There are still people out there that refuse to oblige with the law and think that they are above it. The Police has released a statement of recent encounters of enforcement officers getting abused.

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According to a Police media release, the Police were called to attend to an assualt case on May 31 after a 47-year-old man had a dispute with the safe distancing ambassdor.

The safe distancing ambassdor told the man to put on a mask but the man refused to do so.

The safe distancing officer wanted to use his phone to capture evidence but he was punched in the stomach by the man.

Outram (Teo Heng Road)

On June 21, a 33-year-old man displayed a similar attitude after he was told by a safe distancing ambassador to put on a mask. The man refused to do so and got into a scuffle with the safe distancing ambassador.

The incident happened along Teo Heng Road

During the dispute, he hurl vulgarities at the ambassador and even pushed the ambassador twice to the ground.

Kallang Road

On June 21, a 40-year-old man was told by an ICA officer to put on his mask propoerly but the man pulled down his mask and started hurling vulgarities at the ICA officer.

Albert Centre Market and Food Centre.

On June 26, A 40-year-old was told by a social distancing enforcement officer to pull up his mask and told him to wear it properly.

The 40-year-old ignore the officer and walk off. The officer followed the man and told him again that he needs to put on his mask properly. The man did not comply and the officer received nothing but vulgarities from the man.

A woman shared how she was looking for a room to rent.

She found a listing at Mei Ling Street for $700.

The person who placed the ad asked her for her profile and working details, before asking her for her race.

The woman then told her that she is Indian.

To which the person who placed the ad said:

“Thanks, owner rejected your race.”

Periyasamy Vivek, 34-years-old, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing grievous hurt via a negligent action endangering human life.

The India national was sentenced on 6 July to 2 weeks jail.

What happened?

The incident happened at a worksite in Tuas South Boulevard on 23 March 2020.

Vivek was working as a supervisor for Sembcorp Marine.

He was tasked to move concrete blocks of about 5,000kg each using a forklift.

He loaded a concrete block and some wooden wedges onto the forklift and reversed the vehicle, before realising that he would hit some paint cans if he continued reversing.

He then decided to drive forward.

It is worth highlighting that as part of their SOPs, if his line of sight in front was impeded, he had to stop and drive in reverse.

Vivek drove forward despite having his vision blocked by the load.

The victim, Mr Sevugaperumal Balamurugan, was on his way to the toilet when he noticed the forklift moving slowly.

The vehicle then picked up speed and he was hit on his left hip by the concrete block, causing him to fall backwards.

Vivek then braked but the forklift was unable to stop immediately due to the wright of the cargo it was carrying.

The forklift ran over the victim’s legs.

He was conveyed to hospital with multiple fractures to his lower limbs, where he ended up having his legs amputated above the knees.

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A netizen shared how she was with her friends inside their dorm room at night, sharing ghost stories.

One of the girl then suddenly became completely silent and started breaking out in a cold sweat.

The group then cut short their gathering and called it a night.

The next day, the girl told her that she saw an apparition of a young girl at the toilet listening in to their stories.

She said that apparently these ghosts enjoy listening to horror stories.

And perhaps even reading them as well.

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A netizen shared a story about the Big John, a 90kg man-sized dummy that is used during training to simulate casualties during rescue scenarios.

Here is what the Big John dummy looks like.

A story was spreading that a recruit was trapped inside a storeroom, and he later found out that a Big John was blocking the door with its hands on the handle of the door.

One night, the Guard HQ saw a live CCTV footage of 3 of the dummies getting up and walking near the recruits who were prowling during their guard duty.

The HQ then immediately told them to shorten their patrol and return.

They then saw the dummies turning around and swaying to the front of the cameras.

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A netizen saw a few youngsters loitering at Kallang Stadium and noticed that they were gambling.

The youngsters were spotted gathering in groups of three and squatting there to play poker cards.

The netizen claimed that they use condoms and as chips and it is obvious what kind of brand they were using.

Anyone found guilty of gaming in a public place will be liable for a fine up to $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term up to 6 months, or to both.

A netizen shared about a frightening experience she had one night when she was sleeping.

She wrote that she was in bed one night and she suddenly felt like she couldn’t move.

She then immediately saw a dark figure standing at the foot of her bed.

She described the figure as a dark silhouette, and that she couldn’t see any features whatsoever.

She tried to scream but no sounds came out from her mouth.

Something was also pressing down on her body, and she was so afraid that she didn’t even dare to close her eyes because she feared that doing so would make the figure come closer.

She eventually broke free and the figure disappeared.

She rationalised it as sleep paralysis but when she looked at the floor where the figure was standing, she was speechless.

There were dusty footprints.

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