Re: So this is what the MPs are busy with .......
MW said:
today I was at a hawker centre (yes I go hawker centres...)..and witnessed an uncle spit and throw his cigarette butt on the floor.
Out from nowhere appeared an NEA officer, youngish 20+ fella...and tried to book him. That uncle cursed tat young fella and screamed "CCB zheng hu boh tai chi cho ahhh? Lim peh ji koh guay tan boh gao jit cheng kor, ler ai summan wah..cb zheng hu"
(roughly translated: Smelly vagina govt nothing to do ahh? Your father one month earn not even $1000 u wan to summon me..vagina govt!)
So, if u r an MP, wat would u do? Walk away act blur let the NEA officer do his job? Or pacify the uncle and ask the NEA officer to give 2nd chance?
Start a binomial decision tree on course of action to be taken.
Path A - Incumbent MP. Cannot overdo against the politically antagonising headwinds.
Media around, be kind and merciful. Yet gotta remain stern on the law-breaking act. The MP should tell the uncle what he should not have done, and that those acts of littering and spitting are wrong, then plea against the NEA officer on behalf of the uncle in full view of the media. Basis of plea will be his pitiful state. Plea for lower fines and/or pay partial on his behalf but repeated reinforce the warning to the uncle in front of the camera.
Media not around, do nothing. Willing litterer, willing NEA officer. No reason to tilt the balance.
Path B - Opposition MP. Sees an opening to score points. Curry favour and if possible, stir against the incumbent camp.
Media around, be kind and merciful. Yet gotta remain stern on the law-breaking act.
If this is his GRC, he should tell the uncle what he should not have done, and that those acts of littering and spitting are wrong, then plea against the NEA officer on behalf of the uncle in full view of the media. Basis of plea will be his pitiful state. Plea for lower fines and/or pay partial on his behalf but repeated reinforce the warning to the uncle in front of the camera.
If this is NOT his GRC but the incumbent's, he should stir and try to sensationalise the state of uncle's livelihood and focus on how huge the income gap is in Singapore.
And if the media is not around, he should paint the NEA officer as a pawn from the devil. Will stir the entire hawker centre to look at this cold blooded monster from the incumbent camp. He should instigate the mob to spit on him, since he was the same guy who gave summon to him on his parking coupon tabs. NNB PCB.
Scripts from some political diary. Sart.