extracted from ST forum.
How could agencies have stocks of 'brides'?
I REFER to the report on the 'Bishan cobbler and the Vietnamese
bride' saga (ST, Nov 23). It is sad that women continue to be
abused and traded like commodities but what is shocking is that it
is happening on our home turf.
What laws are there to ensure we don't end up as a 'cattle-trading
ranch', much as we are against being a drug transit station? Could
the authorities throw some light as to how a man could walk into a
matchmaking agency and pick a bride, just like that?
The laws against molestation and rape are harsh. Is this case any
different to deserve a lesser punishment, irrespective of the
nationality of the victim?
Matchmaking agencies which represent these young, uneducated women
must also be held responsible for their plights. How is it possible
for the agencies to have 'stocks' of brides-to-be that one could
walk in and pick one, much like picking a pair of socks?
Seah Geok Hong (Ms
