$300k Compensation for Being Miscaned!

[makapaaa]

Taxable?

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COMPENSATION FOR CANING ERROR
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Family wants to keep mum on sum
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Worry that friends, relatives may come asking 'for a cut' </TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>

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Mr Dickson Tan was given three extra strokes of the cane by mistake. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THE amount of compensation a former prison inmate received from the Government for having taken additional strokes of the cane while behind bars will stay unknown.
The Home Affairs Ministry said last Saturday that it was fine with disclosing the details of the settlement - till now confidential - if Mr Dickson Tan, 21, was fine with it as well. But his family members, afraid that relatives and friends might think they had scored a windfall and come knocking for 'a cut of the money'', would rather keep the amount to themselves.
His mother Peggy Ho, 53, told The Straits Times that revealing the sum would 'bring on more difficulties' for the family.
She added that her husband was also against disclosing the settlement amount so as not to draw unwanted attention. Also, far from being a windfall for the family, the payout has been used to settle debts from some failed investments.
The Government settled the suit last month for an undisclosed sum, believed to be below the $300,000 Mr Tan had sought, for having borne eight lashes instead of the five he was to get.
He was convicted in February last year of helping an illegal moneylender harass a debtor and was also sentenced to nine months in jail.
He is now struggling as a daily-rated contract painter, his mother said. K.C. VIJAYAN



Sep 16, 2008
COMPENSATION FOR CANING ERROR
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Family wants to keep mum on sum
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Worry that friends, relatives may come asking 'for a cut' </TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>

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Mr Dickson Tan was given three extra strokes of the cane by mistake. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THE amount of compensation a former prison inmate received from the Government for having taken additional strokes of the cane while behind bars will stay unknown.
The Home Affairs Ministry said last Saturday that it was fine with disclosing the details of the settlement - till now confidential - if Mr Dickson Tan, 21, was fine with it as well. But his family members, afraid that relatives and friends might think they had scored a windfall and come knocking for 'a cut of the money'', would rather keep the amount to themselves.
His mother Peggy Ho, 53, told The Straits Times that revealing the sum would 'bring on more difficulties' for the family.
She added that her husband was also against disclosing the settlement amount so as not to draw unwanted attention. Also, far from being a windfall for the family, the payout has been used to settle debts from some failed investments.
The Government settled the suit last month for an undisclosed sum, believed to be below the $300,000 Mr Tan had sought, for having borne eight lashes instead of the five he was to get.
He was convicted in February last year of helping an illegal moneylender harass a debtor and was also sentenced to nine months in jail.
He is now struggling as a daily-rated contract painter, his mother said.
K.C. VIJAYAN

 

[DIVISION1]

Taxable?

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Sep 16, 2008
COMPENSATION FOR CANING ERROR
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Family wants to keep mum on sum
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Worry that friends, relatives may come asking 'for a cut' </TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>

</TD><TD width=10>

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom>

Mr Dickson Tan was given three extra strokes of the cane by mistake. -- ST FILE PHOTO
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>



<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THE amount of compensation a former prison inmate received from the Government for having taken additional strokes of the cane while behind bars will stay unknown.
The Home Affairs Ministry said last Saturday that it was fine with disclosing the details of the settlement - till now confidential - if Mr Dickson Tan, 21, was fine with it as well. But his family members, afraid that relatives and friends might think they had scored a windfall and come knocking for 'a cut of the money'', would rather keep the amount to themselves.
His mother Peggy Ho, 53, told The Straits Times that revealing the sum would 'bring on more difficulties' for the family.
She added that her husband was also against disclosing the settlement amount so as not to draw unwanted attention. Also, far from being a windfall for the family, the payout has been used to settle debts from some failed investments.
The Government settled the suit last month for an undisclosed sum, believed to be below the $300,000 Mr Tan had sought, for having borne eight lashes instead of the five he was to get.
He was convicted in February last year of helping an illegal moneylender harass a debtor and was also sentenced to nine months in jail.
He is now struggling as a daily-rated contract painter, his mother said. K.C. VIJAYAN



Sep 16, 2008
COMPENSATION FOR CANING ERROR
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Family wants to keep mum on sum
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Worry that friends, relatives may come asking 'for a cut' </TR><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>

</TD><TD width=10>

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom>

Mr Dickson Tan was given three extra strokes of the cane by mistake. -- ST FILE PHOTO
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>




<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THE amount of compensation a former prison inmate received from the Government for having taken additional strokes of the cane while behind bars will stay unknown.
The Home Affairs Ministry said last Saturday that it was fine with disclosing the details of the settlement - till now confidential - if Mr Dickson Tan, 21, was fine with it as well. But his family members, afraid that relatives and friends might think they had scored a windfall and come knocking for 'a cut of the money'', would rather keep the amount to themselves.
His mother Peggy Ho, 53, told The Straits Times that revealing the sum would 'bring on more difficulties' for the family.
She added that her husband was also against disclosing the settlement amount so as not to draw unwanted attention. Also, far from being a windfall for the family, the payout has been used to settle debts from some failed investments.
The Government settled the suit last month for an undisclosed sum, believed to be below the $300,000 Mr Tan had sought, for having borne eight lashes instead of the five he was to get.
He was convicted in February last year of helping an illegal moneylender harass a debtor and was also sentenced to nine months in jail.
He is now struggling as a daily-rated contract painter, his mother said.
K.C. VIJAYAN

Money should be confiscated back. What windfall and what rubbish about relatives wanting money? To settle debts from some failed investments? I thought the issue was to seek emotional and psychological damages, not strike lotttery.

 

[jw5]

Money should be confiscated back. What windfall and what rubbish about relatives wanting money? To settle debts from some failed investments? I thought the issue was to seek emotional and psychological damages, not strike lotttery.

I don't see this punk ever being a useful member of society.
Just look at his spoilt brat face.

 

[mengzai]

I don't see this punk ever being a useful member of society.
Just look at his spoilt brat face.

then write off & dump at lor halos.... , who will indent a truck for this disposal?

 

[silverspoon]

then write off & dump at lor halos.... , who will indent a truck for this disposal?

guess who is paying his 300,000? tax payer again....

should deduct this amount from the minister salary

 

[Cestbon]

guess who is paying his 300,000? tax payer again....

should deduct this amount from the minister salary

The money should be pay by the Officers involves in the wrong canning process not by the gov.

 

[pia]

I don't see this punk ever being a useful member of society.
Just look at his spoilt brat face.

Definitely not an angel.. being an Ah Long runner. But however said, justice must apply for all, and he cannot be punished more than his dues.

 

[suteerak1099]

$ compensated come from tax payer's $... all thanks to some good-for-nothing in the ministry who's responsible for the error.

technically, to be fair, shouldnt it be tic-for-tac...?
let the victim deal 3 strokes to the entire motley crew of idiots responsible, supervising, administrating... (and that applies to all in the food chain)

meanwhile, we can be almost certain who he's NOT gonna be voting for in the next GE.

 

[annexa]

Who wasted so much taxpayer money?!

Please account for this!

 

[Soundwave]

Who wasted so much taxpayer money?!

Please account for this!

Law clerk who was responsible for the error has already quit. As to what was done for discipline...no mention.

 

[SIFU]

guess who is paying his 300,000? tax payer again....

should deduct this amount from the minister salary

yup.. screw those pappies.. they cockup, we pay

 

[tonychat]

THE amount of compensation a former prison inmate received from the Government for having taken additional strokes of the cane while behind bars will stay unknown.

Smart move. That will prevent those sinkies from having 2nd thoughts.

 

[sexfrenzy]

Face quite xialan maybe that's why maybe purposely caned him xtra .. juz a thought

 

[mockingbird]

Govt should give him 3 credit strokes instead. Next time he in trouble with the law again and kenna a few more strokes, can use the 3 credit strokes to offset.

 

[Snorlax]

scared asking for a cut??? wat cut?cut yr son's balls lah!! useless waste of the society like this kid should just be left to rot in the jail..look at his face?? people see also plp wanna spit and shit on...knn...like parents like son...only think abt money..son so useless,still wanna steal taxpayer money..