Nah beh! Why should we give 2nd chance to offenders

[RonRon]

2nd chance for offenders
A POLICY to give people who commit minor offences, like petty theft and shoplifting, a second chance has seen the criminal records of more than 142,000 offenders marked 'spent'.

This means they can reply 'no' when asked if they had a criminal record.

However, this is not the same as expunging the criminal record, which goes further by erasing altogether the conviction - an approach the Home Ministry decided not to take, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee on Friday.

Police records show fewer than 2 per cent of people given a second chance under this 2005 policy returned to crime.

Associate Professor Ho was replying to Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman (Sembawang GRC), who had expressed concern that many Singaporeans with previous criminal records were unable to take up jobs as security guards.

He cited the case of a single mother who had illegally sub-let a room in her HDB flat and subsequently could not get such a job.

Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[aurvandil]

Tharman was given a 2nd chance. He has been allowed to become Finance Minister. If he wasn't Indian, he would be a top contender to be the 4th PM of Singapore.

 

[wrcboi]

dont be a sadist....just give chance lah

 

[RonRon]

dont be a sadist....just give chance lah

Do these ppl give chance to the victims when they committed the crime?

 

[theDoors]

Tharman was given a 2nd chance. He has been allowed to become Finance Minister. If he wasn't Indian, he would be a top contender to be the 4th PM of Singapore.

I think Khaw Boon Wan our former foreign talent minister is a better choice. His vote count 72.4%, is the highest among PAP GRCs, against SDP political veteran Dr Chee.

Our dragon prince, only managed a vote count of 66.1% count in his GRC, where he was there since day 1 he joined politics against a bunch of political unknowns from WP.

 

[Capano2020]

All this money spent on the social campaign for the yellow ribbon. Offenders should be given 2nd chances otherwise they will not be able to lead a normal life thereafter. They have been classified as offenders because they have tried in court and have one way or another paid for their crimes through fines or imprisonment. Asked yourself, have you ever committed any crime, parking, littering, spitting or otherwise. You're not an offender because you were not caught red handed! Those caught for any crime definitely in Singapore do not get away and they have paid and done their time. Thus they deserve a second chance.

But despite the governments' campaign for yellow ribbon asking private organisation to give the ex-offenders a 2nd chance, the government sector remains the only clean slate compound where ex-offenders are not given a 2nd opportunity to start life all over. HYPOCRITE! Do Singaporeans really want to follow the example of their party masters. Think about it, non offenders are really that law abiding and pure? It's just simply you were not caught red handed!

 

[IR123]

2nd chance for offenders
A POLICY to give people who commit minor offences, like petty theft and shoplifting, a second chance has seen the criminal records of more than 142,000 offenders marked 'spent'.

This means they can reply 'no' when asked if they had a criminal record.

These are minor offenders. Why shouldn't they be given a second chance?

It is not as though they sell drugs, commit murder.

 

[Siong2]

the case of a single mother who had illegally sub-let a room in her HDB flat and subsequently could not get such a job.

? Is this an offence? :o

 

[wrcboi]

Do these ppl give chance to the victims when they committed the crime?

son they are just minor felons...forgive and forget...people do make mistakes at times...