Bukit Batok and Boon Lay residents poor as fuck - resort to stealing milk powder. PAP MP says thieves are reselling for profit. How many are parents?

[creampie]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...ng-supermarket-ntuc-fairprice-figures-3230266

SINGAPORE: There were 80 cases of theft involving milk powder from supermarkets or grocers last year, causing estimated losses of S$27,000, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said.
The figures were released by the authorities on Wednesday (Jan 25) in response to media queries following measures by a supermarket chain to prevent such thefts.
Last week, NTUC FairPrice told CNA that it had installed plastic screens at its Bukit Batok MRT outlet to prevent the shoplifting of infant formula.
This "new initiative" had been in place for two weeks and the retailer said then it was considering the possibility of extending the measure.
A check by CNA found that plastic screens had also been installed in the same section at another FairPrice outlet in Boon Lay Shopping Centre, also to prevent thefts.
The move had raised concerns among online users that such shoplifters could have been parents who were unable to afford infant formula.

MP ADDRESSES ISSUE​

Mr Murali Pillai, the Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok, addressed the issue last Thursday. He said in a Facebook video that the "sensational nature" of a media report might have given people the impression that there were people "who can't even afford milk powder for their children".
This, Mr Murali said, was not true following checks he had made with the police. According to him, the typical shoplifter that FairPrice was concerned with were those stealing infant formula to turn a profit.
He then made assurances that his ward, Bukit Batok, had schemes to help low-income families with such necessities.

POLICE STATISTICS​

In response to queries about the typical profile of such shoplifters, the police said there were 73 cases of milk powder theft in 2020, 96 in 2021, and 80 in 2022, resulting in estimated losses of S$18,000, S$26,000 and S$27,000 respectively.
The majority of the offenders were aged "between 20s to 40s", the police said, adding that around 35 per cent of such cases were carried out in groups of two or more.
No other figures on the profile of offenders were provided.
Of the cases, around 39 per cent were prosecuted in court.

 

[creampie]

Guess the race?

The move had raised concerns among online users that such shoplifters could have been parents who were unable to afford infant formula.

POLICE STATISTICS​

The majority of the offenders were aged "between 20s to 40s", the police said, adding that around 35 per cent of such cases were carried out in groups of two or more.
No other figures on the profile of offenders were provided.
Of the cases, around 39 per cent were prosecuted in court.

 

[A Singaporean]

Poor Sinkies want to make babies but cannot afford milk powder. Truly xia suay.

 

[syed putra]

Poor Sinkies want to make babies but cannot afford milk powder. Truly xia suay.

Just buy sweetened condensed milk and mix it with water.

 

[TanSong]

Malay women usually have sufficient milk and they don’t have to steal milk powder.

 

[Patriotmissile]

Cheapest way to make milk is to use rice water. Same outcome. If your gene is stupid your baby will be stupid.

 

[tobelightlight]

The move had raised concerns among online users that such shoplifters could have been parents who were unable to afford infant formula.

Thank you PAP for their mismanagement of the inflation and the 8% and upcoming 9% gst.

 

[Charlie99]

Just buy sweetened condensed milk and mix it with water.

Sweetened condensed milk is a very poor substitute for infant formula.
Milk is also not a good substitute, for infants under age one.

 

[rambo22]

mata pose as buyers at carousel can liao

 

[congo9]

The new generation singkies are poor and not eager to learn. It's only right that PAP bring in hardworking Indian, Chinese to leeplace them. It to keep Singapore moving and Lee regime in place for another few generations.

So

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Mr Murali Pillai, the Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok, addressed the issue last Thursday. He said in a Facebook video that the "sensational nature" of a media report might have given people the impression that there were people "who can't even afford milk powder for their children".

Lol steal milk powder doesn’t mean can’t afford.

Now I’ve heard of all sorts of garbage from politicians but this certainly takes the cake.

 

[red amoeba]

That ah neh cannot even control rats infestation and now want to talk about milk powder ?

 

[batman1]

That ah neh cannot even control rats infestation and now want to talk about milk powder ?

That ah neh is a sr litigation lawyer who wayang alot.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

That ah neh cannot even control rats infestation and now want to talk about milk powder ?

He can’t even control his own son staying under his roof!

https://www.straitstimes.com/politi...cises-attack-on-his-family-made-minutes-after

 

[laksaboy]

Has it ever crossed the PAP technocrat vermin's mind that, supposing the 'steal to resell' theory is true, then it logically follows that those buyers find it cheaper to buy from those thieves/resellers than from the supermarket?

Goes back to the escalating cost of living. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Loyalty goes out the window when people are starving. Take note.

 

[bobby]

80 cases costing $27K...so each case is $337. Milk powder damn expensive man.

 

[borom]

Wah , jialat leh, "there were 80 cases of theft involving milk powder from supermarkets or grocers last year, causing estimated losses of S$27,000,"so much so MP comes out to make statement.
By the way how much Temasek and GIC have lost through its investments, any PAP MP care to comment?
Temasek Holdings investment in FTX resulted in a write-down of $275 million., that amount can buy how many cans of milk powder for poor families here ?

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Many PAP MPs re selling goodwill