Yellow Ribbon Project - Unlock the Second Prison
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funny why funds must always come from the public.Originally posted by Honeybunz:The project need to raise fund mah. -
I'll believe that they're serious only if the bloody government leads the way first by hiring ex-cons. If not anything they say will ring hollow (come to think of it, most of what they say rings hollow)
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Gahmen always gon jiao wei..nothing they say makes snese anymore...watching simpsons is more entertaining and educational..Originally posted by av98m:I'll believe that they're serious only if the bloody government leads the way first by hiring ex-cons. If not anything they say will ring hollow (come to think of it, most of what they say rings hollow)
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which ngo organised this project?Originally posted by Honeybunz:The project need to raise fund mah. -
Why do they ask us to "unlock the second prison"? It sounds as though they are going back to jail again..
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because after being released fr the physical prisons they are still under captive by our prejudice and discrimination. This second prison is one torture for them and can only be unlocked by us.Originally posted by polarsnake:Why do they ask us to "unlock the second prison"? It sounds as though they are going back to jail again.. -
If not, they are still being trapped in a mental barrier.Originally posted by NT2:because after being released fr the physical prisons they are still under captive by our prejudice and discrimination. This second prison is one torture for them and can only be unlocked by us. -
Government always push the responsible to the public....Originally posted by dragg:funny why funds must always come from the public. -
Two years ago I volunteered at a workshop for the inmates' families. The purpose is to counsel them and teach them what to do and how to do when the inmates are released from prison. The workshop covered topics like LOVE lah, family lah etc.
Quite meaningful. Too bad, now I have full time job. Cannot help anymore. -
MCYS also got give money lah. In fact they give most of it. But still need a little bit more fund to continue the programme. Eg. sometimes MCYS will only fund 75% of the project cost and the respective organisation has to find ways to fund the remaining 25%. So they will either get another sponsor or do fundraising.Originally posted by dragg:funny why funds must always come from the public. -
very true.Originally posted by NT2:because after being released fr the physical prisons they are still under captive by our prejudice and discrimination. This second prison is one torture for them and can only be unlocked by us.
The first ppl who can unlock their 2nd prison will be the loved ones, followed by the rest of the community (ie us inclusive) . -
Exactly! The govt shld set the example by employing ex-convicts becoz if the govt is hoping for the private sector to do so, they can wait until all the cows come home ans still nothing will happen.......
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guys, do you think we should write this into ST forums and garner more information?
no intention of trying to be funny but i find it amusing why ex-convicts are not accepted into civil service. -
I don't understand what the big fuss is all about.
The yellow ribbon project does not mention which type of ex-offenders it is helping.
There is no way in hell I'm going to help molesters and rapists! This type of people should be hanged instead. -
As far as I'm concerned, they are convicts. Can't trust em. They only get one chance in life, and they blew it. They can only blame themselves. For their families, they be smart to stand up on their on and have little to do with these convicted family members. Everywhere you go, esp in govt service, the question is bound to come out if any immediate family member has been convicted. Smart convicts who do not want their kids to carry on their legacy will foster them out. Sad but true. This not only affects the convict, but the kids' lives afterwards. Again, they only have themselves to blame. They can't blame society.
No one will ever completely trust a convict. If something goes wrong, the immediate suspect or scapegoat will always be the convict. That is a fact in society, not only in Singapore, but many other parts of the world.
Personally, I would rather to have little to do with these convicts as much as possible.
The 2nd prison is always there. It is almost impossible to break out of it, unless you come from a rich and influential family. Such as Ho Kwon Ping. All these convicted felons, what kind of jobs can they get, even if they can get at all?
Tell me, if you are trying to get a cab at 1am, and you know the cabby is an ex-con, will you feel secure? It is a fact of life. Ex-cons just have to be prepared to get spit on repeatedly by society.
Singaporeans at the end of the day are bigots. Just look at all the old aunties and uncles and their old fashioned thinking, and the young people following eagerly into their bigotted mindsets. We chinese look down indians and malays and banglas. We call caucasians ang mohs. It is inbuilt and ingrained into our systems. What's more about convicts? -
i'm very upset with what the world has become or all along has been. ppl without compassion and a heart of forgiveness. tell me what's wrong with the world mama.
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They can always get a job by selling contraband cigarettes at Geylang.
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I think so too.Originally posted by Ito_^:government juz wan to push all social responsibilities to the private sector.. non-government organisations, etc.
From charity to ex cons, the government is pushing everything to the private sector.
Hey, why should they bother about Singaporeans when all they need to do is sit at their posh offices and collect million dollar salaries every year? -
Need 2 bucks meh? last year i went for the yellow ribbon jog (or whatever la) then an aunty came forward and asked if i wanted to show support to the ex-convicts by buying 1 yellow ribbon. I asked her how much I needed to pay. She said "Up to you"Originally posted by sinicker:i support the yellow ribbon project too! good that ex-cons are accepted back in society and work hard to earn their keep.
but i dun believe in paying $2 for a yellow ribbon.