I just walked away from an incident where I was visiting a friend. He stays in a EC in the East.. and I in HDB in East. I usually go to his place for the free gym and swimming pool. He always signs me in.
Lately I noticed that ppl were following behind a residents of this estate and going in without signing in.. I did the same and my friend was so surprised to see me at his doorstep. When I told him, he was cursing the security for their lapse and tardiness.
Tonight.. I did an even more daring thing.. I slid my hand between the metal gate and pressed the open button to let myself in... except there was these 3 ppl in front of me and the younger man questioned me why I did not use the security card to open the gate.
I sheepishly replied "I forgot my card" and walked fast, passing these 3 ppl. But I could overhear the youner man arguing with a older (over 30) man why he followed behind and also did not use the card to gain entry.. I think they were arguing for some time..
I also overheard that the older person questinoed the younger man "what right" did he have for asking him if he was a resident of the estate.
Well.. I didn't stay long as I was worried that I be questioned next.. and I saw the 3 keep going at it still.
Here is what I believe happened... the younger man opened the gate with his security card and entered with his mother (i heard him calling her so), and the older man followed behind and did not use the card. I bet the younger man questioned this person who followed behind if he was a resident and so on.
Now.. was the younger man wrong in asking so, as the older man did not carry anything else besides a drink in his hand. (I didn't see him hold a card.. and the younger man clearly said he should use one if he has one but the older one said he didn't).
I remembered my friend (who is both an resident and owner of a unit at this estate) say that if you don't have the card, you should go to security and tell them and that should be the way to gain entry into the place. But as I have shown.. ppl go in and out and the security didn't even bother to stop me.
Was this younger man wrong in asking the older man to identify himself? Or was he over-stepping his role.. I mean he isn't the security personnel.. so why bother?
I asked my friend, and he said, "if that younger man is both a resident and a owner, he has every right to ask that man who followed behind to show some id.. nothing wrong as this estate is way too big to know everyone. Heck, I don't even know my own neighbours on my floor."
What do you ppl think?
Plus.. if you were in the same situation, would you have done the same? Or would you have quietly walked away and avoid a confrontation?
Lately I noticed that ppl were following behind a residents of this estate and going in without signing in.. I did the same and my friend was so surprised to see me at his doorstep. When I told him, he was cursing the security for their lapse and tardiness.
Tonight.. I did an even more daring thing.. I slid my hand between the metal gate and pressed the open button to let myself in... except there was these 3 ppl in front of me and the younger man questioned me why I did not use the security card to open the gate.
I sheepishly replied "I forgot my card" and walked fast, passing these 3 ppl. But I could overhear the youner man arguing with a older (over 30) man why he followed behind and also did not use the card to gain entry.. I think they were arguing for some time..
I also overheard that the older person questinoed the younger man "what right" did he have for asking him if he was a resident of the estate.
Well.. I didn't stay long as I was worried that I be questioned next.. and I saw the 3 keep going at it still.
Here is what I believe happened... the younger man opened the gate with his security card and entered with his mother (i heard him calling her so), and the older man followed behind and did not use the card. I bet the younger man questioned this person who followed behind if he was a resident and so on.
Now.. was the younger man wrong in asking so, as the older man did not carry anything else besides a drink in his hand. (I didn't see him hold a card.. and the younger man clearly said he should use one if he has one but the older one said he didn't).
I remembered my friend (who is both an resident and owner of a unit at this estate) say that if you don't have the card, you should go to security and tell them and that should be the way to gain entry into the place. But as I have shown.. ppl go in and out and the security didn't even bother to stop me.
Was this younger man wrong in asking the older man to identify himself? Or was he over-stepping his role.. I mean he isn't the security personnel.. so why bother?
I asked my friend, and he said, "if that younger man is both a resident and a owner, he has every right to ask that man who followed behind to show some id.. nothing wrong as this estate is way too big to know everyone. Heck, I don't even know my own neighbours on my floor."
What do you ppl think?
Plus.. if you were in the same situation, would you have done the same? Or would you have quietly walked away and avoid a confrontation?