A woman was seen in a viral video shared on TikTok, throwing several pairs of shoes down from the 3rd floor of a HDB building in Yishun.
The video was shared on 27 March and purportedly took place at a Yishun Block 320, with the text “only in Yishun” emblazoned across it.
The woman was seen throwing several shoes from the corridor on the 3rd floor onto the grass patch below, with one of the shoes landing inside a joss paper bin, while the rest missed the “target” and landed around the bin.
The woman then disappeared from the video for a few seconds before returning with more “ammunition”, throwing some more shoes down to the ground level.
She appeared to be really enthusiastic about her free throw abilities, with a few of the shoes even landing on the tree branches below.
Running out of “ammunition” again, the women then disappeared once more before reappearing for the third time to throw a plastic bag to the ground floor.
Potential penalties
Littering
Littering is an offence in Singapore and is defined as dropping, placing or throwing any article or thing in a public place except a rubbish bin.
Persons caught littering face a fine of up to $2,000 for the first offence as well as the possibility of Corrective Work Order.
Killer litter
Under the law, the throwing of articles or items down from high-rise buildings that can cause harm or even death to people below, are categorised as Killer Litter.
Under Section 336 – persons who commit a rash act that endangers human life face a fine up to $2,500 and/or imprisonment for a term of up to 6 months
Under Section 337 – persons who cause hurt to any person by committing a rash act that endangers human life face a fine up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment for a term of up to 1 year
Under Section 338 – persons who cause grievous injury to any person by a rash act that endangers human life face a fine up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment for a term of up to 4 years
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