Another fine example of ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEM

[SNAblog]

Both had killed a pillion rider with rash act. But cabby was jailed for a month, while Shin Min news editor got away with only a day jail. Is this the kind of justice we want for Singapore?

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_549805.html

Jul 5, 2010
Jailed for pillion rider's death
By Khushwant Singh

A CABBY was jailed a month on Monday for committing a rash act that caused the death of a pillion rider two years ago.

Yin Min Seng, then 70, pleaded guilty on May 27 to failing to give way to Mr Ridzuan Saadon's motorcyle when turning from Loyang Avenue into Tampines Expressway just before midnight on Dec 19, 2008.

In the ensuing accident, Madam Siti Sadra Mesran, who was riding pillion on her husband's bike, was killed. The 28-year-old ground stewardess was three months pregnant.

Investigations revealed that Yin had seen the motorcycle. Unlike the other motorists who stopped their vehicles to let it pass, the cabby went to make the right turn. Mr Ridzuan, 30, an airport police officer, tried to brake but his bike slammed into the front right side of the taxi.

The impact was so great, the motorcyle's seat was ripped off. Mr Ridzuan hurt his leg but his wife died.

District Judge Sarjit Singh ordered Yin's jail sentence postponed till July 15 as the cabby has an appointment with a cardiologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on July 14. Yin was also disqualified from driving all vehicles for eight years

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/423109/1/.html

Chinese newspaper editor to serve a day's jail
By Claire Huang, 938LIVE | Posted: 17 April 2009 2131 hrs

SINGAPORE: A Shin Min Daily News editor won an appeal to reduce her sentence at the High Court on Friday.

Michelle Lim, who was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, will now serve one day in jail, down from the original sentence of 18 months.

In addition, she was fined S$2,000 and banned from driving for ten years.

Lim was sentenced last July after being convicted of beating the red light on Christmas Eve in 2006. Her car collided with a motorcycle, killing the pillion rider.

In reducing the sentence, Justice Choo Han Teck said he found no reason to challenge the fact that Lim had beaten the red light. But it was clear that Lim had not intentionally disregarded the red light at the road junction.

Justice Choo said Lim's culpability laid in her "failure to keep a proper lookout" and this did not warrant a harsh custodial sentence.

As for the second charge of causing grievous hurt by a rash act, he said that evidence showed Lim was unaware that the traffic light had turned red.

In his view, Justice Choo said Lim was more negligent than rash, so he amended the second charge to a lighter one of dangerous driving.

Lim, who was accompanied by her older son and a few ex-colleagues in court on Friday, looked somewhat relieved upon hearing the judgement.

Her son declined to comment when approached by the media.

 

[Devil Within]

So, what sentence you get depends on what status and paper qualification you have?

Also, I find the following paragraph buffing.
"In reducing the sentence, Justice Choo Han Teck said he found no reason to challenge the fact that Lim had beaten the red light. But it was clear that Lim had not intentionally disregarded the red light at the road junction."

What do you mean by not intentionally disregarded the red light at the road junction when the fact is that she beat the red light? What nonsense is this judge trying to spin? Is he on some pot crack?

Also, "Justice Choo said Lim's culpability laid in her "failure to keep a proper lookout" and this did not warrant a harsh custodial sentence." The failure to keep a proper lookout that resulted in death of other road user when rule and law of being a road user is to keep a proper lookout is enough to warrant harsh sentence. Either this judge do not have a driving licence or he does not drive or he is just dumb or he is corrupt.

Is there punishment for a judge giving wrong sentence or judgement?

 

[Papsmearer]

So, what sentence you get depends on what status and paper qualification you have?

Also, I find the following paragraph buffing.
"In reducing the sentence, Justice Choo Han Teck said he found no reason to challenge the fact that Lim had beaten the red light. But it was clear that Lim had not intentionally disregarded the red light at the road junction."

What do you mean by not intentionally disregarded the red light at the road junction when the fact is that she beat the red light? What nonsense is this judge trying to spin? Is he on some pot crack?

Also, "Justice Choo said Lim's culpability laid in her "failure to keep a proper lookout" and this did not warrant a harsh custodial sentence." The failure to keep a proper lookout that resulted in death of other road user when rule and law of being a road user is to keep a proper lookout is enough to warrant harsh sentence. Either this judge do not have a driving licence or he does not drive or he is just dumb or he is corrupt.

Is there punishment for a judge giving wrong sentence or judgement?

Is failure to keep a proper look out the same as "got caught off guard"? That is the defence the PUB used for the Orchard flood too. The difference here is "rash" versus "negligence". The judge can arbitrarily decide on the spot whether it was a rash or negligent act, without any empirical evidence to support his decision. In order to be a SHin Min news editor, she is already vetted and approved by the PAP, and is "one" of them. The PAP will never allow a govt. controlled newspaper to appoint an editor that was not biased to them. They take care of their own. A 70 year old taxi driver's future is not worth shit in their eyes.

 

[jw5]

What can ordinary Singaporeans do about something like this?

 

[Papsmearer]

What can ordinary Singaporeans do about something like this?

They can do something about it at the next GE

 

[cass888]

Both had killed a pillion rider with rash act. But cabby was jailed for a month, while Shin Min news editor got away with only a day jail. Is this the kind of justice we want for Singapore?

The cabbie admitted seeing the motorcycle. The judge found that the editor did not see the red light.

Yeah, it's unfair. The editor was disqualified for 10 years. This cabbie only 8 years. By the way, if the cabby was fined $5,000.00 and did not pay the fine, how many days would he have had to spend in jail? Anybody knows?