I feel that it is time for SMRT to implement a Ladies/Children
only cabin in all their train rides. Fix it at the third cabin of
every train so as to give ladies and children better comfort and
safer rides. Just like Japan has its ladies only train.
From ST
<Girls, beware of perverts on MRT
By Kelvin Teh
The next time you take public transport, be suspicious if you find
any handphone that seems to be mysteriously trained on you. Someone
can very well be filming or taking pictures of you.
A few mornings ago, as I was taking the MRT to work in an
irritatingly-packed train, I glanced up from the magazine I was
reading and noticed the man standing in front of me.
Dressed in nondescript T-shirt and jeans, he was holding up his
handphone as one would when messaging - except that he was not busy
pressing away on his phone.
Instead, he was holding it there in his raised hand while
occasionally shifting his hand position slightly. To most people
around him, it seemed like he was looking at text messages.
I next trained my sight on where his handphone was pointing to and,
immediately, my suspicion was aroused.
She was a pretty young lady, conservatively dressed in office wear.
She was also dozing, unaware of the scene unfolding before
her.
My curiousity aroused, I leaned forward and, true enough, the man
was secretly filming the woman with his handphone.
My first instinct was to glance around to see if anyone else had
noticed, but everyone was oblivious. I waited a while more, just to
ascertain that the pervert was filming her.
And then, I felt rage.
I gave the man a hard shove in the back, pushing the shocked fellow
aside.
Next, I woke the woman up gently and whispered to her that she was
being filmed.
She was stunned and her first reaction was to look up at the
fellow, who immediately exclaimed in Mandarin: "I don't have hor. I
was just playing with my handphone ok!"
Yeah, right.
At this, the woman folded her arms protectively around her chest
but refrained from saying anything.
To avoid embarrassing the girl further, I did not confront the man.
In the meantime, the bewilderment on everyone's faces was
palpable.
Although I have heard and read accounts of cameras hidden in
changing rooms and perverts secretly filming under the skirts of
ladies, to witness this personally is shocking.
That person being filmed could very well be my sister or one of my
female friends. That a perverted stranger is storing pictures of
someone you know - that is a disgusting thing.
But, then again, I guess I am not surprised. Too many such stories
have surfaced all too often.
So girls, just look out for yourself.>
