News Forum - Singaporean who repeatedly refused to wear a face mask jailed for 16 weeks

[Thaiger]

A Singaporean woman who repeatedly refused to wear a face mask in public spaces has been sentenced to a 16-week jail term. According to a Coconuts report, 54 year old Phoon Chiu Yoke has pleaded guilty to 9 counts of breaching Covid-19 regulations. The woman achieved notoriety when a video of her refusing to wear a mask at the Marina Bay Sands resort went viral. In the video, the woman, who is a retired Navy major, can be seen berating a member of staff who asked her to wear a face mask, repeatedly demanding to see the employee’s badge. “I […]

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[Inlandchris]

Mom

[Ynwaps]

Unfortunately just another reason to not be living anywhere near SEA

(as someone who was one of the first to wear a mask due to air pollution ) 

Edited September 7, 2021 by Ynwaps

[MrStretch]

This woman went out of her way to flout the regulations and paid the price.

While Singapore is one of the most draconian of the SEA nations, if you live there, you know that, so I have no sympathy for this buffoon.

She got what she deserved.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

You might dislike the rules, but repeatedly ignoring them with the risk that carries, in terms of legal action?  She must be either insane or stupid.

[Bob20]

Just now, DoUKnowWhoIAm said:

You might dislike the rules, but repeatedly ignoring them with the risk that carries, in terms of legal action?  She must be either insane or stupid.

Probably both

[billywillyjones]

Singapore showing it's true colors once again.  This lady should go with the flow there as there are few if any allowances for rebeliion in that country.

[Sutchi]

The privileged, arrogant sociopath gets a well deserved reality check. 

[Poolie]

She seems self-important enough to think the rules dont apply to her. Its not the case. 

[Andykilburn]

The woman got what she deserved. There is no excuse for not wearing a mask. It's pure selfishness and self-centeredness. She is endangering the lives of people that may be older and have a medical condition

[King Cotton]

11 minutes ago, Andykilburn said:

The woman got what she deserved. There is no excuse for not wearing a mask. It's pure selfishness and self-centeredness. She is endangering the lives of people that may be older and have a medical condition

Yes, some people, eh . . . not so much as a thought.  And your debut post too, so thanks for that!

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

A Singaporean woman who repeatedly refused to wear a face mask in public spaces has been sentenced to a 16-week jail term.

She was REALLY lucky. ….. She could have been in Vietnam 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnamese-man-jailed-5-years-spreading-coronavirus-2021-09-06/

or is it because she was a woman she was let off lightly?

[Poolie]

16 minutes ago, AdvocatusDiaboli said:

She was REALLY lucky. ….. She could have been in Vietnam 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnamese-man-jailed-5-years-spreading-coronavirus-2021-09-06/

or is it because she was a woman she was let off lightly?

Contentious.

[Stonker]

18 minutes ago, AdvocatusDiaboli said:

or is it because she was a woman she was let off lightly?

Probably because, unlike the case in Vietnam, no-one died as a direct result.

The sooner these people are made to realise that they're responsible for what can happen, the sooner everyone can stop having to wear masks, suffer lockdowns, and return to normality and the "freedom" they're bleating about.

Far from being the solution they think they are, they're the problem.

[Stonker]

5 minutes ago, Transam said:

I know a farang teacher in LOS who refuses to wear a mask anywhere, in the class, in Tesco, in hospitals. 

Considering has  lived and worked here for years, l find it very foolish to stand your ground over a mask and risk losing everything. Crazy..

Pus, nobody says a word about it.....

The sooner they're ejected and blacklisted the better before we all get tarred with the same brush by these idiots.

[JackIsAGoodBoy]

8 minutes ago, Stonker said:

Probably because, unlike the case in Vietnam, no-one died as a direct result.

The sooner these people are made to realise that they're responsible for what can happen, the sooner everyone can stop having to wear masks, suffer lockdowns, and return to normality and the "freedom" they're bleating about.

Far from being the solution they think they are, they're the problem.

Just obey the tyrannical rules, the tyranny will go away that way! Oh yeah, that is how it works every time!

[Stonker]

5 minutes ago, JackIsAGoodBoy said:

Just obey the tyrannical rules, the tyranny will go away that way! Oh yeah, that is how it works every time!

You're confusing "tyranny" and "tyrannical rules".

The two are far from synonymous, however much you may like them to be.

[PatrickSatoLee]

Finally, the judge show her his Badge !!! 

[Cg66]

Show me the Study That says that masks work. It’s a political statement of compliance, nothing else. The world health organisation turned on a sixpence, rubbishing wearing of masks for a 20 year period up to the 9th of April, then completely changing their mind two days later. They might be a help for diesel fumes, but at 0.12 of a micron in size, unless you stop breathing they are pointless against Covid . Incredible how many sheep with lack of any critical thought post on here. Compare the countries around the world with when they use them and when they don’t and you could easily come to the conclusion that they increase transmission. When France and Spain made them mandatory cases skyrocketed. This woman seems more aware of the futility of wearing the and has a backbone to fight back against the insanity

[Poolie]

51 minutes ago, Cg66 said:

Show me the Study That says that masks work. It’s a political statement of compliance, nothing else. The world health organisation turned on a sixpence, rubbishing wearing of masks for a 20 year period up to the 9th of April, then completely changing their mind two days later. They might be a help for diesel fumes, but at 0.12 of a micron in size, unless you stop breathing they are pointless against Covid . Incredible how many sheep with lack of any critical thought post on here. Compare the countries around the world with when they use them and when they don’t and you could easily come to the conclusion that they increase transmission. When France and Spain made them mandatory cases skyrocketed. This woman seems more aware of the futility of wearing the and has a backbone to fight back against the insanity

Yes, incredible isn't it. I take it you're advocating non-compliance?

I have a job going at the ICU. Shall I sign you up?

Enjoy your day.

[AlexPTY]

3 hours ago, Sutchi said:

The privileged, arrogant sociopath gets a well deserved reality check. 

Well said

[Cg66]

14 hours ago, Transam said:

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/09/surgical-masks-covid-19.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57989777

I said show me the study, not bbc propaganda. 

[Cg66]

14 hours ago, Poolie said:

Yes, incredible isn't it. I take it you're advocating non-compliance?

I have a job going at the ICU. Shall I sign you up?

Enjoy your day.

Mask wearing is working well isn’t it? Completely stops transmission doesn’t it? It doesn’t make a jot of difference. Some very dim uninformed people on here.

[gummy]

1 hour ago, Cg66 said:

Mask wearing is working well isn’t it? Completely stops transmission doesn’t it? It doesn’t make a jot of difference. Some very dim uninformed people on here.

"Mirror mirror on the wall" comes to mind from that statement 

[RobertCan]

17 hours ago, Cg66 said:

Show me the Study That says that masks work. It’s a political statement of compliance, nothing else. The world health organisation turned on a sixpence, rubbishing wearing of masks for a 20 year period up to the 9th of April, then completely changing their mind two days later. They might be a help for diesel fumes, but at 0.12 of a micron in size, unless you stop breathing they are pointless against Covid . Incredible how many sheep with lack of any critical thought post on here. Compare the countries around the world with when they use them and when they don’t and you could easily come to the conclusion that they increase transmission. When France and Spain made them mandatory cases skyrocketed. This woman seems more aware of the futility of wearing the and has a backbone to fight back against the insanity

 

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