An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Unenforced – a mockery of a law
CNA clarifies that “The new law is to encourage responsible drinking and considerate behaviour. As long as members of the public act in an appropriate behaviour and are not rowdy, the police will not step in and instead, focus on the more problematic areas.” Iswaran says as much himself.
Did he actually say that Parliament passed a new law but that the Government wouldn’t enforce it in its entirety? Then why pass it in its entirety? One application of the law for one group and another application of the law for another group is just going to be a big mess. Not to mention that it is unjust, inequitable, and shakes the foundations of why we have laws in the first place.
Iswaran also “emphasised that the intent is not to penalise the mere possession of alcohol.” Well, if the house doesn’t intend to penalise the mere possession of alcohol, then why pass a law that penalises the mere possession of alcohol? The loose logic baffles me.
Grey areas – impossible to police
The existence of grey areas is another sign that this law is going to be problematic. It will either result in people getting away with breaking the law, or result in abuse of the interpretation by the police. Perhaps both.
This letter to TODAY spells out some of these grey areas...
https://doulosyap.wordpress.com/2015...y-on-its-feet/
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com.
03-02-2015, 11:50 PM
How did a law so flawed got passed so easily?
