Conscientious objectors or NS defaulters?

lionnoisy SG

Conscientious objectors

At least eight conscientious objectors were imprisoned, and 12 others continued to serve their sentences during 2006. All were members of the banned Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. There were no moves towards offering an alternative to military service.

--http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/articleaireport2007.html
AI 2007 Annual Report on Singapore,Amnesty International,25 May 07

2.Who are they?Are Jehovah's Witnesses still existed?

3.Alternative to military services?No way!!

maurizio13 SG

I have no farking idea what you are talking about.

the Bear SG

NS defaulters...

simple as that...

you live in a country, you abide by their laws.. you do not pick and choose which laws you want to follow...

besides, there are non-violent roles in NS.. like a medic Wink

so.. the next question is this:

are you stupid or just a shiit-stirrer Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I don’t get you.

allentyb SG

Rolling Eyes

Jehovah witness, does exist and they spend their NS time in DB, but i don't know how long, they will be jailed up. but they have more freedom than the inmate, and i am surprised that you never even know about them

oh well, ignorance is bliss

and they don't believe in carry arms for their country, and which is why, they have been jailed

Rock^Star SG

Jehovah's Witnesses cannot salute the state flag. All have to serve DB no matter what.

It's been happening for a long time already, no big deal. Don't understand the purpose of this thread.

Rock^Star SG

Cannot carry arms is 7th day Adventist lah. Jehovah's Witness cannot salute the state flag and therefore, cannot pledge allegiance to the SAF. So here comes DB..........

maurizio13 SG

lionnoisy:

I realised your good intentions of saving bandwidth and disk space, but if you want to be understood, please make an effort to learn good English. By cutting and pasting a whole lot of crap, then making 3-5 words sentences hardly puts forth any point.

A good way to learn English is to read more Straits Time newspaper. Oops. Bad idea!! You are better off reading reuters, BBC and AFP on the net.

Rock^Star SG

Let him be.....he wouldn't be lionnoisy if he writes good English.

allentyb SG

whatever, i just know of their existence, and between, their uniform in DB is white tee and blue short

ceecookie SG

Singapore is stopping short of using the Gas Chamber method Laughing

Jontst78 SG

JWs serve 3 years in Detention Barracks. Treated very differently from the "regular" inmates. In the days before SFI, they were the gardeners, cooks and cleaners for the DB camp. Dunno if they still are cooks now. Given some freedom to roam around within a certain area in the day. If I remember correctly, they do get nap time and stuff.

They sorta have a de facto leader among them, appointed by the MPs. Kinda like thier IC. Does the cook duty roster etc...

LazerLordz SG

Liberal as I may be, but I still think that if you want to live here, you jolly well contribute to the security of the nation.

You always have a choice to keng in NS. It's still your own perogative.

maurizio13 SG

I think they do not have a choice in it, between god and country, they chose god.

I think we should respect them for their beliefs and not persecute them by throwing them in detention barracks.

Jontst78 SG

Well this is a though call on the part of the government. Which I think is a pretty fair arrangment.

Its like if you want to choose a faith that forbids you to salute the state flag and wear uniform etc... fine, think the govt has done ok, to repect the freedom to worship.

But they don't go scott free either. They go to "jail" for a slightly longer period than NS, and thus without some of the perks of active NS personnel. (No that its that good, but better than nothing)

LazerLordz SG

True, but do note that they serve 3 years in DB, but not as regular detainees.

Other Christian sects have no problem with serving the nation.

"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar, and give unto the Lord what is the Lord's"

Jontst78 SG

Can't really treat them as regular detainees now can we? I think thats kinda harsh. Its like making thier religon a crime.

Then again, who are we to question their faith. If they have something somewhere in thier faith that says cannot serve, then give them an alternative . They already lose substiantial personal freedom in those 3 years.

From what I hear from a friend in provost, they are the free labour in DB anyway. Not mistreated, but they don't sleep around all day either. Kinda like the odd job labourers in DB.

the Bear SG

well, do we let the Cult of Kali go around strangling people? Laughing

Jontst78 SG

Actually I don't care as long as the stangling goes own stricly within the cult, and doesn't involve anyone outside it.

rooki SG

To put things into perspective, it's 3 years without reservist.

Kinda like a pes e enlistee, only they have to serve 3 years.