Violent Abuse in Public
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Source: ST FORUM
Violent abuse at eatery but security guards won't intervene
Recently while having lunch in Marche in VivoCity, my family and I witnessed an unpleasant incident in which a young man started physically abusing a woman, presumably his partner.
He snatched her handbag and whenever she made an attempt to take it back, he would grab her arm and twist it violently and hit her on the face.
This blatant abuse continued for at least half an hour with the girl crying and trying to fight back (to no avail), until finally the situation became unbearable to watch, and my mother alerted an employee in the restaurant.
The Marche employee then called security. However, when a few security guards finally did appear, they did not intervene and proceeded to walk away.
This prompted the employee to try to call them back and further emphasise how violently the young man was behaving, yet the security guards just laughed and appeared to shrug it off.
We were later told that they did not want to interfere, as they believed it was none of their business.
Frankly, I am appalled at the way in which this event unfolded and the apathetic attitude of the VivoCity security guards. The woman in question was clearly distressed and upset and, judging by her partner's abusive behaviour, was also in a fair amount of pain.
When someone helpless is in trouble, even if he or she is too frightened or embarrassed to ask for help, I believe that it is our duty to attempt to help the person regardless of whether we are acquainted with them.
I just hope more Singaporeans can adopt this attitude so such situations, upsetting for all parties involved, can be avoided in the future.
Katarzyna Anna Sluzek (Ms)
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actually i saw once b4 at bugis
It was around early morn 1+ liao
den got this indian guy he refused to let his gf go off
and keep pulling her arm roughly and shout very loud
and the grp of us jus LL walk pass them
but the guy jus stop his action when we walk pass
but we dun wan ani trouble -
bollywood.
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seriously is it too much to call the police for this?
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but even if we call police
wat if the drama already over lei?
den later police say we JI Siao them -
maybe gals caused too much trouble for the guys
AS the saying goes:
GALS ARE NOTHING BUT _________????
/run away from female forumnites
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If we all adopt this mentality, u see someone leave a bag on the train dont call 999 la... its just a bag wad.
somethings must excersise ur own reading of the situation, but obvious stuff that is happening infront of u pls do something n not just stand there. -
but den, if alot ppl fighting and u onli 1 person, how?Originally posted by Pitot:If we all adopt this mentality, u see someone leave a bag on the train dont call 999 la... its just a bag wad.
somethings must excersise ur own reading of the situation, but obvious stuff that is happening infront of u pls do something n not just stand there. -
i said call 999 n excercise ur own reading of the situation which part u dont understand?Originally posted by gigabyte14:but den, if alot ppl fighting and u onli 1 person, how? -
i wonder why the person who called the employee to contact the security guards didn't interfere too??
only gd at asking ppl to do it, cos it is their job?
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i saying another scenario maOriginally posted by Pitot:i said call 999 n excercise ur own reading of the situation which part u dont understand? -
do you have authority?Originally posted by Kenashi:i wonder why the person who called the employee to contact the security guards didn't interfere too??
only gd at asking ppl to do it, cos it is their job? -
Read my post again.Originally posted by gigabyte14:i saying another scenario ma -
im nt referring to ur post la zzz..Originally posted by Pitot:Read my post again.
nvrm la, since u dun understand, i wun pursue it further. -
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need what authority.Originally posted by Pitot:do you have authority?
just to ask that guy to stop hurting the gal, not asking u to fight that guy
just like u saw a thief running off with a handbag, u ain't the police, r u oso not going to give chase??
most bullies will back off once they found themselves confronting a third party. -
What if the bully turn ard and ask u KPO for wad
den wan to fight with u?
All i noe is that in spore even if that person fight u and u self defence, u are also considered wrong -
But i think that we shld not intervene.Originally posted by Kenashi:need what authority.
just to ask that guy to stop hurting the gal, not asking u to fight that guy
most bullies will back off once they found themselves confronting a third party.
Let the people with authority handle it and not put ourselves into the situation. We will potentially be the involed instead of solving it.
Dont risk ur life.. always call 999 n observe.. not put urself in danger. -
no ur not wrong.Originally posted by pierre^^:What if the bully turn ard and ask u KPO for wad
den wan to fight with u?
All i noe is that in spore even if that person fight u and u self defence, u are also considered wrong -
as i said, most bullies will back off, if u met one that ain't budging, then stand in his way lah, if he start throwing punches at u, u can act in self-defence.Originally posted by pierre^^:What if the bully turn ard and ask u KPO for wad
den wan to fight with u?
All i noe is that in spore even if that person fight u and u self defence, u are also considered wrong
sorry hor, self defence is not considered wrong, police won't n can't bring charges for self-defence.
if u read case laws, there are instances that killing in self-defence is innocent -
Pls dont create more problems instead of solving it.Originally posted by Kenashi:as i said, most bullies will back off, if u met one that ain't budging, then stand in his way lah, if he start throwing punches at u, u can act in self-defence. -
but actually..if there was such a case..is it right or not to step in?
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no lei
when i read in news abt car accident hor
this guy buai song call the other names
den the other gave him a punch
den the kana punched one fight back
in the end both kana -
like sitting on yr butt will solve problemsOriginally posted by Pitot:Pls dont create more problems instead of solving it. -
no right or wrong. but police recomends u to keep urself safe n out of danger n call them
not get hurt urself. -
name calling dosent warrant a punch in response. -_-"Originally posted by pierre^^:no lei
when i read in news abt car accident hor
this guy buai song call the other names
den the other gave him a punch
den the kana punched one fight back
in the end both kana