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  • Police Officers In Shanghai Knocked Down Woman And Child Over Parking Ticket [Video Viral]

    Police Officers In Shanghai Knocked Down Woman And Child Over Parking Ticket [Video Viral]

    Footage has emerged from China of a police officer slamming to the ground a woman holding a child.

    In the video, which was filmed in Shanghai on September 1, the woman holds a toddler with one arm as she argues with a police officer.

    When the woman begins to push the officer, he later slams her and her child to the ground hard.

    Two passersby rush to help the distressed child as the police restrain her mother with force.

    Some infuriated by the incident allegedly attacked the officers involved and was recorded in a separate video.

    The police officer has been suspended, according to local news.

    It is believed that the confrontation was over a parking infringement.

     

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  • Will Malay-Muslim Officers In Frontline Public Service Roles Be Allowed To Wear Hijabs If Halimah Yacob Becomes President?

    Will Malay-Muslim Officers In Frontline Public Service Roles Be Allowed To Wear Hijabs If Halimah Yacob Becomes President?

    The online sphere is especially interested in establishment favourite Halimah, who finally announced her intention to take part in the race after months of speculation, last Sunday.

    Questions on Halimah’s ‘malayness’ and whether she can really participate in an election that has been expressly set aside for Malay candidates, given that her father is Indian, have gained much traction.

    Opinions that her resignation as a minority MP goes against the basis of the GRC system have also been volleyed by several prominent parties. Former PAP MP Inderjit Singh said that a sitting MP resigning from office to contest the presidential race may go against the spirit of the Office as intended by Lee Kuan Yew, while ex-Association of Malay Professionals director Nizam Ismail asserted that Halimah’s resignation will dilute minority representation in Marsiling Yew-Tee GRC and in Parliament.

    Meanwhile, opposition political party Singapore Democratic Party has taken issue with the Government’s decision to not call for a by-election to fill Halimah’s roles. Calling the decision “an abuse of the system” and one that “makes a mockery of the general elections,” the party said that it is exploring legal remedies to compel the Government to call for a by-election.

    In the midst of all this, former senior political correspondent from the Straits Times, Ismail Kassim, has put forth another question about Halimah’s candidacy: if Halimah becomes president, will a photo of her wearing the hijab hang in all public sector offices?

    This question is particularly notable since Malay-Muslim women in public service frontline roles, like police officers and nurses, are still not freely allowed to wear hijabs at work in Singapore.

    What do you think? Will Malay-Muslim women in frontline public service roles still be barred from wearing the hijab if the head of state is a hijab-wearing woman? Or will such women be finally free to wear hijabs if Halimah is elected?

     

    Source: www.theindependent.sg

  • Tribute To Our Fallen Officer: Remember When You Go Against Him, You’re Going Against Everyone In Blue

    Tribute To Our Fallen Officer: Remember When You Go Against Him, You’re Going Against Everyone In Blue

    The passing of a fellow unknown comrade has got me thinking again about the society we live in and this job. I haven’t been in this thin blue line for long but I can safety say that my fellow comrades would very much feel the same grief and heartache.

    It’s disappointing and heartbreaking to know that people have no respect for Home Team Officers. I’m not talking about those who attend and participate in the Home Team Festival to show support to Home Team officers. I’m talking about people in general, perhaps the minority. So take no offence at all. Just like how you jump upon every chance to demean and condemn them. I’m taking this chance to say my thoughts.

    His fatality has brought you joy in many ways. But little did you know that he’s probably the one who stop someone else from speeding so your family would come home unhurt.

    You talk about abuse of powers but you have no idea how much of domestic abuse and violence he has seen, just enough to use necessary force to subdue a subject.

    You call in sick due to “flu, slight headache, or fever”, and enjoy your day, while he works despite having all these exact symptoms so that at the end of the day, you get to sleep peacefully.

    You have the luxury of having long and uninterrupted meal breaks not having to worry about work at all. While he barely has time for a drink on certain days.

    You work 8 hours a day and have the audacity to talk about work life balance while he works on a average of 14 hours a day.

    You made sure you had your phones with you before you left home while he catches the last glimpse of home before heading to work not knowing if it could be his last.

    You criticise the police force and say they are never good enough at how they do or what they do. But the officer blast the siren, while the person in front of him refuses to move or give way, because he thinks that he has the right of way, or probably because he’s on the phone.

    You laugh at fallen officer about how stupid they are. But that officer runs into every situation when everyone else is running away from it, in order to make sure no one gets hurt or loses their life doing it. You go against him for any reason you could possibly have but, as soon as you need help, he is there.

    He gets scrutinised for almost everything he does, be it in good faith or bad, but we take it in a positive light because we provide an extraordinary service. One that no other sectors provide. He don’t need you to be thankful for everything he does, but at the very least, hope that you don’t scrutinise him for every single little thing he does.

    You see what you choose to see or talk about, but there’s also things that you are absolutely unaware of.

    If you disagree with the fact that our police force is one of the best of its kind in the world and that we are just not good enough to your standards. I challenge you to don this uniform and walk the ground. I challenge you to live in a city where your soul, peace and security is at treat every single minute.

    Let me quote a close colleague of mine who said, In this line of duty, it’s always about “I don’t know if I’ll make to home to see my family again.” To some you might find it foolish, because you take for granted that Singapore is just safe and secure, and nothing could possibility go wrong. Then I’m here to tell you that you’re every bit as wrong. Read up, the threat ain’t getting any smaller or further.

    So before you go on a rampage. Stop and take a minute to think. When you go against him you’re going against everyone in blue. Because what we do here, is MORE THAN JUST A JOB.

    Here’s a quote from the movie, End of Watch.

    Source: Karthik Vinod