Punk Police

uh uh cos boys in blue cant control this cycling event, it may lead to huge disturbance to the public

uh uh cos the same boys in blue are the same world class dudes who ensured the world class effiecicy and safetly in the recent world bank meetings and punked out those anti-globalisation protestors

uh uh cos singaporeans by the park are so motivated to challenge you to a fuckin' political debate, they will stop their cycles and fuel that disturbance

uh uh cos the same singaporeans cant give a flying fuck about how the goverment run our lives now, who think the GST hike actually closes the income gap, and believed the increase in ERP fuckshits will actually ease the traffic

uh uh cos the same genre of events from your neighbourhood friendly grassroots will not induce such ill effects

uh uh cos WP MP Low Thia Khiang (Hougang) wears a hearing aid, he has to media-lise it to make him hear.

"No, not by silence, but by being softer than a feather. Nore fragile than an egg ... This will be a different kind of war. Long and arduous. And for weapons we will use stubborn patience and infinite weakness. They will not be able to bear it."

-- David Grossman, The Smile of the Lamb

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Outdoor events by political parties banned

A PERMIT application by the Workers' Party (WP) to hold a cycling event for its 50th anniversary was rejected because political parties are banned from organising outdoor activities.

This is a longstanding position, as outdoor gatherings by parties have the potential to cause a public disturbance, said Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee yesterday.

He was responding to Non-Constituency MP Sylvia Lim, who wanted to know why the WP could not get a police permit for a mass cycling event at East Coast Park.

Said Associate Professor Ho: 'The East Coast Park is a recreational park for Singaporeans and their families. It is not meant to be used by a political party to promote its cause.

'Apart from displacing the usual recreational users...it is an open area where there is greater potential for breach of the peace, public disorder and unruly behaviour.'

He said that police required political events to be held indoors or in stadiums where problems could be contained, adding that the WP could consider these venues. The policy applied to all political parties, he said.

To another question from Ms Lim, he said that even if the organisers were well behaved, others there might still cause problems.

To laughter, he added: 'Maybe cycle around the stadium.'

Then, WP MP Low Thia Khiang (Hougang) rose to ask why political events in public places were deemed to cause disturbances.

He also asked if Prof Ho considered cycling in a stadium a reasonable suggestion, and if the minister could designate a part of East Coast Park for sports by parties, just as Hong Lim Park became designated Speakers' Corner. Just before he sat down, Mr Low remarked: 'Cycling at Hong Lim Park? Don't tell me that, ah.'

To the first question, Prof Ho retorted: 'If you listened very carefully Mr Low, I don't know whether his hearing aid is with him because he wears one, I said there is a greater potential for law and order (problems).

'You may be well-behaving, but there may be other people whom you come across when you cycle who may stop you, may want to debate with you and that may attract a crowd, and therefore will result in problems the police want to avoid.'

The Straits Times , Aug 28, 2007