When you say that i just want to win the argument, the
implication is that the actual topic means nothing to me, and in
turn that I'm just talking about this for fun. Have I claimed that
I'm not angry? Hell no. Stupidity infuriates me.
You want to get ugly? Go ahead - ugly and stupid go together.
Again and again and again, this case is NOT about NS. Get it out
of your head. NS has become play school these days, but somebody
has to do some serious work, and that's the regulars, and that's
what LTA Lin was.
If you want to sympathise with the family, go ahead and I'll give
you my full support. Saying that you know how they feel, however,
is patronising and certainly not helpful at all.
As for the governnment bucking up the system, we need to be very
circumspect about this. When Yong Pung How told Captain Pandiaraj
that his past achievements, including heading up the Timor Leste
contingent, were "sudah habis", he sent a clear message out to
every military officer - if we need a fall guy, we don't care what
good work you've done. Do you think that kind of message encourages
the people who work to defend this country?
There's a more serious issue here. Training is a complex issue -
take it easy on one part and chances are that you'll increase the
risk somewhere else. Say we take this case and make the swimming
training less tough. What happens when our guys have to storm a
ship? Half the CT force drowns because of inadequate training and
the ship blows up Pulau Bukom, leaving hundreds dead.
Mind you, I've spent my time at Hendon and I still maintain close
contacts within CDO and SOF. Even so, I wouldn't presume to go
trying to mess with training programs, because as a member of the
public, I don't have anywhere close to enough information to work
out the knock-on effects of any corrective course of action. The
point here is, leave it to the pros.
Yes, the family should and most likely will receive the autopsy
report. YOU, on the other hand, will not and have no right to do
so.
Are you aware of the investigative process when an incident like
this occurs? Are you aware of the training that takes place? If
not, what would make you think that you're qualified to understand
what took place?
Entirely speculative on your part. If you're going to play a
game of ifs and maybes, don't expect to be taken seriously.
Simple - either lay it all out or don't mention it at all. This
silly "I know something but I'm not telling" game is just plain
annoying.
If you're not willing to say it in public, don't say it at all.
