Ex Police Commissioner - "Tear Gas and Baton charges are Old Tactics"

[steffychun]

He is not stupid. Wrong career choice. Unlike the SAF, it is easier to get exposed in the SPF.

I thought they forced him to switch.

 

[GoldenDragon]

I thought they forced him to switch.

He could have asked for something else earlier in his SPF career. Problem is, imo, scholars are too protected. Everyone endorses their work all the time.

Isnt it strange? President scholar, ex-CP but cant be PS or 2PS? Surely it's not the $$ that he wasnt made PS. Pay should be close given his seniority. I rest my case.

 

[steffychun]

He could have asked for something else earlier in his SPF career. Problem is, imo, scholars are too protected. Everyone endorses their work all the time.

Isnt it strange? President scholar, ex-CP but cant be PS or 2PS? Surely it's not the $$ that he wasnt made PS. Pay should be close given his seniority. I rest my case.

oh whatever. I hear he's in charge of interpol stuff now? Maybe not well versed in talking about ordinary police operations.

 

[GoldenDragon]

oh whatever. I hear he's in charge of interpol stuff now? Maybe not well versed in talking about ordinary police operations.

Yes. Interpol is now his baby. Good luck to him. Problem with him he is very indecisive and buay xai. Doesnt project a great image for the SPF in the past.

 

[steffychun]

Yes. Interpol is now his baby. Good luck to him. Problem with him he is very indecisive and buay xai. Doesnt project a great image for the SPF in the past.

Interpol doesnt care about riots...

 

[makapaaa]

Is this the new method =>

[h=1]70 youth distribute free ice-cream to migrant workers in Little India, a week after riot[/h]
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Gaius Gay (right), 23, a volunteer at Free Movement, gives out ice cream to (from left) Abdul Salam, 23, Mostafa Golam, 22 and Abdul Halim, 25, Bangladeshi workers who were having their meal along Race Course Road on Dec 15 2013. -- ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

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Gaius Gay (right), 23, a volunteer at Free Movement, gives out ice cream to (from left) Abdul Salam, 23, Mostafa Golam, 22 and Abdul Halim, 25, Bangladeshi workers who were having their meal along Race Course Road on Dec 15 2013. -- ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG



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Gaius Gay (centre), 23, a volunteer at Free Movement, gives out ice cream to foreign workers at a shop along Race Course Road, on 15 December, 2013. -- ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG



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Gaius Gay (right), 23, a volunteer at Free Movement, gives out ice cream to Md Shamim (centre, in pink), 32, a Bangladeshi construction worker who was checking out shops along Little India on his off day, on Dec 15, 2013. -- ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG





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After the violence that took place in Little India on Dec 8, goodwill in the form of sticks of ice-cream were being distributed free-of-charge to migrant workers in the area on Sunday afternoon.
Led by communications and psychology student Isaac Ong, 25, some 70 youth volunteers handed out sticks of 'Potong' ice-cream to workers in the ethnic Indian enclave in a show of solidarity and to spread some cheer.
"We didn't want people to develop a prejudice against them, this is not the time for lines to be drawn," Mr Ong said. "Every aspect of society needs to play a part - the government, the police and for us as citizens, we can do something as well," added Mr Ong, who is also the founder of Colours Global, a social enterprise that organises volunteer trips to third world countries.
About 2,000 sticks of ice-creams, including durian, chendol and red bean flavours, were distributed from 5pm.
Construction worker from India, Mr Mari Muthu, said he was touched by the gesture. "I was not here during the riot but I still feel happy to get the sweet gift," said the 37-year-old.
In an additional show of support, civil society activists from volunteer group Workfair Singapore also distributed flowers along Race Course Road on Sunday evening. More than 10 activists from the group, including social worker Jolovan Wham and activist Vincent Wijeysingha, also laid wreaths at the site of the accident where Indian national Sakthivel Kumaravelu was killed after being run over by a bus. His death was believed to have sparked the Dec 8 riot in the Indian enclave.
Pointing to the cooling-off measures adopted after the riot, such as the alcohol ban and the suspension of private bus services from dormitories to Little India, Mr Wham said in a media statement: "We urge the authorities and employers to exercise restraint so that the migrant worker community is not unjustly targeted."

 

[GoldenDragon]

Interpol doesnt care about riots...

Nothing great about his Interpol appointment. Just hope he doesnt fall asleep during meetings.

 

[makapaaa]

But strong-arm tactics such as the use of tear gas and baton charges would no longer be deemed acceptable today, said Mr Khoo, who was police chief from 1997 to 2010.

=> Who did he recommend to take over him? Does he have vested interest to show that he made the right decision?

 

[GoldenDragon]

But strong-arm tactics such as the use of tear gas and baton charges would no longer be deemed acceptable today, said Mr Khoo, who was police chief from 1997 to 2010.

=> Who did he recommend to take over him? Does he have vested interest to show that he made the right decision?

He sure had some say but my hunch is that then PS had more say in selection of next CP. Minister just endorsed.

 

[rushifa666]

Heard he no balls. Don't dare to make tough calls. Yet he still can fly high. The current CP more direct, but abrasive. He will never be able to climb so high

 

[steffychun]

Nothing great about his Interpol appointment. Just hope he doesnt fall asleep during meetings.

It's more exciting that doing SPF work. You get to meet bigger shots.

 

[GoldenPeriod]

This means if Mudlaysia send one keling battalion to Sinkapore, SAF will be totally finished.

 

[GoldenDragon]

It's more exciting that doing SPF work. You get to meet bigger shots.

For excitement, SPF should be more exciting. But as CP, you carry lots of 'bombs' with you. Glaring mistakes from your officers and you are held accountable.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

oh really what a demotion.

Ex CP now hentak kaki at specially created designation of Snr Deputy Secretary.....pappy masters dun even see fit to let him hold PS post.....says it all he's the ultimate jiakliaobee.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Ex CP now hentak kaki at specially created designation of Snr Deputy Secretary.....pappy masters dun even see fit to let him hold PS post.....says it all he's the ultimate jiakliaobee.

Consider give him some face already. Could have been a Senior Director you know? His Dy in the SPF was made Snr Director.