Agreed.It's quite unlikely because otherwise, MINDEF would have taken the first opportunity to announce that it was due to an unprecedented malfunction in the hydraulic/mechanical systems, thus easily absolving themselves from further liability.
Agreed.It's quite unlikely because otherwise, MINDEF would have taken the first opportunity to announce that it was due to an unprecedented malfunction in the hydraulic/mechanical systems, thus easily absolving themselves from further liability.
It likely Pang is facing front when incident happened.
Reports mentioned from the initial findings that Aloysius was unable to get out of the way as the gun barrel was lowered.
When facing front even if u are listening to earphones when u noticed breech is moving up.First reaction is to avoid by taking a step back or side.Unless u are blindfolded which is unlikely.
The only reason why unable to get out of way is put ownself onto the breech.
Its me.whether movement being impeded or not I m not sure but base on report there are nothing to impede movement.Unless it was mechanical failure where the barrel snapped to its lowered position instantly instead of 9 seconds, the whole thing doesn't make sense. It's like a car coming to you at a ridiculously slow speed of less than 1 km /hr and in that very instant, you lose your sense of reflex, sight, hearing including self-preservation and as such, failed to, or simply refused to move.
This sketch posted by someones else earlier compared to the assumption that he was pinned to the wall and not the ceiling of the cabin, makes some sense though. It would suggest he was working (hopefully not mucking around) by straddling the breech/barrel to fix it and things went very wrong. The "pin to the wall" assumption just doesn't make sense unless he was drunked/drugged out, was responding to some dare or the cabin was filled with rubbish which impeded movement.
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Wow, PAP politicians trying to gain mileage out of this... Political vermins...
Wow, PAP politicians trying to gain mileage out of this... Political vermins...