Like to complain about Singapore's fines?
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New York has been known as a city that is bringing down its crime rate but it seems to also pick up some characteristics of our country along with it.
The new yorkers are hopping mad. City authorities are on a ticket writing spree such as this woman who spoke loudly to her neighbour and got fined.
This man who had to shell out a US$100($173) fine for sitting on a milke crate.
There was even a case of a 18 years old and 6 months pregnant Crystal Rivera who was fined $US 50 after sitting on subway stairs to catch her breath.
Carrying an open bottle of water onto a bus or being a man in a playground without a child can get you fined too.
Parking fines are also increased at more than $100 each.
And the Americans say we're a "Fine" City!
To read the exact article,it's on pg 36 of the New Paper Thursday June 12, 2003. -
Read that article, I bet those in the US who criticised Singapore as a fine city will not stand up and admit to it now.
Actually, Singapore's reputation as a "Fine City" is a bit unjust now. I was in Melbourne for 4 years and trust, me, there are fines for just about every damn thing too, eg fail to put on a helmet when riding a bicycle and you're liable for a A$20(A$1 = S$1.156) fine when you meet the Aussie bicycle cops(man some of those sheila cops look HOT!!) although, to be honest, you deserve everything you get when you ride a bike without a helmet.
Cheat on public transport fares and you get slapped with a A$500 fine. It was A$100 when I first went to Melbourne, increased to A$200 some time after I got there and increased to its level now just before I left. And the inspectors work in teams of 4-8 and have been known to arm-lock and physically restrain fare cheats. And you thought those uncles and aunties who take your ez-link cards are draconian huh?
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Not only that ar....if there is an old person or preagnet(sic) lady on board a public transport you are REQUIRED to give up your sit or get fined A$200!Originally posted by Viper52:Read that article, I bet those in the US who criticised Singapore as a fine city will not stand up and admit to it now.
Actually, Singapore's reputation as a "Fine City" is a bit unjust now. I was in Melbourne for 4 years and trust, me, there are fines for just about every damn thing too, eg fail to put on a helmet when riding a bicycle and you're liable for a A$20(A$1 = S$1.156) fine when you meet the Aussie bicycle cops(man some of those sheila cops look HOT!!) although, to be honest, you deserve everything you get when you ride a bike without a helmet.
Cheat on public transport fares and you get slapped with a A$500 fine. It was A$100 when I first went to Melbourne, increased to A$200 some time after I got there and increased to its level now just before I left. And the inspectors work in teams of 4-8 and have been known to arm-lock and physically restrain fare cheats. And you thought those uncles and aunties who take your ez-link cards are draconian huh? -
wasn't the NY fines thing reported quite long ago?
i remember reading about it almost 2-3 months ago. the NYPD was running outta cash and they told their officers to issue more summons to bring in the money. -
at least in NY, there hasn't been any suicide attacks over fines... in Taiwan, there were 2 incidents of suicide attacks already!
seems that the cops there, particularly traffic cops, ticket everything and anything... like this guy was parking illegally for 15 minutes, got 2 tickets from 2 separate officers...
all in all, they wrote 17 million tickets for 11 million drivers... truck and taxi drivers get something like 5 a month... -
NO NO NO!! The americans dun say we are a fine city! NO NO NO, its you all ungrateful Singaporeans who say we Singapore island is bad and too FINE for your! Your say u bueh song cos of the fines, now i point to America and u can see, America much muich worse lar! So u better love it or leave it man! LOVE SINGAPORE OR LEAVE IT WHY?
Because in SINGAPOOORREE SINGAPORRE! My heart is big and wide you will FINE
Becuase in singapooooree singapooooreeee you will FINE happiness for yooooourrrrr!
I wanna get a spot to sing the song on tv 1 day -
hahah! good one!Originally posted by chaar123:NO NO NO!! The americans dun say we are a fine city! NO NO NO, its you all ungrateful Singaporeans who say we Singapore island is bad and too FINE for your! Your say u bueh song cos of the fines, now i point to America and u can see, America much muich worse lar! So u better love it or leave it man! LOVE SINGAPORE OR LEAVE IT WHY?
Because in SINGAPOOORREE SINGAPORRE! My heart is big and wide you will FINE
Becuase in singapooooree singapooooreeee you will FINE happiness for yooooourrrrr!
I wanna get a spot to sing the song on tv 1 day
i got no complains abt the fines, hey, its been working fine so far rite? so why bother???
P.S. this attitude will last until I get my first fine.