Potential rioting at next year's IMF meeting in SG?

last SG · 2005-12-27T00:25:08+00:00

I think it is good to have riots so singapore police can gain some experience and more over if there is riot, then the whole world will know singapore better...

Lingos SG

OH yeah i forgot the 5 threatening looking placard holding people.
Sad.

I-like-flings(m) SG

ya nothing much about it in hk actually... i was thinking of go take photo myself actually but too busy that time.... even the korean are very organised and guai most of the time.... dunno if they show in sg or not... got the 1) the 3 step 1 bow by them? 2) got see them pick up the rubbish after the protest? 3) got see the do 5BX together in the morning? Mr. Green

laurence82 SG

woah, but when the koreans start to protest, they look fierce wor

Shocked

vito_corleone SG

if they mobilised the riot police for 4 harmless protestors you can expect them to mobilise the entire saf for hundreds of militant protestors. Laughing

ObviousMan SG

Social activists are the least of the problems.
Terrorists are the more worrisome ones.

ditzy SG

Just announce plans for a buffet and sale, singaporeans will outnumber them 10 to 1. Laughing

I-like-flings(m) SG

it's their rice bowl leh... u see u fierce or not when ppl took ur rice bowl away Wink

LazerLordz SG

Don't underestimate the global activism movement, and certainly don't lull ourselves into thinking we are the best.South Korea was a military state, and they still have problems controlling riot, so its best we prepare and not be arrogant in thinking it will never happen here.

Some of the South American anarchists are more capable of fighting than your average NSF Police or Soldier.

Learn from Riot Police worldwide and understand, then you stand a chance of ensuring minimal disruption.And do not ever use lethal force, because you will be slammed and tarred.

LazerLordz SG

That's one aspect we are flawed, we seem to be putting too much effort into suppressing non-violent political and social activism when militancy is much more fearful.

There is always a way to let steam out peacefully, you close the chimney, the fireplace is suddenly a more dangerous place.

Salman SG

They carry banners don't they?

laurence82 SG

They cannot paint the banners here meh?

Must purposely go thru the ICA checkpoints and seen carrying banners meh?

Salman SG

They can, but once they show up on the grounds with the banner, the police will move in very quickly.

I think we should cane rioters or better still, issue warnings of caning before it happens. At least 3 strokes. I'm sure it will prevent rioting.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Why on earth would they do that?

If they want to protest, they won't bring the banner when they stepped right in to Singapore. The police will see it and detain them immediately. It defeats their purpose right away.

Salman SG

You mean they won't bring banners to the protest grounds? Thats something new.
Well they can certainly do that if they are so intimidated by the Singapore police, but their protests won't be as visible.

charlize SG

If I recall correctly, there was an article by a ST journalist sometime back questioning the double standards of allowing foreign NGOs to stage protests in Singapore while Singaporeans could not.

Anybody remember that article? Laughing

oxford mushroom SG

I say we cane the arrested protestors for rioting.

Only cane them? I thought you are going to torture them... Mr. Green

chunyong SG

think dat journalist now in Whitney there liao...haha

Salman SG

Caning is good enough cos they are not terrorists.

Atobe SG

On 25 October 2005, Singapore had conducted a successful WTO sponsored East Asia and Pacific Infrastructure Regulatory Forum (EAPIRF) that also attracted the attention of Environmental Activists and NGOs.

There was little fuss from most of the Activists then, as most came under close scrutiny and constant observation from our Singapore Police Force and the Internal Security Department.

With a wider world attention during the upcoming WTO meet in September 2006, the Singapore Government had already announced that they prefer to have foreign protestors - see report from Reuters published in the Singapore Window.

Is it double standards at play, or a more subtle practise of deluding World Opinions of the "true to life" tight controls that Government has over Singaporeans who dare to protests against Singapore Government Policies ?

Singapore Prefers Foreign Protestors Over Its Own.
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw05/050318re.htm

WTO | News - Events calendar
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/events_e/events_e.htm

hisoka SG

i pretty much think that those known and experienced millitant protestors would not even be allowed to enter singapore during that period…..........

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