The link to this article is here.
This is certainly not the first post to invoke my frustration, but
its the latest one to infuriate me to the point that i went to
create an account and post my comment. I know that this comment
would not even have any effect, but its certainly felt much better
to let out my feelings. (This resembles shouting out to the sea)
=p
Why a revamp is
necessary?
1. Invasion of privacy. I do not study law, but i believe that such
taking unauthorized photos of people and posting them in public,
warrants some attention to whether that person privacy has been
violated. Some of the comments on the people in the photo are
totally unjustified and could tantamount to libel.
2. Its getting from bad to worse. Anyone who has a camera phone
could post whenever they want, and whatever they like. Many of such
ridiculous post have already been condemned by the masses, but its
not deterring the posters.
3. Hiding behind anonymity. The fact that their real identity
remained concealed embolden the stomper. They can shoot anything
off their mouth and not bear any consequences.
4. Promoting a disgusting culture in Singapore, whereby people
simply take pictures of whatever atrocious act they see, and NOT
DOING ANYTHING about it. Instead of speaking out against the
wrongful act they witnessed, they choose to hide behind and take a
photo snap and posting it to stomp. WHAT IS THE POINT?
The most notorious case being the Sentosa Molestation Incident,
whereby dozens of cameras were seen photographing a girl in
distress, but none offered any help to her.
Stomp needs to have a
major revamp, and this is what i suggest.
1. If someone wants to publish an article on Stomp website, he/she
has to create a dedicated account. In which the person has to
reveal her real identity (Name, NRIC, Contact etc)
2. Whenever a person publish an article, his/her name will be
revealed to the public.
The benefits of such
measures are as followed.
1. Prevent the abuse of Stomp by people who rampantly post
ridiculous articles.
2. If you want to be a reporter and post like a reporter, then you
have to abide by the rules of a reporter. Reveal your name, and be
responsible for what you said, and be accountable to all the
possible backlash.
I am not condemning Stomp. In fact i like it. It provides plenty of
interesting insights into Singapore, that are not covered by
conventional news agency. However, its the abuse that we should
take note of, before it gets too out of hand. STOMP out the ‘All
Snap, All Post But NO Actions’ culture for good!
