...
4.HK is a good example of organised gangsters.
A series of criminal damages in Hong Kongshows HK is
deeply disturbed by organised gangsters.
police guarding house of HK richest man,boss of New World Group
16 buildings of the Group,incl HQ were vandalised.
Security Room was crashed and nearly hurted few secuirity men.[/b]
Meh.
I can't even make head or tails of what you are putting forward. -
you dont support Speak Good English campaign dont you?
look down on it is it?
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Hahahah ....Lionnoisy ...the ardent supporter of the government ...shaming the government ...hahahaOriginally posted by laurence82:you dont support Speak Good English campaign dont you?
look down on it is it? -
there's a psychological term for such forms of schizophrenic behavior..I think.Originally posted by fymk:Hahahah ....Lionnoisy ...the ardent supporter of the government ...shaming the government ...hahaha -
like?Originally posted by LazerLordz:there's a psychological term for such forms of schizophrenic behavior..I think.
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Hehehe.......Originally posted by fymk:Don't shame Singapore's world class education system. Please. You and a few others are living proof why the minister of education shouldn't be paid million dollars worth of salary a year.
Meh.
I can't even make head or tails of what you are putting forward.
He's not out to make any points, he is just a propaganda machine. He will cut and post anything that will make the government look good.
I think somebody taught him the correct format of posting before, but he just don't get it. -
Stupidity?Originally posted by LazerLordz:there's a psychological term for such forms of schizophrenic behavior..I think.
Paranoia?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? -
why lionnoisy never listen to our government and learn how to use proper english?
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In Common Singlish:
"You mean now got no gangsters?"
In Proper English:
"You mean to say there are no ganagsters now?"
Personally, I do not support broken English, but I can relate to why Singlish is often used - it is simply a shortcut. Faster, and to the point although broken.
Anyway, do you all know who is the Biggest Gangster currently?
"I donneed to say lah..." -
Now, it's no longer a threat...
it is the reality of 21st century Singapore... -
This, I have to agree with you.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Anyway, do you all know who is the Biggest Gangster currently?
"I donneed to say lah..."
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I think one of the biggest threats then was not the gangsters, but the police.
I know a friend who was a police volunteer, who did it for the money. The pay was low, but with the uniform, these police officers raided the many illegal gambling dens. They would make a lot of noise, wait for the gamblers to flee in panic, and then move in to take the money on the tables. They divided up the money, and then went back to the station to declare that the raid netted some money, but only a fraction of what actually went into their own pockets. Everyone was priased for doing a good job, and everyone made some $$$ out if it too!
After only a few years in the police, my friend had enough money to go to USA to get his degree! -
Originally posted by blueheeler:I think one of the biggest threats then was not the gangsters, but the police.
I know a friend who was a police volunteer, who did it for the money. The pay was low, but with the uniform, these police officers raided the many illegal gambling dens. They would make a lot of noise, wait for the gamblers to flee in panic, and then move in to take the money on the tables. They divided up the money, and then went back to the station to declare that the raid netted some money, but only a fraction of what actually went into their own pockets. Everyone was priased for doing a good job, and everyone made some $$$ out if it too!
After only a few years in the police, my friend had enough money to go to USA to get his degree!
i want to volunteer pullice