Swiss consultant Oliver Fricker charged in Singapore for vandalising train
June 6th, 2010 | 
Author: Agence France-Presse, 5 June 2010
A Swiss business consultant was charged in court Saturday with breaking into a Singapore metro depot and spray-painting graffiti on a train, for which he could be jailed and whipped with a cane.
Oliver Fricker, 32, was accused of committing trespass and vandalism in mid-May, and a district judge who described him as a flight risk set bail at 100,000 Singapore dollars (71,000 US). His passport was also impounded.
A worried-looking Fricker told the judge he needed a lawyer and asked that bail be lowered to 40,000 dollars.
But the judge cut him short and rejected the bail request, stressing the seriousness of the offence.
The official charge sheet said Fricker, who was arrested on May 25, was with a Briton identified as Lloyd Dane Alexander when he broke into the suburban depot, a restricted zone surrounded by fences topped with barbed wire.
Sources familiar with the case told AFP that Alexander was in Singapore on a tourist visa and left before a police report was filed.
The charge sheet said Fricker and Alexander vandalised public property when they cut through a fence and spray-painted two carriages.
A police spokesman described Fricker as a company consultant but further details on him were not available from Singapore officials or Swiss diplomats.
A man named Oliver Fricker is listed in the business networking website Xing as a senior consultant in Singapore working with a Zurich-based information technology firm specialising in the financial sector.
Vandalism is punishable by up to three years’ jail or a maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars, plus three to eight strokes of a wooden cane, a punishment dating from British colonial rule.
An American teenager, Michael Fay, garnered global headlines in 1994 when he was jailed and caned in Singapore after he was found guilty of vandalising several cars. Fay was caned despite a US appeal for clemency.
Prosecutors in the train vandalism case, arguing for the high bail amount, said Fricker had been due to leave for Switzerland two days after his arrest.
The break-in, believed to have taken place before dawn on May 17, was not immediately detected and the train plied its route in full view of commuters, one of whom filmed it and posted a clip on video-sharing site Youtube. – AFP
*Photo of Flicker taken from his Facebook
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Its shocking to learn that the trepass was detected so late!
If terrorists try to implant something, could they have succeeded if they implant something that is not as obvious as a huge grafitti? Why such a big grafitti the staff on duty did not find out early and let the train move off?
Security cameras were installed?
Security guards working?
Where are the footages?
Regards
Mas
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If Cane him, sure global outcry.
If don’t cane him, double standards by way of Michael Fay, another outcry.
Very good drama.
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Actually, this is one foreign talent we SHOULD welcome. After all, he proved that SMRT’s security system is a sham and the miw-linked elite scholars who run the company are a bunch of morons.
Oh wait, that’s the REAL reason he’s being charged: because he proved that the miws’ claims of the intellectual superiority of elite scholars is a crock of shit,
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actually the grif is quite nice and talented.
But he has to observe the rules in Singapore and many ang mohs in Singapore, are aggressive whether in work or public place. They deserve it.
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SMRT should stop playing that video telling the public to report suspicious characters. It’s disgraceful that they can’t even take care of their own backyard.
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Looks like he going to be jailed for embarrassing singapore’s security standards AGAIN.
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Ambro, i also see a lot of advertisement by the MRT and i am sure hundreds of thousands have seen it. Now, ya, personally, if i were SMRT, i would feel embarassed.
But maybe the responsibility is on the public?
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the trains here already swiss standard or not?
regards
Naive Sotong sitting duck unawakened washed and brainfreezed frog in well enjoying the slow cook
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Wah… we are so lucky he’s just a vandal, not terrorist!
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Which stupid stoopid from SMRT gave the permission to clean the graffiti? All they know is increase fare, don’t give real concession to old people and treat poly students like damn rich liddat. Even the adverts they have on the trains suck like stupid suckling pigs. Ask them have glass panels on aboveground stations to prevent suicides, take so long and gave so many lame excuses, must die more ppl, waste more $ and time then they start doing something.
Now we have a world class graffiti on train, they go and erase it!? Now a truely foriegn talent show their security sucks, they go and charge him. That Swiss guy did this for free, they want to cane him? What the fcuk is wrong with Spore?
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We must pressure our Govt. to take very harsh action against these Ang Mo Foreigners. For this insult to Singapore safety, we must an this (Swiss Guy an example) for all to see, so that Foriegners will know Singapore is not a country you can play play with
Swiss should be throw into prison (at least 23 yrs) for spraying ink
Swiss should received at least 16 stroke of caning for breaking into the train depot
Swiss should be jail for another sentence of 6 yrs for breaking into Govt. property
Let me qoute what MP George once said:”We as Singaporean must uphold our laws, ang mo foreigners had to respect our Singapore society norms”
We must pressure our Govt. to carry out harsh punishment, to be carry immediately, no appeal, no compassion grounds. This is a serious matter Terrorist could also break into the train depot.
What ever is it, the punishment given must be twice more heavy than what was given to Micheal Fay years ago.
Singapore must send out (a strong message) to the international community to respect our Singapore Laws
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dont they usually check the trains before they roll out for the day? such poor standards. Must like saf, do checklists by ticking instead of checking.
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Once again, the time had come for MP Goerge Yeo to give maximum sentence just like Micheal Fay, but heavier punishment
We must keep up the pressure like the Romanian Driver, We must keep up the pressure like this Swiss Guy. Send out a strong signal, you respect Asian Cutlure respect Singapore
Must carry caning, at least 21 stroke on his buttocks
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lols. What happened to phua chu kang’s advertisements? That is the real vandalism. Its not even artistic at all. lols
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sg is a very small small place. Expectation by 1st world people is that SECURITY Lapses should not have repeated since the escape of a limper.
a small place should be well managed and secured.
the train is a sensitive public utility. It is used everyday and tens if not hundreds of thousand passengers like many readers or their friends and loved ones may be taking everyday. Everyday means, if disater strike at that time, chances are high that many could become victims.
What i mean is if this were not just a grafitti issue, it could have been worse. Consider this as a litmus test for the bad guys observing sg. They now know there is VULNERability.
This is just 1 of the many public utilities, if you will.
This is a Public Interest issue. Many people are stakeholders of public thingies like the train, bus, airport, sea-transports etc.
If there is lapse in SMRT, what else could also be Vulnerable but not yet discovered?
Should we always react based on hindsight?
Given the Mas selamat BOO BOO, what lessons were learnt?
netizens have also reminded people the vulnerabilities of the Train system :
1. passengers fainting/falling onto TRACKs getting dismembered. have we forgotten the public outcry for video cameras? Were they implemented in all stations already?
2. LUGGAGEs that can contain poisonous materials or explosions. No need be creative to know this. It happened overseas already.
We expect no MEDIOCRE or is it not?
Btw, allow me to sidetrack, will there be a fare hike this year?
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ok…cane the guy or put him in jail;fair enough.
What’s going to happen to the guy who designed this stupid Security system which cannot even detect a full grown man forcing himself in?
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The graffiti is quite well down… nice! The MRT should embrace such ideas and lightens up the whole journey.
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Yeah rattan his ass. Souvenir scars from uniquely Singapore!
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Hey, he did us a service by pointing out how f up security is at the depot…terrorist can just cut the fans and go in and plant a big surprise…lol
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Just an observation,SMRT claims a report was made on 16 MAY but a a policed report was lodged on on 19 MAY which contridicts what SMRT said.
SMRT head of security declined to comment on the time laspe
Video of the SMRT graffiti was uploaded to youtube on 18 MAY.SMELL ANYTHING FISHY???THEY ONLY MADE THE REPORT AFTER THE VIDEO WAS UPLOADED ON YOUTUBE
THEY TRIED TO COVER IT UP?
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I symphatise with the Swiss. He should not be so disrespectful to vandalise our train. He should know also that we caned Michael Fay and therefore how can he escape?
On the other hand we also gained very valuable lessons from it. Firstly we have paid the security company for nothing.
It is the same all over Singapore from Onraet Road to Condominiums. We are going thru’ the motion only and in reality no security at all.
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The things that playing in our judges mind is to cane or not to cane.
Jail term can be reduce. No problem.
This is going to be a test for our judiciary system.
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Look like we found the weak link, PAP.
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This a SWISS whose citizens are the only ones trusted to protect the POPE.
They are a TRUE peoples army and non aligned to anyone but themselves and remember GCT wanted us to emulate THEM.
He did what others dare not or could not by shaming the security of SMRT and the Singapore security system lax ways even after MAS SLAMET by entering and paint a beautiful MURAL and not a grafitti to show what can be done AS A MESSAGE OFTEN DONE IN A FREE COUNTRY.
That should be an EYE OPENER to Wong K.S. and Co. and a Plaque to the SWISS.
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no doubt the graffiti is nice, but a nice piece of work is one thing, the govt never appreciates any singaporean to come up with nice piece of work and yet did not go by their ruling. i heard that if u want to paint graffiti at that youthscape, u have to submit a draft for approval before you can do so. so this swiss guy trespressed a secured area, damaged the fence, vandalised public property and did the graffiti in an unapproved area and he did not submit his draft.
this govt will not get our respect if this guy is let off lightly since we will be penalised for doing the same thing.
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“The charge sheet said Fricker and Alexander vandalised public property when they cut through a fence and spray-painted two carriages.” …. erm isn’t SMRT corporatized? how can it considered as public property?
In fact, i consider this a real foreign talent leh…a business consultant, can find the security loopholes that our high paying millionaire miw cannot find. maybe we should counter offer him to be consultant on security? surely no need 7 figures a year also like for a local miw. this is what i call foreign talent – CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER. cheer…
btw, his artwork also not bad.
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Salute! Salute!
This only shows how frail the MIWs’ ego can go… A small pinch can make them jump for desperation in vain! They are BEATABLE my friend!
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It is so embarrassing for SMRT to let this happened. Who is responsible for security? Should the CEO be held accountable as this was under her watch? I hope she should be transparent on the action taken by SMRT.
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I believe he should be fined and let off with a stern warning as he meant no harm. The real issue here i feel is regarding the security breach. Through this incident we learn that our transport system may be vulnerable to any potential terrorist threats.
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@pohleeteck: June 6, 2010 at 10:31 pm
//“The charge sheet said Fricker and Alexander vandalised public property when they cut through a fence and spray-painted two carriages.” …. erm isn’t SMRT corporatized? how can it considered as public property?//
The act of vandalism by this Swiss Talent has shown up some shocking details about the way that Singapore Inc is run.
FIRSTLY, it is now clear that all the talk about Government PRIVATISING state owned companies – is nothing more then sham talk.
PRIVATISING is merely to place another layer that insulate the government from raising prices by laying the blame on these PRIVATE companies needing additional raise in prices to cover cost.
The sham is that all these supposedly “Private Companies” are the various statutory boars or public service departments that were re-organised or shut – to be replaced by new Private Companies whose capitalisation comes from the Ministery of Finance.
The personnel that run these new “Private Companies” were the same staff who were previously public or civil servants on government payroll – some were given retrenchment benefits and re-employed by these new “Government Owned” but “Privatised Companies”.
SECONDLY, considering that there was a recent report that the Indonesian Police killed some terrorists in Java, and discovered planning materials that had targetted Orchard MRT Station – it is a surprise that there was no evaluation made to harden the soft targets that exist in the MRT System.
Does the Home Team need another incident on the scale of the Mas Selamat escape before tightening up security ?
THIRDLY, repeatedly drumming the message of public alertness to dangers of terrorism is useless when the authorities themselves are not showing any seriousness except for the various superficial display of heightened security that consist of police and SAF personnel making more frequent foot patrols to be seen by the public.
Are those on foot patrol trained to note body-language or perhaps even to make preliminary “profiling” of individuals ?
FOURTH, the Home Team should be revamp from the top down, as clearly it is either manned by amateurs, or that personnels are complacent with being too long on the job that is becoming routinely mundane.
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Purposely supported by out side forces – sure one.
Why ?. To embarasses us during the Security conference. Last time, Mas Salamat, now this ! Wah Lan, no face man.
Done in MRT depot in Bishan, under WKS ward !
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Minister of Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng must explain the ineffectiveness of his ministry’s Public Transport Security Command (TransCom) in discovering the breach of security manifested by the act of vandalism on an MRT train and acting on it swiftly as soon as it happened. Why was there a police report made 2 days later when TransCom is the police itself?
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May be Mr. Oliver Fricker is working for a human rights organization trying to create problems for Singapore. He may be trying to create an intentational incident by forcing the Singapore government to cane him so that human rights groups can protest OR may be he is testing our SMRT security level Or both.
KR
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This swiss took STB’s YourSingapore campaign too seriously. These angmohs are really too much. They take our jobs, screw our women, make our money not enough. still must deface our MRT trains. we don’t even get to do these things ourselves!
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With such lapse in security, no wonder the elites don’t take the trains. We demand a public enquiry and accountability.
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This is a very serious security breach and SMRT should be held accountable in the light of the current terrorism climate.
Don’t expect members of the public to keep a lookout on the trains at the depot as it is already a Protected Area.
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“This is so embarrassing” NO !!!!!!! defense minister during office hours sleep! ! Why can not the CEO and security?
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ATOBE-
Agreed and the first to go should be the long past expiry date ex commercial manager from a commercial school i.e. Wong Can’t Sing.
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ah beng, what this guy did is nothing compared to the chingchong ah tiong family hijacking the SBS bus, and yet you didn’t demand that those bastards be executed for committing an act of terrorism, hijacking a public vehicle. Furthermore, he did the country a huge favor by publicly exposing how slipshod smrt’s security really is.
It is clear from your postings that you’re a supporter of the miw policy of flooding the country with invaders from china.
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atobe@
u are very attentive, u got me thinking now! Shouldn’t the charge be filed by SMRT on a private scale? Please enlighten. Is this a loophole? Has the government been lying about privatising? Thank u.
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Silly ang moh. He should know better not to do things like that in Singapore. What is he trying to prove? Unlike Michael Fay, this is a 32-year old you’re talking about.
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SMRT on the trains asks us to be mindful of suspicious characters and items but we could all be vigilant till the cows come home and yet someone could or rather can break into the depot and place a bomb right under the train. No way we can fight that…or are we suppose to do SMRT’s job and still pay higher fares still…. Well done SMRT…..
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I’ll bet the authorities won’t dare lay a finger on him or jail him. He’s a Swiss afterall. We will have a Swiss standard for punishing him.
Afterall, we seem to do have a different justice system for different type of foreigners. Banglas, Indonesians, Thais, Romanians, Indians, Chinese, Britons, Americans and now Swiss.
The higher their standards, the lower is ours.
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If public should be on look out for SMRT – should report any suspicious looking person.
Maybe SMRT should share their profit with public – by lowering down the fares. Just my one cents
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NewFrontier – 7 June 12.41am.
You want Wong Kan Seng to resign? Even Opposition MPs in Parliament didnt want him to resign.
Fricking Oliver Fricker will just have to answer to the laws of the Land. At 32, he is no naive restless Michael Fay. As John Cena say “You want some, You get some”.
His offences were deliberate, pre-meditated & inexcusable. Was he so stoned or pissed he didnt know what he was doing? Far from it!
Why didnt he practice his art & display his infiltration skills in his home country? If his own Govt support him, then their Embassy, Embassy’s vehicles will be throwing an open invitation to one & all to have MURALs sprayed all over Swiss properties here & abroad. Fair? Yes, very fair.
No matter how tight security is, there is always a potential window for compromise – especially from deliberate, determined demons. Think September 11.
To Fricking Oliver Fricker: You had the guts to break our laws but have no balls to face up to what you have done. You executed your moves excellently but was stupid not to time your Mural Session to the day of your flight out of Singapore. To you & your Swiss supporters, this is what you are left with = A REQUIEM FOR A DREAM.
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MadHatter-
I agree that Fricker should leave after his Mural Masterpiece unless he has a POINT he wants to drive HOME.
Coming from a country highly regarded as NEUTRAL he may misunderstood that wanting to be like them as advocate by GCT is different from being like them.
Well he has to learn that not all country enjoys the privilege of having PEACE while the WORLD rage and kill around them during WW2
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At long last we have a sampling of the Swiss std. of living we are supposed to achieve in year 2010!!
Well done Singapore!! Even we didn’t achieve it, we ’smell’ it!!
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Sinktothepool citizens, no more mass transit, buying a car and driving yoursrlf .
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I’m waiting eagerly to see what will happen to this ‘Swiss Made Avant Garde’.
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in fact i think our security systems need to be constantly tested – starting from schools, condos, shopping centres, to train stations and airports. for e.g. it is easy to enter a condo just by riding a taxi and going through the gates without being asked much, should those security guards be sacked? and on mrts, how do we know if inflammables are contained in bags if they are not scanned? plenty of questions we have to ask.
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maybe the security camera and alarm at the MRT depot are also dummies like the ones in Sembawang?
I bet the residents at Sembawang got the tidal shock of the lives when the news came out that the cameras are dummies only, do the authority have to wait until something tragic happens then act?
I think I have had ENOUGH of PAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Darth Vader, you are right.
This guy did is nothing compared to the chingchong ah tiong family hijacking the SBS bus. Furthermore, he did the country a huge favor by publicly exposing how slipshod smrt’s security really is.
Sack all these so called highly paid telanted.
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The Swiss guy was not informed on Michael Fay’s story. Unless he loves a rotan cracked ass, it is hard to even imagine his stupidity. We would like to inform all foreigners that we rotan vandalisers, even if their country or presidents are not happy.
I like the entry from Ambro, SMRT cant even take care of their own backyard yet keep running advertisement to report suspicious ppl. From mas selamat, to the couple who gatecrashed Obama’s function without detection shows that SECURITY is merely a farce, not only in Singapore…
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Daisy,
but SMRT do share their profit with the public, i am a shareholder, good dividend
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I think our MRT Security is world class when comes to fining people who put a lozenge in their mouth or sipping some water when thirsty!
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I think our MRT Security exceeded the world class standard by a ridiculous margin when comes to fining people who put a lozenge in their mouth or sipping some water when thirsty!
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It’s sad that this happened. It just reinforces the common notion that Singapore has first-world infrastructure but third-world population to operate them. It’s a shame.
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This will surely be a test for SInkapoew’s Judiciary.
Since CANNING is MANDATORY, the backside sure kenna. I would hunch the DJ in a bit to impress his masters would most likely mett something like this:
Canning = 3 or 6 strokes
Jail = 6 to 12 months
Fine surely NOT likely since max only $2000 (too small).
He will surely say SERIOUS SECURITY BREACH and HIGH COST to clean the ‘artwork’.
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Michael Flay got 50% discount on number of rotan strokes (his HK friend got 33%). Let’s see what this Swiss guy gets. To be frank, I’d rather look at this guy’s and the Brit’s handiwork than the banners/posters with the local MP’s face or the pre-National Day early Hungry Ghost posters with all the MPs for the GRC in them.
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We cannot cane the fella lah!Wait Swiss banks threaten to expose all the secret accounts of the FAP ministers!!
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Flicker and companion should be given medals for showing up our security flaws. I understmd that Mat Selamat and his gang are out headhunting fpr them.
Perhaps our Home Office should also recruit them as advisors/foreign talents?
SMRT CEO and/or her Head of Security should be in court instead.
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The problem with Sinkapore as a country is it toots its horns too loud already. I never hear terrorists want to bomb HK. I never hear terrorists want to bomb Taiwan. And we want to be No. 1 in this and that. We are just inviting attention to ourselves.
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@rover2sg, why you need to worry about Mas Selamat? he is already in custody and back in Sinkapore liao under HEAVY guard, worry simi?
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Hopefully they are not too hard on this guy. The nett social good he has done far outweighs the cost. Without his act, we wouldn’t have known how bad the security situation is and that people are loafing on the job that can cost lives.
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WHAT A JOKE…
HE IS SURE TO GET OFF … foreigner = talent
if he has a RED passport.. he is sure to kenna maximum..
especially if he not related or super rich..
Singaporean = cheaper>better>faster = free lunch = slave
WHY.. ?? .. gotto make an example.. so that others will take note..
RULE by fear..
BEST to be foreigner in SINGAPORE..
can even get away with running ppl down..
… YOU deserve what you get ..
.. for foreigners = free pass .. yipee de doo !!!!
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I am against graffitis, our cities in europe are disgusting. However this is getting ridiculous!. Canning and 3 years jail for a graffiti? Are you insane in this country???? You truly are a narrow minded, brainwashed, with no sense of humour provincial country. I wish you would stop calling yourself first world. You are medieval!
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I think it’s quite well done.
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jailed these angmohs. Pure arrogance, taking over our jobs think they are superior and screwing Asian girls. Thinking they are smart and handsome. If you do not respect rules and you deserve to be deported. Get out of Singapore if you are not happy. You are not welcome you european angmohs. Who you think you are calling us medieval. Canned, jailed and sentence them to death if they ever break the law. Get out Angmohs!!!!!
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It is insulting and hurting to call us narrow minded, brainwashed and no sense of humour provincial country and all that medieval, show the true colors of these “talented angmohs”. We all know the Ang Mohs (but we are quiet internally) are largely arrogant, political, proud, impatient, pretentious and aggressive. Inside them, i know they are laughing at Singaporeans and the authoritative government of PAP, no democracy etc. They break the rules, depriving jobs for locals, fooling around with Asian girls and worst talked bad about our country. You see any Ang Mohs serving National Service? They did not even trust the local schools. Why should we Singaporeans and government give them special treatment. They deserve to be jailed, canned and deported. Time to be screened and keep a watchful eyes on these Ang Mohs. Beware my dear Singaporeans, do not trust them by their looks or so called qualifications which always think are better than ours. It is a real insult to Singaporeans and our country!!!!!!!!
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Some better swiss standard needs to be applied than that given to Michael Fay. hehehehehehe……………..
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I don’t think the Swiss should be punished severely. Perhaps a fine for destruction of public property, but even so, the art is not offensive and in fact, IMHO, made the train look less sterile and boring. The graffiti is more aesthetically appealing than the asinine adverts they paste all over the trains.
Caning is a bit too much for vandalism. It’s not like he smuggled drugs or committed murder.
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It’s not really about ang moh, or arrogance. The fact is without these two drawing on the trains we had no clue about the lax security in place to safeguard the trains. Vandalism is bad because it can be ugly and costs a lot to remove. But, in this case, the cost is compared to not discovering the security situation. Seems like more good has been done than bad.
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Another rat from the “financial” sector that the PAP government welcomed so much. Certainly this is what the PAP considers as a foreign multi-talent. BTW, Michael Fay was never caught “vandalizing” cars. According to the Penal Code the crime for vandalism refers to public property, and Michael Fay only crime that placed him as a vandal was that he removed a street sign which was a public property, for display in his room. His actions to destroy private properties, a.k.a. private vehicles were considered as mischief in the Singapore law. So for removing a street sign poor Mike got 4 strokes, this Swiss should get more strokes according to the Singapore Penal Code system.
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Maybe oliver fricker and his buddy accomplice were possibly drunk
or high on something to play a game of dare to “enter high security” place just for the fun of doing graffiti on the train; sort of
proofing themselves they dare to do it.
After they done w/ the graffiti, i wonder if they had flashed their
naked butts to the camera just for dare.
From outsider’s point of view, it’s quite laughable and yes kind
of childish for what they did. Although in spore it’s taken
as serious thing and not something to laugh about.
How did the police able to find out it was oliver fricker and
the briton?
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Fricker 先生的行为等于是让捷运公司的保全措施的脆弱性曝露在全世界人的眼前，告诉全世界的人，一个被恐怖分子盯上的国家的重要大众运输工具的保全措施的脆弱事实。
我想，这等行为对新加坡政府来说，犹如在政府脸上涂屎一样奇耻大辱，让政府脸上无光。
Fricker 的帐算完了之后，我想内部相关首长们定要有人人头落地（炒鱿鱼）的。
在新加坡，胆敢破坏围篱，伙同友人执行破坏行为，真是胆大包天。
金融方面专业的资深商业顾问竟然作出此等事，而且是似乎是预谋的行为，其目的和动机然道就是想用苦肉计赚大钱？！
在新加坡接受法律制裁（鞭刑或牢刑或罚款或三者兼施）之后，回到西方国家，媒体等采访的通告肯定接不完了，又可出书尽量诋毁新加坡政府怎样没有人权等。一旦畅销，钞票就滚滚而来了。真不愧是金融专家商业顾问啊！三国的黄盖都要给你给盖过去了。
但是，鞭屁股不是好玩的。肯定让Fricker一生难忘的。如意算盘打得太快了。
不过，可能Fricker先生 未必是存有恶意的。只是一时兴起而已。跟朋友两人喝醉了酒，相互激来激去，然后一时进魔，做出了如此的无心之失。因为，假如他们想要进行恐怖行为的话，后果就更不堪设想了。所以，我才说，这笔帐政府跟相关捷运公司首长会另外算的。
现在Fricker先生或许可以效仿牧师们的做法，请求公司老板陪同拜访捷运公司负责人，然后说声对不起，以后不会再犯同样的过错，然后捷运公司负责人要很有风度的说，我们谈了两个小时的话，很融洽，我完全原谅他了。试试看。或许有效的。因为，好几个牧师都没有一个受到法律制裁的。
谁能无错，知错能改，善莫大焉！新加坡政府也许会说他已经受到了社会的制裁了，而且已经知道悔改，也道了歉，而且也只是破坏公物而已。比起牧师们一而再再而三伤害了无数其他宗教自尊心的过错，简直小巫见大巫。牧师们累次的信仰精神伤害尚且能以道歉了事，当然Fricker先生也可以如法炮制了。可惜，法律的裁量权在法官的手里。但是，也可以问问律师，是否可以由律师陪同作同牧师们一样的道歉了事吗？问问无妨嘛。
不然的话，一旦鞭刑确定了，那屁股可要开花了。不是小开花，是大大开花。听说一鞭下去，三个月恐怕无法然安躺着睡觉吧！如果是八鞭的话，那恐怕可要尿屎齐流了。
如果真的不是苦肉计的动机，也不是酒后乱性，那可是屁股痒了——欠扁！
从外国跑到新加坡来作顾问竟然做到丢尽公司和家人的脸，连国家的脸都给丢光了。
32岁的知识分子还如此不懂事，恐怕请他当顾问的公司都会觉得无地自容吧。希望不要影响到业绩才好！
天下事，无奇不有。天下人，无奇不有。
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I’m okay with the jail term for Oliver Fricker.But what really hacks me off is that he got caning.It’s so outrageous because when a man kills an animal, he doesn’t get caned but when he vandalises an MRT train he does.Furthermore this Fricker guy is a foreigner,so I hope the Michael Fay saga will not be repeated 16 years later(now).
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